Don’t doctor that photo in France

By on October 5th, 2009 In Hype!

Matthew Brady photo in which Commander Blair was added (far right figure)

Matthew Brady photo in which Commander Blair was added (far right figure)

Legislators in France are considering a new regulation that would require a warning label, probably much like the cigarette warnings, that would alert the public to a photo that has been digitally altered.  This would apply to ads, products and posters.  

Talk about transparency.   But think how that would stop the nonsense of putting celebrity heads on other bodies.   Probaby would bring all the tabloid-type photos to a screeching halt if they had to prove legitimacy. The verbiage they want is “Photograph retouched to modify the physical appearance of a person,” and the fine would be the equivalent of roughly $55K.  Sacre bleu!

Comments

Matthew Dutile Says:
October 5th, 2009 at 2:12 pm

I think it’s silly depending on how the rule is applied. What digital photo these days ISN’T retouched in one manner or another? Does boosting the color or vibrancy in the light make a photo “digitally altered” to their standards? Now I don’t use liquify in Photoshop, severely air brush to the point of porcelain doll or replace heads on bodies. That part I can understand. I prefer showing people as they naturally are, but I still don’t like this warning label thing. Not cool.

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