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It's worth noting staged and altered photos are as old as photography itself, so photos have never been indisputable evidence.
by darby_nine 2y ago
It's worth noting staged and altered photos are as old as photography itself, so photos have never been indisputable evidence.
- ryukoposting 2y agoDoctoring a photographic print is one thing. Doctoring a negative in convincing fashion is another. The only approach I can think of is a double exposure, but good luck pulling that off without it being obvious. Photographic film is remarkable in that way - you can screw with the print, but the thing that's actually captured on the film isn't easy to manipulate once it's been developed.
- darby_nine 2y agoDoctoring negatives used to be a very common way photographs were doctored. Think about it: you can iterate on the process and have a reproducible product at the end. I can only imagine the trickery necessary to make this work but the historical record is clear that negatives were definitely altered.