South Carolina Photography Guild

A Charlotte Observer photographer was fired recently for submitting an image for print after editing it for color consistency. The paper had printed the silhouette of a fireman on a crane against a firery red sunset and when they discovered his editing of the image (it was originally a lot browner), was let go. The decision was announced subsequently in the paper, also pointing to severe image editing he had done in the past.

The interesting part of this is a matter of some debate as journalists are always editing their work, up until print time. The photogrpaher in question is a renowned photog, and it seemed clear that he was not intentionally trying to mis-represent the image, but did acknolwegde that he was “correcting an intentionally under-exposed shot”. The full story is available here: Photogapher Fired

So where does the line exist between correcting images and editing images? Who knows…

In other news, Saudi Arabia has lifted the ban on public photography, which apparently had been a long standing rule.   The move was admittedly done in an effort to promote tourism and attract visitors to the “birthplace of Islam. More news from Reuters on the subject can be found here: Photography Ban Lifted

And, finally, on a non-political note, DxO labs announced today its own free beta release of its new image editing software. The story can be found here: DxO Software and the download can be found on their website here: DxO Website