Manifestos
Back
Any worthwhile or otherwise interesting or relevant manifestos encountered relating to photography will be gathered here
New York Times Guidelines on Integrity
Added - 15Feb20, see C&N Part 2
Photography and Images
Images in our pages, in the paper or on the Web, that purport to depict reality must be genuine in every way. No people or objects may be added, rearranged, reversed, distorted or removed from a scene (except for the recognized practice of cropping to omit extraneous outer portions). Adjustments of color or gray scale should be limited to those minimally necessary for clear and accurate reproduction, analogous to the “burning” and “dodging” that formerly took place in darkroom processing of images. Pictures of news situations must not be posed.
In some sections, and in magazines, where a photograph is used to serve the same purposes as a commissioned drawing or painting — as an illustration of an idea or situation or as a demonstration of how a device works, etc. — it must always be clearly labeled as a photo illustration. This does not apply to portraits or still-lifes (photos of food, shoes, etc.), but it does apply to other kinds of shots in which we have artificially arranged people or things, as well as to collages, montages, and photographs that have been digitally altered.
A credit line beginning with “photo illustration” is obligatory in all such cases. Occasionally, an explanatory caption may be advisable.
Altered or contrived photographs are a device that should not be overused. Taking photographs of unidentified real people as illustrations of a generic type or a generic situation (like using an editor or another model in a dejected pose to represent executives being laid off) usually turns out to be a bad idea. I
f you have any question about the appropriateness of an alteration or are not sure how best to make clear to the reader that the image has been manipulated or the scene contrived, consult with the director of photography, the standards editor, the design director, or the News Desk (but before an actual post or the final proof of a printed page, to avoid last-minute disagreements and unsatisfactory improvised solutions).
Source
New York Times (2008) Guidelines
on Integrity [online]. nytimes.com. Available from https://www.nytimes.com/editorial-standards/guidelines-on-integrity.html [Accessed 15 February 2020].
f64 Group
Added - 25Jun20, see original entry
formed 1931-ish, disbanded 1935
A group of California-based photographers in the 1930s who disliked the manipulation of "pure" photographs. The founding members who exhibited in 1931 were (with links to this site or to Wikipedia) Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, John Paul Edwards, Sonya Noskowiak, Henry Swift, Willard Van Dyke and Edward Weston .
Manifesto
The name of this Group is derived from a diaphragm number of the photographic lens. It signifies to a large extent the qualities of clearness and definition of the photographic image which is an important element in the work of members of this Group.
The chief object of the Group is to present in frequent shows what it considers the best contemporary photography of the West; in addition to the showing of the work of its members, it will include prints from other photographers who evidence tendencies in their work similar to that of the Group.
Group f/64 is not pretending to cover the entire [spectrum] of photography or to indicate through its selection of members any deprecating opinion of the photographers who are not included in its shows. There are great number of serious workers in photography whose style and technique does not relate to the metier of the Group.
Group f/64 limits its members and invitational names to those workers who are striving to define photography as an art form by simple and direct presentation through purely photographic methods. The Group will show no work at any time that does not conform to its standards of pure photography. Pure photography is defined as possessing no qualities of technique, composition or idea, derivative of any other art form. The production of the "Pictorialist," on the other hand, indicates a devotion to principles of art which are directly related to painting and the graphic arts.
The members of Group f/64 believe that photography, as an art form, must develop along lines defined by the actualities and limitations of the photographic medium, and must always remain independent of ideological conventions of art and aesthetics that are reminiscent of a period and culture antedating the growth of the medium itself.
The Group will appreciate information regarding any serious work in photography that has escaped its attention, and is favorable towards establishing itself as a Forum of Modern Photography. Manifesto, 1932
links - Wikipedia
Andrew Mason
[25Jun20] this arrived in my inbox today, link. They seem quite senisible, if that sort of thing is what you are aiming for. Mason describes himself as a/the founder of Andrew Mason Photography, 36exp Photographers' School, the London Photo Show.
Use Your Unique Skill Set
Find A Problem To Fix
Work With The Right Customers
Build A Bulletproof Portfolio
Know Why People Should Pay You
Know Who Your Photos Are For
Tell Your Story
Enhance Your Reputation
Promote Yourself Properly
Never Stop Experimenting
Logo v.2
Head
Added - date, see link - link
text
text
Source
n. author, init (year) Title. Location: Publisher.
n. author (year) title [online]. website. Available from url [Accessed nn January 2020].
Logo v.2
Head
Added - date, see link - link
text
text
Source
n. author, init (year) Title. Location: Publisher.
n. author (year) title [online]. website. Available from url [Accessed nn January 2020].
Logo v.2
Head
Added - date, see link - link
text
text
Source
n. author, init (year) Title. Location: Publisher.
n. author (year) title [online]. website. Available from url [Accessed nn January 2020].
References
n. author, init (year) Title. Location: Publisher.
n. author (year) title [online]. website. Available from url [Accessed nn January 2020].
n. author, init (year) Title. Location: Publisher.
n. author (year) title [online]. website. Available from url [Accessed nn January 2020].