Image Ethics

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Image Ethics

• and Stereotypical Images

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Trustimage.org

• Qualification 1.The photograph was made from a
  single uninterrupted exposure and except for
  the effects of cropping, sharpening, and tonal
  and color-related changes ALL forms and shapes
  within the photograph remain exactly
  as they were recorded.

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Trustimage.org

• Qualification 2.The photograph and its
  presentation meet contemporary American newspaper
  reportage standards for non-deception and for
  non-misrepresentation. (This applies to all
  indisputable aspects of both the appearance and
  the circumstances of the original scene as it was
  while the shutter was open.)

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Washington Post

• Photos may not be altered to mislead reader
• Do not pose. Capture candid action.
• Do not digitally delete something from photo
• Adjusting colors, cropping are OK
• Creating illustration through manipulation must
  be labeled photo illustration

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Analyzing Images

• Personal subjective impressions
• Historical understanding context
• Technical knowing what is possible
• Ethical responsibilities of image makers
• Cultural understanding symbolic images
• Critical transcending the particular image to
  draw general conclusions

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If anyone can get the Queen Mary moving again,
its Charis. I got to play shuffleboard on deck
while holding the sweetest little Pomeranian,
Wally, she says. I grew up on boats because my
family races them. I became a good swimmer, but I
think its creepy to swim in the open ocean when
you dont know what is 40 feet below you. Its an
alien world.
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Areas to Study

• Aldous Huxleys Visual Method
• What is visual literacy?
• Parable of Blind Men the Elephant, Dog Story
  (what were the lessons of these stories)
• The nature of light (electromagnetic spectrum,
  primary colors, etc.)
• Basic lines, shapes, 8 depth cues

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Areas to Study

• Vilem Flussers Philosophy of Design (art,
  technology)
• Gestalt Perceptual Principles (4 laws of
  grouping)
• Semiotic Signs (be able to identify iconic,
  symbolic, and idexical signs)
• Image Ethics