Comments on: Photographer Fired for Altering Colors http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/08/06/photographer-fired-for-altering-colors/ Ed Hidden is a graphic designer, photographer, code-monkey, blogger, cubicle dweller and motorcyclist (often referred to by his online moniker: MotoEd). While interested in photography for about half his life, he focused on it as a career 4 years ago. Primarily the goal is shooting stock photography, but has been known to shoot some wheeled sporting events, portraits and anything that tells a story. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:36:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jeremey Barrett http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/08/06/photographer-fired-for-altering-colors/#comment-1132 Jeremey Barrett Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:24:43 +0000 http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/08/06/photographer-fired-for-altering-colors/#comment-1132 I'm not a photojournalist so this is just one human's opinion, but I would see color correction as in the same category as exposure correction, at least with digital cameras. By "color correction" I mean changes in color temp or tone to an entire image. Maybe there is a very specific line to be drawn about where color correction can be done so that it doesn't compromise the integrity of the image, for example, color correction in Camera RAW might be "ok" but color correction later in Photoshop might not. I would think that editors would have the final say on whether a color correction is reasonable or not. I find it difficult to imagine firing someone over attempting a color correction, but we obviously don't have all the details. I’m not a photojournalist so this is just one human’s opinion, but I would see color correction as in the same category as exposure correction, at least with digital cameras. By “color correction” I mean changes in color temp or tone to an entire image. Maybe there is a very specific line to be drawn about where color correction can be done so that it doesn’t compromise the integrity of the image, for example, color correction in Camera RAW might be “ok” but color correction later in Photoshop might not.

I would think that editors would have the final say on whether a color correction is reasonable or not. I find it difficult to imagine firing someone over attempting a color correction, but we obviously don’t have all the details.

]]> By: David Hobby http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/08/06/photographer-fired-for-altering-colors/#comment-1127 David Hobby Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:58:13 +0000 http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/08/06/photographer-fired-for-altering-colors/#comment-1127 Wow, that's a tough one. I need to think about it, but even more I need to see the two versions of the photo. Much hinges on that. If anyone can point to the image(s) via a URL, it'd be much appreciated. DH strobist.com Wow, that’s a tough one. I need to think about it, but even more I need to see the two versions of the photo. Much hinges on that.

If anyone can point to the image(s) via a URL, it’d be much appreciated.

DH
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