A) From the reading…How do you know when an image is fake? Fiete cites 7 different ways to identify fake images. Explain 2 different techniques. Two of the seven techniques Fiete explained are context altering and inconsistency. The key to identifying fake images is context altering because when the context is altered in an image then the image has new meaning. Usually when the context is altered it is obvious because there is sometimes another image added that is out of context. Which creates a new meaning for the image. Another clue for identifying fake images is by looking to see if there is inconsistency in color or shadows. Like in the example shown in the article with the family portrait and the grandmother was added in. If you look closely at the image you can see the shadow in the lower portion of her body, proving that the image was altered.
B) In your opinion…Can you trust the images you see in the media? Why or why not? It is very hard for me to trust images used in media becuase most of them are false or fake. They are also sometimes taken out of context and altered to perfection. For example makeup companies always try to make their products seem like they are good products. By having a model use their makeup and the photographer later on altering the picture to perfection, to make their product look good.
C) In your opinion…when is photo manipulation “OK” and when is it “WRONG”? Explain ONE situation in which photo manipulation is acceptable, and ONE situation in which it is NOT.
I think it is only ok to manipulate an image when it is for something simple like if in a picture a person has red eye then it would be okay. In that case nothing is really being completely changed or taken out of context. It would be wrong to manipulate an advertisement because that means that the product is being falsely advertised.
