2006-10-14 15:07:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Fauxtography is the practice of staging, mislabeling, cropping or otherwise altering a photograph in order to present a false picture of reality. Image-editing software such as Photoshop has made the digital modification of photographs particularly widespread.
Fauxtography refers specifically to the use of misleading photographs in journalism.
The term (coined by the combination of faux + photography) originated in the blogosphere, notably in the blog Little Green Footballs, which uncovered the use of fauxtography by a Reuters freelance photographer in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict photographs controversies.
2006-10-14 15:10:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fauxtography is the practice of staging, mislabeling, cropping or otherwise altering a photograph in order to present a false picture of reality. Image-editing software such as Photoshop has made the digital modification of photographs particularly widespread.
Fauxtography refers specifically to the use of misleading photographs in journalism.
The term (coined by the combination of faux + photography) originated in the blogosphere, notably in the blog Little Green Footballs, which uncovered the use of fauxtography by a Reuters freelance photographer in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict photographs controversies.
2006-10-14 15:16:41 · answer #2 · answered by pico 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fauxtography is the falsification or purposeful manipulation of an image or photograph in order to convey a fradulent message.
The most recent and current example of this occurred in the conflict between Israel and Lebanon.
Here is the wikipedia article:
2006-10-14 15:18:37 · answer #3 · answered by manu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FAUXTOGRAPHY is basically real photography that is taken and is then edited. It usually still looks real, but in actuallity, it is fake. This is used a lot with models and even used on Katie Couric once to make her appear slimmer.
2006-10-14 15:18:36 · answer #4 · answered by knowitall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very simply.... the word itself tells the story.. FAUX(meaning falsse) and then photography.. thus, false photograpyy.... We do this all the time in photoshop studies.. taking a normal picture and then making it into something that is not.. a false picture
2006-10-14 15:17:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the art of pictures that have been altered or taken to appear fake.
2006-10-14 15:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by Falcon Boy Toy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cartoons? Fake photographs?
2006-10-14 15:09:46 · answer #7 · answered by Decoy Duck 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋