times article

The article made me think about the possibilities in photoshop and the 'lies' you can create working in a digital medium. The work this semester has forced us to present these adjustments in a more subtle fashion, but working within the framework or preserving the integrity of what is represented. They are also quite different than the lies that Goldberg discusses. These are manipulations within the photo that change the picture completely. The two girls made a poor, yet innocent, attempt at tricking the viewer, and the result was not eloquent or even nearly unprecedented. I think the lies that photoshop enables the photographer to use must be entirely cohesive with the picture, or they are meaningless. There is a fine line between a meaningful lie and an error in the production of a picture. After all, a lie that doesn't fool isn't a lie at all, and one that doesn't have meaning isn't necessary.