I am a caucasian woman designing a brochure for a state's economic development alliance to take to Japan. I am shopping for stock photos of Japanese business people. How can one tell if you're using a Chinese, Korean, Phillapian, vs a Japanese person/persons in a photo (black and white or color)? I don't want to cause any discontent or angst for my client and their prospective relationship with the Japanese they will be visiting. THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A RACIST QUESTION. I will report any rude, racist remarks. I have the best of intentions.
2007-02-25 15:02:36 · 3 answers · asked by GEM 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
i've been desiging for 13 years. I am purchasing stock photos from high end stock photo resources...NOT STEALING web shots. If you know anything about design and advertising, this is illegal. I work with a professional photographer, and if time alloted, I would have photos taken. This piece has to be designed, translated and printed in less than two weeks. There isn't time for a custom photoshoot with hired models.
2007-02-25 15:40:35 · update #1
It might not have been intentional but it is already racist by using words like Caucasian and Asian. Your background is irrelevant to the question and Asia is a very big place which includes Israel and Turkey as well as China and Japan.
Leaving that aside, you cannot use identifiable photographs of people in a brochure without their permission so finding a few pictures on the web and sticking them in won't work. You can buy stock photos from photo libraries at newspapers and they come with all the permissions for publication necessary. Some of these libraries are online.
If you want pictures of Japanese men and women in suits, why not arrange to have some photos taken? You will then know that the people in the photo are Japanese and you will have permission to use the images. You will also be able to pose the photos to illustrate the point of your brochure.
2007-02-25 15:20:12 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I WOULDNT KNOW,I'AM SURE IT IS DIFFICULT FOR OTHERS TO KNOW WHAT ETHINICITY MANY CAUCASIANS ARE.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR EDA,I'LL LOOK AROUND ON THE NET TO SEE IF I CAN FIND ANYTHING.
FOR THE MOMENT I CAN'T HELP MYSELF I JUST GOTTA KNOW FROM ONE OF YOUR ANSWERERS WHY THE SCIENTIFIC TERM OF ONE OF THE THREE RACES IS SOMEHOW RACIST??????? (CAUCASIAN)
2007-02-25 23:51:12 · answer #2 · answered by boutgivup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this site http://www.alllooksame.com/ ;)
2007-02-25 15:07:14 · answer #3 · answered by C L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋