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An 'Ethics' Question
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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 748797" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Contest rules generally deal with how the photo is taken and what you can do in post to alter the capture. It has to be <strong><em>your photograph</em></strong>, but that doesn't mean it can't be your version of something you've seen elsewhere. If that something is as ubiquitous as the egg and water glass photos I've shown then it's likely not going to have the impact on the judges that something more original is, so in a way copying ideas will eventually police itself. But a lesser known recreation executed with great skill can still make a great photograph, and if it is then I'm not quite certain that ethics factor in to whether or not it can or should be submitted to something that will in no way cause harm to the original photographer or that photograph.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 748797, member: 9240"] Contest rules generally deal with how the photo is taken and what you can do in post to alter the capture. It has to be [B][I]your photograph[/I][/B], but that doesn't mean it can't be your version of something you've seen elsewhere. If that something is as ubiquitous as the egg and water glass photos I've shown then it's likely not going to have the impact on the judges that something more original is, so in a way copying ideas will eventually police itself. But a lesser known recreation executed with great skill can still make a great photograph, and if it is then I'm not quite certain that ethics factor in to whether or not it can or should be submitted to something that will in no way cause harm to the original photographer or that photograph. [/QUOTE]
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