ethics of photo manipulation
Blog assignment:
Individual ActivityAnswer the following as a personal blog entry
Please answer the following questions on your blog:
-After our discussion of the ethics of photo manipulation and specifically the ease of doing it now on computer, what impact would that technology have had on your artist?
-Do you think they would have used it to get there meanings across better?
-Is their importance as an American artist directly dependent on our assumption that they did not manipulate their photos?
Please answer the following questions on your blog:
-After our discussion of the ethics of photo manipulation and specifically the ease of doing it now on computer, what impact would that technology have had on your artist?
-Do you think they would have used it to get there meanings across better?
-Is their importance as an American artist directly dependent on our assumption that they did not manipulate their photos?
In class discussion activityStudents will read and then be lead through a discussion of the New York Times article The Camera Never Lies, but the Software Can by Katie Hafner.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20040311thursday.html
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20040311thursday.html
article Discussion questions
a. What did John Kroll create? What surprised him about this creation?
b. What is Photoshop designed to do, according to the article?
c. What does Mr. Knoll mean when he states "Now [this kind of technology is] available to everyone, even those who want to use it for slander"?
d. What is an example of a malicious photo that is mentioned in the article? Why is it malicious?
e. Why did someone create this photo, according to the article?
f. Are photo manipulations new to digital photography? Why or why not?
g. What are some examples of faked images mentioned in the article that "strike a chord because they reflect a certain reality"?
h. What was photographer Owen Franken's reaction upon learning that his 1972 photograph of Jane Fonda had been manipulated?
i. What was the reaction of Corbis, the stock photo distributor that licenses Mr. Franken's original?
j. How did Ted Sampley inadvertently aid the distribution of the doctored Kerry-Fonda photo?
k. How did Mao Zedong doctor photos, according to the article?
l. What is an example of how "images can also create their own version of reality" cited in the article?
m. According to David Mikkelson of Snopes.com, how easy is it to convincingly doctor a photo?
n. How does Corbis try to prevent the misuse of its photographs? According to the article, how successful is this technological approach?
Group Activityessential question
What influence / power has the photographer had on the history and development of art in America?
Matthew Brady, Margaret Bourke-White, Walker Evans, Gordon Parks, Dorothea Lange
In your group create a power point on your artist that you will share with the rest of the class. It should obviously be image heavy. Include at least 10-12 slides/examples of the artist’s work. Write out something that will help you present this to the class. It does not have to be a formally written paper, but something needs to be written to accompany the visuals. It should answer the following.
Specific information about the photographer’s background. How did they become a photographer? When did they photograph? What subjects are they most know for photographing.
What important perspective did the photographer add to this country’s historical record. What do their photos tell that words could not?
Describe the photographer’s style of photography.
How do you respond to the photographer’s work? Why do you like it or dislike it?
Your fav & the most well-known image.
What one photo does your group like the best?
What one photo would you say the photographer is know for or is identified by?
Are they the same? If not, why do you think your group is drawn to a different one?
District, Building, or Department Goals or Objectives:
Standard III. Choose and evaluate a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas. The students of Urbandale Community School District’s Photography II should be able to...
Benchmark: Reflect on how artworks differ visually, spatially, temporally, and functionally, and describe how these are related to history and culture.
Indicators: Analyze photographs throughout history to inform their work.
Assessments: Collection of photographic images: online journal
Benchmark:Apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in their artworks and use the skills gained to solve problems in daily life.
Indicators: Be aware of the influence of past generations in the desktop publishing field especially as relates to photography.
Assessments: Ethics of photo manipulation and use of copyrighted images.
What influence / power has the photographer had on the history and development of art in America?
Matthew Brady, Margaret Bourke-White, Walker Evans, Gordon Parks, Dorothea Lange
In your group create a power point on your artist that you will share with the rest of the class. It should obviously be image heavy. Include at least 10-12 slides/examples of the artist’s work. Write out something that will help you present this to the class. It does not have to be a formally written paper, but something needs to be written to accompany the visuals. It should answer the following.
Specific information about the photographer’s background. How did they become a photographer? When did they photograph? What subjects are they most know for photographing.
What important perspective did the photographer add to this country’s historical record. What do their photos tell that words could not?
Describe the photographer’s style of photography.
How do you respond to the photographer’s work? Why do you like it or dislike it?
Your fav & the most well-known image.
What one photo does your group like the best?
What one photo would you say the photographer is know for or is identified by?
Are they the same? If not, why do you think your group is drawn to a different one?
District, Building, or Department Goals or Objectives:
Standard III. Choose and evaluate a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas. The students of Urbandale Community School District’s Photography II should be able to...
Benchmark: Reflect on how artworks differ visually, spatially, temporally, and functionally, and describe how these are related to history and culture.
Indicators: Analyze photographs throughout history to inform their work.
Assessments: Collection of photographic images: online journal
Benchmark:Apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in their artworks and use the skills gained to solve problems in daily life.
Indicators: Be aware of the influence of past generations in the desktop publishing field especially as relates to photography.
Assessments: Ethics of photo manipulation and use of copyrighted images.