Photo Manipulation

Do you agree with the idea that "a (journalistic) photographer should protect the truth and represent it as accurately as possible"? Is there any room for expression or creative license in journalistic photography? 

I believe that photographer's should keep accuracy with their pictures. However, there should definitely be room for creativity. Photographers take the pictures and those pictures belong to them. They should be able to add as much creativity to the picture as they want. As long as they keep the basic message of the picture then they can touch it up as they see fit. The picture does not belong to anyone but the photographer. They can change some elements of the photos they take because it is their picture. If the picture is not theirs then I believe that they should leave the picture alone unless they are given permission to alter it. If the picture's message is altered during the creativity process then that is wrong. The picture should always keep the original meaning. The picture should be accurate, however, the photographer should have the right to add creative elements to it. As long as the message and meaning is still the same then it is okay to add expression and creativity.   

24 pictures for perspective

Perspective

Composition Rules

1. Lines
2. Rule of Odds
3. Symmetry
4. Color
5. Background
6. Golden Ratio

I believe that the image should be considered art. Teresa Annas wrote in her article "An artist made it, but...is it art?!" that "Duchamp wanted to steer the art world away from what he saw as merely eye-pleasing art and get the artist's mind more involved. It was an influential shift that remains relevant a century later." People need to get away from the normal way of categorizing art and view things differently. Many artists are unique, creative and make art that isn't the "normal." But what really is "normal" art? Every person has their own view of what art is, and that is special. Art can be anything a person wants, it doesn't matter if someone doesn't understand it. Observing the world around us allows us become creative enough to transform them into art pieces. 

Fear Project 9/11/14 (Sorry Klein I accidentally deleted the 24 photos before I uploaded the ones I wanted)

Jacturaephobia- Fear of losing someone you love