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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 221321" data-attributes="member: 9240">That's not what I'm saying at all.&nbsp; I'm merely suggesting that there are ethical considerations to presenting your photographs in certain specific arenas, and where reality is expected and not presented, that should at least be made known to the site doing the presenting.&nbsp; If that's a photographer's blog then it's on them to say something.&nbsp; As stated by the photographer in the original linked piece, when handing in a photo to a customer who expects realistic shots of their property, letting them know that one shot delivered is in reality a composite of two shots taken 100 feet apart was important for him to do, if only to allow the customer to decide on whether or not it mattered to them.&nbsp; That is my point - presentation ethics on the part of the photographer when it makes a difference.&nbsp; I could give a fig about how most photos I view were taken and/or how they were processed, outside of possibly learning the techniques.&nbsp; But when I'm browsing through a bunch of news photos, if something is a composite (and not an obvious one) then say it in the caption.&nbsp; It doesn't have to be complicated, and I'm not looking for more rules and regulations.&nbsp; I'm looking for personal honesty and ethics in presentation, that's all.&nbsp; Don't pass your stuff off as something that it's not when that matters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 221321, member: 9240"] That's not what I'm saying at all. I'm merely suggesting that there are ethical considerations to presenting your photographs in [I]certain specific[/I] arenas, and where reality is expected and not presented, that should at least be made known to the site doing the presenting. If that's a photographer's blog then it's on them to say something. As stated by the photographer in the original linked piece, when handing in a photo to a customer who expects realistic shots of their property, letting them know that one shot delivered is in reality a composite of two shots taken 100 feet apart was important for him to do, if only to allow the customer to decide on whether or not it mattered to them. [B][I]That[/I][/B] is my point - presentation ethics on the part of the photographer when it makes a difference. I could give a fig about how most photos I view were taken and/or how they were processed, outside of possibly learning the techniques. But when I'm browsing through a bunch of news photos, if something is a composite (and not an obvious one) then say it in the caption. It doesn't have to be complicated, and I'm not looking for more rules and regulations. I'm looking for personal honesty and ethics in presentation, that's all. Don't pass your stuff off as something that it's not [I]when that matters[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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