Ethics

Photo by Los Angeles times. Soldier in Basra, Los Angeles Times, March 2003. Ethics.
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In this photo it was cropped in a way that it removed one of the individuals who shows to be middle eastern. It is not ethical to change a photos content to convey a softer message. Retouching is correcting color cast and making minor adjustments. Cropping should not be used to cut out an individual based on changing the story you would like to convey. It is not ethical to change someone's body or to change the message of the photo. It is unethical to add things imagery or subtract it. Also it is unethical to adjust the photo contrast or colors to make a photo more or lest dramatic. Certain things cross the line.