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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-31-08 04:17 PM
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I guess now there are lies, damn lies, statistics, and photos:
This goes beyond debating photo angles and cropping:

Stretching the Truth Just Became Easier (and Cheaper)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/technology/personaltech/31basics.html

"Now, though, some of the new tools for removing tourists from photos, stretching pictures without distorting faces and making reality flexible are free and online."
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-31-08 04:19 PM
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1. A film editor I knew said: Pictures ALWAYS lie.
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tyne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-31-08 04:20 PM
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2. IMO, this is
what they did with the snub photo. You look at the four shot series and see how it was completely distorted.
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-31-08 04:31 PM
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3. for me, I'd have to see wider angles or videos - if I cared, that is n/t
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