Taped to my computer at the newspaper that I work for is an excerpt from the National Press Photographers Associastion (NPPA) bylaws it reads: "As journalists, we believe that credibility is our greatest asset. In documentary photojournalism, it is wrong to alter the content of a photograph in any way (electronically or in the darkroom) that deceives the public. We believe the guidelines for fair and accurate reporting should be the criteria for judging what may be done electronically to a photograph." That is very cut and dried to me. We color correct and size our photos. We also dodge and burn, but that is NOT altering the CONTENT of a photograph. Erasing someone's legs IS altering the content, it does not matter if that content is relevant to the photo or not (and don't even get me started on adding a puck or ball!). If you were there, and you knew that someone was standing there, and the legs were no longer visible, how could you ever believe what you see in the paper again? I think our readers need to trust that what they see in the paper is what was there. I have always looked at my job as being the eyes for those who cannot be there...to show you exactly what I see and how I see it..... Angi Turnpaugh Pharos-Tribune Staff Photographer (574)722-5000 ext 5152
