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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: Sean Locke Photography on December 11, 2009, 15:34

Title: More Micro "Diversity" Issues
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on December 11, 2009, 15:34
Ha!  Another funny bit on poor photoshop skills and stock imagery:
http://climateprogress.org/2009/12/11/oil-lobby-adds-diversity-to-its-anti-clean-energy-pamphlet-by-photoshopping-minorities-into-stock-photos/ (http://climateprogress.org/2009/12/11/oil-lobby-adds-diversity-to-its-anti-clean-energy-pamphlet-by-photoshopping-minorities-into-stock-photos/)

(Thankfully, they didn't notice the Photoshop work on the reflections! ;) )
Title: Re: More Micro "Diversity" Issues
Post by: Red Dove on December 11, 2009, 15:48
Priceless.

There was an incident in the UK in 2007 where a Minister failed to arrive for a shoot at a hospital....so they pasted him in.  :)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7068248.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7068248.stm)
Title: Re: More Micro "Diversity" Issues
Post by: bittersweet on December 11, 2009, 16:51
It's kinda creepy that there are duplicates of the same models in that photo to begin with.

The mistake is hilarious, especially since the exact same thing happened (hand missed) a while back in a different campaign. I can't recall the name of it.
Title: Re: More Micro "Diversity" Issues
Post by: lisafx on December 11, 2009, 17:06
Too funny.  This is the second time (at least) that Rachel Maddow has gone after the big energy companies for using Istock images to fake a representation of their "supporters".  

I love her show!  Obviously she and her staff spend a fair amount of time on Istock.  Hope they are buying something while they are there :D
Title: Re: More Micro "Diversity" Issues
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on December 11, 2009, 17:38
I love her show!  Obviously she and her staff spend a fair amount of time on Istock.  Hope they are buying something while they are there :D

Seriously - how do they find this stuff?
Title: Re: More Micro "Diversity" Issues
Post by: gostwyck on December 11, 2009, 18:04
Being as it is one of Yuri's images how come they are so certain that it was sourced from Istock?
Title: Re: More Micro "Diversity" Issues
Post by: Jonathan Ross on December 14, 2009, 13:20
I'm with you Lisa,

 Rachel is the Bomb. One of the few talk show news people that really has a solid education and presents things well while at the same time being so funny. Power to her.

Best,
J