Ranting with Big Papa

So... As you've no doubt heard, the Reuters news service recently published a photo of damage incurred by Israeli rocket fire in Beirut, Lebanon that turned out to have had a little 'doctoring' done to it. Now to be fair, Photoshop is a complex tool and I'm sure that it's very difficult to use in a war zone while huddled in a crumbling building with rockets exploding around you, however, come on.. How stupid do you all think we are? How stupid is Reuters?

As you can see, the photo was clearly modified. The smoke patterns clearly are fake. Smoke doesn't have patterns, so when you see a pattern in smoke, you should take a closer look. There were some comparisons done of the images and it was noted that the skyline was altered as well as the color of the sky. Several elements were doctored to 'help' the truth.

I'm not taking sides on this issue on the blog, but I don't appreciate the deception. I'm also annoyed that no one at Reuters could see this fakery.

Here is an image that has been altered by a professional... Let's look at this promo photo for 'King Arthur'. Specifically, let's look at Kiera Knightly's boobies.

Personally, I have no issue with her ta-ta's, but Hollywood and the film industry are fake and false, so I'm not surprised by a little hooter alteration for the sake of selling some more tickets.


This would be the proper place to use your photoshop skills. The key is being subtle. Adjust the boobs up, add a little fullness, a touch of makeup and color adjust... Voila, I never would have know the difference if I hadn't seen the 'before' photo.

Get back to work and please drive through....

-bp

Posted by Scooter on Monday, August 14, 2006 at 5:45 PM | Permalink