Sunday, March 1, 2009

Pictures that Lie

I chose the picture of George Bush's note that claimed, "I think I may need a bathroom break. Is this possible?" I chose this because it exemplifies George Bush's incompetence and I think it is funny. The picture is real in every sense of the word except that the photographer enhanced the words so that they were better able to be read. I believe that that is completely alright because he did not lie in his picture. In many of the pictures, the manipulation was a lie, for whatever reason. This picture tells the truth it merely makes it stand out better so that one can get the whole story simply by looking at the picture. This is fine in my mind.

2 comments:

  1. I agree! So many people try to put things in fine print so that people won't pay attention, they use fine print as a means to omit things. This photographer was making sure the picture was fully understood. Its hilarious.

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  2. Haha I too agree. No problem with highlighting what is already there :)

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