March 9, 2007
FINGERING FAKES
The cropped site page above was taken from The New York Times' article regarding Antonella Barba, the "American Idol" contestant who gained quick notoriety less for her singing skill (or lack thereof) than for her affinity for Girls Gone Wild-type situations. Although the raunchiest alleged photos of Barbella were evenually uncovered as a hoax, the damage was done and the young woman from Jersey was none too pleased.
''These were photos of my personal life that got exploited without my consent,'' she said during a conference call Friday with reporters from across the country. ''I've learned to be careful who you trust.''
Yes. Welcome to the Internet. The reason I mention it is that the headline I cropped above isn't the one the Times printed. I threw that last adjective in there myself using Photoshop Elements. It took about 30 seconds. The ability to manipulate images believably is causing concern among some news organizations who would prefer not to unknowingly publish altered photos. Adobe, the company that developed Photoshop, is now working to undo some of the havoc its program unleashed.
A suite of photo-authentication tools under development by Adobe Systems could make it possible to match a digital photo to the camera that shot it, and to detect some improper manipulation of images, Wired News has learned.
Adobe plans to start rolling out the technology in a number of photo-authentication plug-ins for its Photoshop product beginning as early as 2008. The company is working with a leading digital forgery specialist at Dartmouth College, who met with the Associated Press last month.
The article links to some famous examples of doctored news photos.
Tagged: adobe, authentication, fakes, photosPosted by Lexiphane at March 9, 2007 10:49 PM
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