Ethics in Fashion

.1.)  List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully)

• Neck was made longer
• eyes were made bigger and moved
• moved the shoulders lower
• made her lips bigger/fuller

2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not?
I believe that it is not ethically acceptable to change someone's appearance like this because young girls that look at this ad are led to believe that they should look like this. When in reality, the model doesn't even look like that. They are instilling a certain type of beauty that they think everyone should look like.

3. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?

Yes, I think it would be more ethically wrong if someone decided to manipulate a photo simply because they believed the person looked ugly or had some sort of defect.

4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?
I think basic changes such as changing the lighting or fixing a red eye are ok when manipulating a photo. I don't think that you have to make drastic changes in order to improve the photo.

5. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
I think the difference between these two is the what is real and what is fake. Photojournalism focuses more on the realities of people and life. Typically, photographers capture their subjects "raw" and in a candid pose. When it comes to fashion photography everything is posed and timed. The models are typically are photo shopped and made to look perfect.

6. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each? 
Like I previously stated, I believe that photojournalism is much more realistic. However, fashion photography is fixed and manipulated. You will never see an non- photoshopped photo in fashion photography. I think this affects the ethical practice in fashion photography.