Photography and Ethic

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After

Resize: Width 640-500; Height: 480-375

Glitter text: No Matter Who You Are, I Still Love You

Text size: Small

Text angle: 17

Glitter: Red

Effect: Vignette and white/black.

Firstly, I had to resize the image to make it seem more balanced and active than the original image. Afterwards, I inserted the text, "No Matter Who You Are, I Still Love You." Its content in the picture has the ability to reflect the mood and deliver my message across. By having the font red and small, it aids the picture by giving it a harmonious, and sharper look. Furthermore, it gives off the feeling of the image as being somewhat balanced between the mood of the photographer and the scene being taken, which is dawn. 

A photo is absolutely better after editing it according to your liking. In this case, the edited photo looks more attractive and more natural. It is capable of conveying many messages and the content of my interests whereas the imaging process cannot…Not only that, it also helps us adjust the brightness, resolution, colour, texture ... etc. 

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After

Effects: sepia and shearing and grey border

Text: The First Day of New Year 2010

Text angle: 11 (small size)

Glitter text: I Will Be There Beside You

This image was taken on the first day of 2010, displaying the vast space of the beach during dawn. This time period holds the last memory of the time spent watching the sunrise with my best friend. During my time of reminiscing, I carefully edited the photo according to the steps stated above. I adjusted the color of the space. As a result, it reminded me of the moments in the past being sweet and deep. The text, "I Will Be There Beside You," is inserted to the photo. This delivers the message that I want to convey to him (kind of a little love and promise).

In both pictures, we can see that they are truly more beautiful after being edited. Edited images makes them look more attractive and conveys many messages/content of my interests, which are not present in many original images process. By editing a photo, it helps us adjust the brightness, and colour layout to our liking. Due to the editing, the photo has the ability to attract the audience by triggering their curiosity and interest (attracting them to the scene of nature and the effects of this photo). Furthermore, it demonstrates many other interesting experiences that the original image cannot offer. In a way, editing a photo can be misleading and non misleading. It is not misleading because it aids in delivering a specific message. But, it is misleading due to the fact that we changed the photo to the point where it's not the real scene itself (original appearance).  

The photograph editing is an art and the space between use and abuse that results in misleading can be very fragile. Basically, it depends on the user's purpose. After editing, if the content of the picture falsifies in order to create misunderstanding in a negative direction toward the audience (seeking for profiteering), I think there is a need to condemn this action.

In reverse, if the photo editing to contribute to the photo in a more effective way than original image and does not change the message and its contents, I think it is acceptable.