I chose this picture because I wanted to see how funny I would look on the statue of liberty. I also wanted to see the different effects of lighting and hue to my face. I got the picture from stock exchange. I used the eye dropper tool to match my facial color with the color of the statue. I also decreased the brightness, increased saturation, and decreased the lighting. It was manipulated to make it look like my face belonged in the statue. It was also manipulated to show that I was welcoming visitors to New York. The manipulation was not harmful because most people know that my face is not actually plastered to the statue of liberty. The article I read was about how big news corporations and magazines manipulate pictures to match their stories. This is a common occurrence in today's society. TV guide magazine inserted Oprah's face onto the body of a model. They do this to make Oprah seem more attractive and glamorous. Similar to Oprah's picture, I took my face and inserted into the statue of liberty to make me look more interesting. Oprah's picture was harmful because people who look at it might not know what Oprah's body actually looks like, but my picture is not harmful because it is obvious that I am not on the statue of liberty. Overall, this was a very enjoyable experience.
Citation:
Lowrey, Wilson. "Normative Conflict in the Newsroom: The Case of Digital Photo Manipulation." Journal of Mass Media Ethics 18.2 (2003): 123. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 Nov. 2010.
Hahahaha creepy. Thanks, I think I'll stay away from the Statue of Liberty for now on :)
ReplyDeletethis image manipulation is very well done!
ReplyDeleteWow, I didn't even notice what was different at first. You did a great job integrating your face in there.
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