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Photography Editing Documentary

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[INTRO]
Over centuries of evolutionized photography equipment
and cameras and techniques, we have come to modern
day where everything is possible. With such
advancements over the years, when looking back on
early stages of photo development it makes you
appreciate their work more and understand how unique
and special they are with the hours of work and
complication that was gone through to create this
art.

[BRIEF HISTORY]
In the early stages of photo manipulation in 1841, a
man called Calvert Richard Jones created the first
ever edited photo in history. His colleague William
Henry Fox Talbot took a photograph of 5 monks on the
roof of a building in Malta, however Jones did not
agree with the fifth monk being in the back of the
photograph and painted over him using Indian ink.

Carrying on with the history of photo manipulation,

the image retouching process started as a less
developed version of a darkroom also known as the
‘camera obscura’ in the 19th century. It was known to
be a special case that would extend out with hooded
frame in front which would protect the photograph
from sunlight, it would have curtains on the sides
and these were all to avoid sunlight effecting the
photograph. These cases were opened and placed onto a
table, specifically in front of a north facing window
as the north side light was said to be “less
changeable”. Further down the line when coming into
the 20th century, darkrooms had become more developed
and became rooms lit with red light as photographic
paper was still light-sensitive and would affect the
outcome of the photographs.
 [HOW TECH HAS IMPROVED]
Across centuries of development and evolution, in
terms of photograph editing technology has come far.
In modern day we have various amounts of software and
tech that there is little that cannot be achieved,
however in the early years of photography editing to
make a simple change could take a lot of time and
effort. For example, in my previous example of the
first edited photo in history, that photo was edited
physically with ink. Whereas in modern day, almost
all photos are digitally edited using computer
software, software such as Adobe photoshop,
Lightroom, Luminar and more.

[KEY PEOPLE]
With regards to key people within the industry of
photo editing, many historical people have had people
edited out of photos. For example, in 1937, Adolf
Hitler removed Joseph Goebbels from a photograph
taken of the both of them alongside other colleagues.
The reason for this is unknown, however Goebbels was
Hitler’s most trusted advisor util their deaths at
the end of World War II. Another example of
historical people removing people from photos, is
Canadian Prime Minister Lyon Mackenzie. In 1939,
there was a photo taken for Mackenzie’s re-election
with Queen Elizabeth as well as King George VI. It is
thought that Mackenzie had removed King George VI as
it made the photo better for election purposes.

[KEY TECHNIQUES]
In terms of key techniques, the 4 c’s are essential
to ensuring you have the perfect photograph: clarity,
colour, contrast and consistency. These are important
as they guarantee the success of the photograph,
especially if for example said photos are said
commercially.

[MY OWN ATTEMPT]

For my own attempt, I am recreating an edited
photograph taken in the earlier years of photo
manipulation history.
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 [INTERVIEWS]
How do you think the evolution of camera companies,
improved photo editing?
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Who do you think has made the biggest impact in photo

editing?

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Are there any edited photos which you think had a

big impact in the photography industry, and how
and why did they make such a big impact?

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What do you think lies in the future for

photography in terms of new trends?

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Regarding editing software and technology, how do

you think these will impact the future of
photography?

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[CONCLUSION]
In conclusion,