Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Photojournalism Ethics

Should a photojournalists ethics be absolute or situational? Why?
I think it should situational, because not all things are going to be excepted in some situations, aso you cant just set an ethic because some people make take it personaly, or might not even care.

Can a photo really capture truth? Why or why not?
it can, but that's not a everyday thing. its true that some people just can't handle the truth, and in return you cant jus put it out there like that.

What decisions have you made as a photographer that "edit" reality? Explain.
well it's not always good to show the "bad side" of something, but sometime you just have to, so you have to capture that in a certain way.

Why is it important that news organizations have clearly defined ethical standards?
so we know what would be considered ok in situations such as 9/11 or just a simple party thrown by the richest man in america, ya know?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What if there was a person who was crying over the death of a loved one, and looked really ugly when they were crying? I say that no matter what, you cannot change the apperance of the subject of the photo.