Mistakes happen even to the best of us – but when your name is Nikon and you have 10 million Facebook fans – you know you’re in trouble. It all started when Nikon announced that they had decided to give a prize to Chay Yu Wei  for managing to “catch an airplane in mid-air.” The problem was that there was no plane in the original shot to begin with.
The photo was so badly edited that you could see it on any larger screen (well, at least we saw it). Not to mention that Nikon should have checked it with “curves” or “levels” in Photoshop. When it seemed that the things couldn’t get worse, someone posted the answer from the photographer himself. To a question “How long did you wait for that plane?” he replied: “Not too long! I was lucky! Thank you so much!”
The Internet didn’t take long to respond…
More info: Nikon (h/t: PetaPixel)

Nikon awarded a prize to Chay Yu Wei  for managing to “catch an airplane in mid-air”

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However, “just by changing the levels you can immediately see it is photoshopped”

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Image credits: Shaun Ho



In your second blog assignment you will be asked your opinion on the ethical aspects of art/photography.  After reading the material above, please provide one paragraph (at least 5 sentences)  for each of your answers.

1) What is your opinion on this matter? Does it even matter that the photograph was created using two separate images in Photoshop? 
Give reasons to support  your opinion.



2) Should an artistic, but "Photoshopped" photo hold the same stature in the artworld as a photo shot traditionally of a found or posed opportunity?
Give reasons to support  your opinion.