Hmmm, I can't figure out why the bias against processing a photo. That's like telling all film entrants to take their to the local one-hour photo to get the same treatment from their film. Some cropping alone would make some of these shots spectacular. :)
@melston Really? A crop, contrast? Some of these photos are not that compelling, and I've seen lots of photo-journalism--I can see where some things might be completely over the top that are not allowed, but basic edits (and for goodness sake, crops) are journalistic requirements. Same with editing an article! :)
I wasn't able to find a comment about cropping. Based on what I could read, cropping could be allowed..,
"When this meant a material addition or subtraction in the content of the image, it lead to the images being rejected from the contest.”
“It seems some photographers can’t resist the temptation to aesthetically enhance their images during post-processing either by removing small details to ‘clean up’ an image, or sometimes by excessive toning that constitutes a material change to the image,” he says. “Both types of retouching clearly compromise the integrity of the image.”
@davidtom I saw that, and I could see the rationale; I guess I'm wondering what edits are allowed in the same way a "rough draft" of an essay might need editing without giving "just the facts." @melston thanks, I did, but I see my comment looked really silly. Sorry about that. :)
Last year's World Press Winner was blogged down by a lot of controversial as a number of image forensic experts claimed the image was fake. Eventually, the image was declared genuine as it was finally determined that the images were composites of the same image instead of three different images.
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http://petapixel.com/2015/02/12/world-press-photo-disqualifies-20-finalists-picks-photo-year-2014/
I wasn't able to find a comment about cropping. Based on what I could read, cropping could be allowed..,
"When this meant a material addition or subtraction in the content of the image, it lead to the images being rejected from the contest.”
“It seems some photographers can’t resist the temptation to aesthetically enhance their images during post-processing either by removing small details to ‘clean up’ an image, or sometimes by excessive toning that constitutes a material change to the image,” he says. “Both types of retouching clearly compromise the integrity of the image.”
Last year's World Press Winner was blogged down by a lot of controversial as a number of image forensic experts claimed the image was fake. Eventually, the image was declared genuine as it was finally determined that the images were composites of the same image instead of three different images.
Here is a link that gives an example of how one forensic image analyst thought it might be fake. May give you an idea of what edits are allowed and what isn't
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/155617-how-the-2013-world-press-photo-of-the-year-was-faked-with-photoshop