#6 In your opinion, when is it beneficial, ethical, or appropriate to digitally alter photographic portraits? When do you think it is inappropriate or ethically wrong?
From an ethical perspective, I think it is important to leave photographs in as pure a format as possible, as much as possible. This is especially important when influential leaders or important events are being captured. The photograph will serve as a way for others to understand and interpret events. If you change these photographs, there is potential that you are changing how the viewer may interpret the picture.
On the other hand, it is very beneficial to be able to alter photographs in some situations. I think to weddings I have been in and the photographer has changed pictures and enhanced them so that they appear more true to the situation than the photograph was originally able to capture. This is not only important, but it also serves as a way to most accurately portray a situation. Lastly, when thinking about photographs as art, changing the picture is an important step in creating something new. Not only is it ethical, but integral to the process.
In essence, I believe that photographs should be kept as pure and clear as possible. If that means that some alterations are necessary to properly capture the essence of the photography, they should be made. From an artist's perspective, photographs are used as a medium to produce art and therefore can be changed without issue.
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