photographer vs Newsweek
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- sikma0
"However, Newsweek’s objective in running the cropped version was to illustrate its editorial point of view, which could only have been done by shifting the content of the image so that readers just saw what the editors wanted them to see. This radical alteration is photo fakery. Newsweek’s choice to run my picture as a political cartoon not only embarrassed and humiliated me and ridiculed the subject of the picture, but it ultimately denigrated my profession."
He sounds like a first year art student on his first assignment. What was he expecting Newsweek was going to saw about the guy? That he's a saint? For someone who's been in the industry for over 25 years this is an odd fight to pick.
Further more the shot is crap to begin with. Looks like something my aunt would've taken.
- GeorgesII0
He's scared because he's going to get shot in the face.
- luckyorphan0
Kennerly is a crybaby.
Photojournalists are not photo editors. If he wanted to control how his image is used, he should have either stipulated total control in his contract. But since he didn't, he should have accepted the fact that once he was paid for it, and it left his hands, it was out of his control.
A photojournalist is a conduit between an event, and the public who was not on the scene themselves. In this case, the event happened, he took a picture of it, and sold it.
To wrap it up, what should we infer from his choice of angle and selection of the image to capture? Why did he not capture just Cheney at the cutting board, instead of the entire room? Perhaps he's a republican?
Please.
- colin_s0
as someone with a master's degree in photojournalism, i'd say i'm partial to the photographer's POV here. not only does he have a valid point, but it's against journalistic standards to really do what newsweek did. it is blatant editorializing and using the picture out of context like that is pretty lame.
however, this shit happens all the time. it's not the photographer's fault, and this has nothing to do with rights and licensing. it's an editorial board decision, and a shitty one.
- At one point in time, the former VP was cutting a steak. This was photographed, sold and then printed. That is the result of the picture taken.luckyorphan
- ...picture taken. This is like a knife maker complaining that one of their products was used to kill someone.luckyorphan
- CyBrain0
they could have used another shot, but didn't it occur to the photographer that they were going to have to crop that photo to fit the vertical format anyway?
- pr20
I hate Chaney more then i do pizza and yet i still stand by that photographer's POV.
- inhaler970
Wait, since when did newsweek ever do an amazing job at cropping?
Also, its at the editors discretion. Taking Cheney's statement, placing it on a picture of him stabbing a piece of meat, of something that CLEARLY looks like hes about to eat, or prep a plate, of course its going to look biased. The editor is not an idiot. (or maybe, who knows)
As far as the photographer goes, He got paid for his job, and he should walk away. On his contract it probably states that his photograph can be cropped and used to the publications discretion. The public should become aware of this, but most aren't educated in the matter.
Why I like Magnum's approach to their photography, because if it ever used in print, it has to be printed Full Frame, (no cropping) and Credit given.
- inhaler970
Also my other question is, we are seeing one page of the magazine, what happened to the other page? Im guessing its ads, and not the other half of the picture, hence the discussion, but Im just saying, what was shown to us there, is just one page.
- freitag0
imho
it is about the integrity of the photographer, he was granted to enter into the private life of this family and now the photo gets ripped out of context and used entirely against Cheney. It may become hard for the photographer to ever be allowed in anywhere again.THAT is the point.
(i think, having been a press photographer for years myself..)
- Agree, but disagree. The point is that he loses control of a photo once it is sold. If he wants more control, he should put it in the contract.luckyorphan
- ...contract. Otherwise, it's up fer grabs.luckyorphan