Unfortunately "The Age" is doing it tough so they have let a lot of photographers "go".
The story was unremarkable- about an unsolved traffic accident that was caused by a diesel fuel spill on a road.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/oil-s ... zsz5o.html
The Image immediately caught my eye though.
So I wrote to the reporter of the story.
and he graciously repliedI am curious about your photo accompanying the Amber Quinn story.
The illustration is obviously a composite composed in "photoshop" or the like.
The couple are shown superimposed on a rural road scene with added shadows.
The perspectives and focus clues as well as the lighting give the game away.
Is it right to credit Eddie Jim as a "Photographer" or would it better to tell
the truth about his "Fauxtography"?
Is this a common practice in reporting?
Cheers
Dr Simon Thompson
Hello Simon,
Thanks for reading, and for taking the time to write.
I can assure you the couple were not superimposed on the road. They were photographed near their home in Portarlington.
Regards,
Nino Bucci
Crime Reporter
The Age