Photo Fakery

"Doctored images are troubling because they can mislead scientists and even derail a search for the causes and cures of disease."

After reading the article and seeing this quote, I am strongly against this type of tampering. It really does nothing for the researcher if it is not accurate and instead has the potential to harm many other researchers who would have counted on its veracity and any individual who would have benefited from the discovery. The fact that Ms. Roovers did not see the magnitude of her actions, since 'she is not the only one,' makes me feel like this really is a huge problem because faking results should NEVER be acceptable. I am really glad after this occurred actions have been taken to detect the violations and prevent them from happening again.

Pictures that Lie

For my pictures that lie, I chose two images: one of a phone booth in London and one of the Eiffel tower. I chose these because i really like to travel, I also thought the picture of the phone booth was really interesting and artistic. Both pictures come from the stock exchange. I manipulated the pictures in many ways because I wanted confusion between which city it was. The gray scale made it feel older and ore classic while the color of the phone booth makes the picture more interesting. I don't feel the alteration is harmful in anyway other than confusing the viewer because it does not affect any specific person, rewrite history, or change the news.

• I used the magic extractor to get rid of the background around the Eiffel tower
• I used the stamp tool to get rid of a Ferris wheel where the tower now is
• I used the pattern stamp tool to add trees at the bottom of the Eiffel tower
• I changed the opacity of the tower to match the rest of the background
• I added an adjustment layer and made the whole picture gray scale
• I painted the red back on using the mask feature (black paintbrush)
  
  

Powerpoint Presentations

My Favorites:

I loved all of the presentations we have seen! My two favorites were Noelle's because I thought the topic was really interesting and her explanation was really clear. Also the graphics (lightning at the beginning, and water ripple) were really cool and smart. The other power point I really enjoyed was Melissa's. I thought the black background added a lot since the topic was so complex, I also really liked her use of diagrams to explain what she was describing and the gif she used was very smart too.