Am I the only one to think of the text editor when I see Kate without much context in a title ?
no you're not ;-)
Thr good old days, who wouldve thought we use Microsoft editors on Linux now
Kate image withdrawn by three news agencies amid 'manipulation' concerns
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Re: Kate image withdrawn by three news agencies amid 'manipulation' concerns
#22It is very normal for professional photographers to pose subjects separately or use head shots on the body of a different photo. In this case, the lighting on all of their faces is too consistent and similar, and indicates their faces were photographed separately and then composited. You would be surprised by the number of movie star promo photos you see where they have put the actor’s head on a different subjects bo…
But that's not normal for journalistic photos, which are assumed to be a record of an event that actually occurred.
For sure. I would imagine a portrait photographer may not understand the distinction though
Re: Kate image withdrawn by three news agencies amid 'manipulation' concerns
#23It is very normal for professional photographers to pose subjects separately or use head shots on the body of a different photo. In this case, the lighting on all of their faces is too consistent and similar, and indicates their faces were photographed separately and then composited. You would be surprised by the number of movie star promo photos you see where they have put the actor’s head on a different subjects bo…
But that's not normal for journalistic photos, which are assumed to be a record of an event that actually occurred.
Is this a journalistic photo, though? It’s reportedly taken by William himself. It’s a PR photo, at best.
Re: Kate image withdrawn by three news agencies amid 'manipulation' concerns
#24This seems to a bit more informative as to the issues: https://twitter.com/chrisshipitv/status/1766947758529822803/...
And for those, like me, that are way out of the loop in the whole situation I found this to be an interesting if long read:
https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/03/this-is-just-weird-buzzfee...
Re: Kate image withdrawn by three news agencies amid 'manipulation' concerns
#25This thread has been flag bombed and it currently on the last page of HN, item #636
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Re: Kate image withdrawn by three news agencies amid 'manipulation' concerns
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
But that's not normal for journalistic photos, which are assumed to be a record of an event that actually occurred.
Is this a journalistic photo, though? It’s reportedly taken by William himself. It’s a PR photo, at best.
This photo was submitted to AP, Reuters, etc., who distributed it to newspapers. These news agencies have strict standards for photos they distribute, which is why this one was withdrawn.
Re: Kate image withdrawn by three news agencies amid 'manipulation' concerns
#28Putting aside the terrible Photoshop job, I found it interesting that the two youngest kids have both crossed their middle fingers as some sort of gesture. Surprised that I didn't see any mention of that in the articles.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
But that's not normal for journalistic photos, which are assumed to be a record of an event that actually occurred.
For sure. I would imagine a portrait photographer may not understand the distinction though
Whether that matters or not when the photo was given to the AP its origin was misrepresented. And whoever did that likely knew what they were doing or at least confirmed things as true they didn’t actually know to be true.
Re: Kate image withdrawn by three news agencies amid 'manipulation' concerns
#30I get the feeling that the editing was done by an IA editing tool of some kind.
Here's what Google has to say about the one in their pixel 8.
"If you’re trying to take a group photo, even if you take multiple shots, chances are someone is always looking away or blinking — we’ve all been there, especially if you’ve ever tried to take a photo with kids. To take the stress out of getting that perfect group shot, the new Best Take feature in Google Photos uses a series of similar photos taken close together to help you automatically create a blended image with everyone’s best expression."