Comments on: A TED talk on the power of image http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/01/a-ted-talk-on-the-power-of-image.html Sat, 18 May 2013 16:08:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Shorty http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/01/a-ted-talk-on-the-power-of-image.html#comment-65095 Shorty Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:11:58 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/?p=8467#comment-65095 Bravo Cosmo. VERY good questions and suggestions!

]]> By: Cosmo http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/01/a-ted-talk-on-the-power-of-image.html#comment-62026 Cosmo Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:15:31 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/?p=8467#comment-62026 The use of the word “hand-wringing” is rather startling, since this would seem to be an attempt to negate a broad discussion within society about the role of image editing applications, Photoshop primarily, in shaping cultural attitudes towards how we perceive ourselves and beyond that, the nature of beauty itself.

Your position seems to be that “Photoshop doesn’t over-retouch photos, people do.” Sound familiar? Taking responsibility for the uses and societal effects of products that businesses create and sell is something we’re seeing more of, and with good reason.

Instead of sponsoring photo exhibitions such as the current Faking It, which seems like a PR effort to convince people that photos have been messed with since Day 1 so why blame Photoshop, it would be good see Adobe actually grapple with such issues, since I’m sure it has much to contribute to the ongoing conversation. Has there been a White Paper or something similar that I missed?

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