On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote:
> > There are no "incorrect facts". If it is incorrect, it is either a > lie, a misconception, spin or disinformation - not a fact. > > A photo is also not a "fact". It is a photo. And you cannot > determine a fact from it unless you are aware of the context, and know > with certainty that it has not been doctored. > > Taking a picture of someone sitting on the ground at a protest and > labeling them as a dirty, unemployed hippie is not a fact. They might > have simply dropped by during their lunch break, or maybe they work > the night shift. > > Unless you have 100% of the back story on everyone you photographed, > and you insist your clients only use them in context of that back > story, your pictures are just propaganda tools for whoever chooses to > use them. > > I know little about the freelance photog business but....can't photographers attach explanations to the photo and demand that they accompany any publication of the picture? Or are you pretty much forced to just give up any say over the usage or attachments to the photo? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:351258 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
