
Manipulation, professional practices and deontology in informational photography: identifying new parameters
Author(s) -
Paulo Munhoz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
brazilian journalism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1981-9854
pISSN - 1808-4079
DOI - 10.25200/bjr.v10n1.2014.632
Subject(s) - deontological ethics , photography , competition (biology) , digital photography , process (computing) , production (economics) , relation (database) , identification (biology) , computer science , ethical issues , psychology , engineering ethics , political science , law , art , visual arts , engineering , economics , data mining , ecology , botany , macroeconomics , biology , operating system
This paper investigates impacts of digital technologies on photographic post-production and image manipulation in information photography. An attempt is made to assess the extent to which ethical codes and conventions are being modified concerning the digital treatment of photographic images. We sought to assess whether one can identify, in the rules of photographic competitions, an embryonic process of establishment of new boundaries as to what constitutes content manipulation and what is acceptable as technical adjustments. We observed that, in a large proportion of cases, competition rules consist of very generic guidelines regarding the acceptable procedures for photo editing, without clear distinctions between technical adjustment and manipulation. Despite such limitations, we conclude that the analysis of photographic competitions can lead to identification of observable regularities that may act as ethical standards in relation to post-production images.