Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Pictures That Lie

I picked the edited picture of Oprah in on the cover of TV Guide in August 1989, because I was amazed at the quality of picture manipulation before the 90s. The two parts of the picture come from a publicity picture of the actress Ann-Margret in 1979 and one of Oprah. The cover artist spliced Oprah's head onto Ann-Margret's body. It was manipulated to make Oprah appear to have a better body; however, the composite was created without the permission of either woman. This picture was not really harmful. It was just a publicity move to make Oprah more apealing.
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  1. Lyn BelisleOctober 8, 2009 at 11:13 AM

    Wow. This surprised me:
    This picture was not really harmful. It was just a publicity move to make Oprah more apealing.
    Did Ann Margaret give her permission? What does it say about truthfulness in media?

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  2. Jenni KrchakOctober 13, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    I found this picture to be rather funny because even though the technology was fairly good for the time, you can still tell that is has been photoshopped.

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  3. AnthonyOctober 13, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    Yea I found this to be funny to because of how far the technology has come compared to where it used to be

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  4. AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    I almost chose this picture because I am an Oprah fan. I agree that it wasn't really harmful.

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