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French Deputies Want Labels On Photo-Altered Models
Psychophrenes writes "A number of French deputies are proposing to pass a law requiring all published photos that were modified by means of an image manipulation program to include a statement indicating that 'the photo was altered in order to modify the appearance of a person.' This indication is to be mandatory on all ads, packaging images, political posters and even art photos, and is considered a matter of public health, aimed at fighting anorexia." The related article is in French, but Google Translate does a pretty good job.
Maybe a hat or tee-shirt should be required for anyone wearing make-up in public just so that it doesn't women (and some men) to hate their complexion!
Are you also required to place a notice if you waited until the lights were in a position to dramatically light the face? Or if you used flash to alter the scene at hand?
Or if you shoot IR to give them demon eyes...
There's more than one way to alter an image, Photoshop is just the end of a long chain of possibilities.
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