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August 08, 2006

Ripples

The afteraffects of the Reuters Photoshop continue to spread.

Also on Monday, the AP recalled a photo that it had transmitted Sunday night of a worker in Alaska examining an oil pipeline. In that photo, the worker appeared to have four hands, and there were other elements such as a section of pipe that appeared to have a double image.

Lyon said the distortions were unintentional and resulted from careless use by the photographer of a software feature in Photoshop called a "cloning tool." The photographer had used the feature in an attempt to clear up a glitch in the picture caused by a dirty sensor, the part of a digital camera that records the image. AP's ethical guidelines permit use of "cloning" in limited circumstances to clean up dirt or scratches from an image.

Good thing the editors caught it. Well, not exactly the editors.

Lyon said the error was not caught by either the photographer or the editing desk before it was transmitted on the AP's photo service. He said the company was reviewing disciplinary actions against the photographer and other parties involved.

You think a little thing like a 4-handed person might stand out.

Posted by Rita at August 8, 2006 08:25 AM

Comments

"You think a little thing like a 4-handed person might stand out."

Or at least wave.

Posted by: CGHill [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 8, 2006 10:48 AM

Laurence Simon links to a site with the following:
How many Lebanese does it take to put in a light bulb?

None. They just photoshop the bulb and it looks like it's back on.

funny.

Posted by: Kenneth at August 8, 2006 12:33 PM

I'd always heard Alaskan pipeline workers were special but sheesh.

That's a good one! After that one reporter talked about how Hezbollah was basically controlling what they photographed, I pretty much ignored any photos from Lebanon.

Posted by: Rita [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 8, 2006 12:41 PM