A brief history of photo manipluation

1. A History of Faking ItA History of Faking It

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1860: President Abraham Lincoln is composite of Lincoln's head and the Southern politician
John Calhoun's body.
Photographic ManipulationsPhotographic Manipulations

3. Theodore Roosevelt rides a Moose 1912?Theodore Roosevelt rides a Moose 1912?

4. Elsie Wright in 1917, showsElsie Wright in 1917, shows
Frances Griffiths with allegedFrances Griffiths with alleged
fairies.fairies.
Cottingley FairiesCottingley Fairies

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Ethical PerspectiveEthical Perspective:: ManipulationsManipulations
1930: Stalin routinely air-brushed enemies out of photographs.
A commissar was removed after falling out of favour with Stalin.

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1970: Kent State
A fence post was removed in the
published version.
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John Paul Filo photo

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February 1982:
The pyramids were moved
closer together to
accommodate this vertical
National Geographic cover.

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1989: TV Guide
displayed this picture of
Oprah Winfrey
Winfrey’s head on body
of Ann-Margaret
Created without
permission of Winfrey or
Ann-Margret

9. 91994 OJ’s Darkened Face But Words Manipulate Too

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In 2000 the University of
Wisconsin wanted to show
they had a diverse student
body so they inserted the
head of a black student
from 1994 into a football
game

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Manipulations: Iraq War Photo 2003Manipulations: Iraq War Photo 2003
Brian Walski of the LA
Times was Fired for
submitting a composite of
two images

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2004 Negative campaign based on manipulation to show presidential candidate
Kerry and Jane Fonda together

13. A slimmed down Katie Couric 2006 before taking anchor job at CBS
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14. Photographer Allan Detrich resigned in 2007 from The Toledo Blade after many of
his photos were found to be manipulated. Here the ball was added to add drama

15. 2009 Same Model : Different Photoshopping

16. Photo CC by Tsahi Levant-Levi
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