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Hany Farid

Lee Harvey Oswald – the Father of all Photo Controversies

January 2, 2010

Throughout history, I can think of no photo which has had its authenticity debated more than the photo published on LIFE Magazine’s February 21, 1964 cover of Lee Harvey Oswald. As a matter of fact, the “LOL” image above which was posted a few years back in a thread called LOL President on Fark was [...]

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They fake it so real, they are beyond fake…

December 19, 2008

Sheila Marikar has written a meaty article for ABC News all about the extensive airbrushing used in fashion magazines. She talked with digital forensics expert Hany Farid to get his take on some recent photo spreads…
Winslet, Moss, Klum, Spears Go Under (Digital) Knife
Out-of-Control Airbrushing Turns Stars From Flesh and Blood to Doll-Like, critics say.
By SHEILA MARIKAR
Dec. [...]

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Photography as a Weapon

August 12, 2008

An entry in the Iran: You Suck at Photoshop contest on Boing Boing. Image by What to do.
Documentary filmmaker Errol Morris has just written a real meaty essay for the New York Times titled: Photography as a Weapon. In it he discusses and debates his views on the recent Iran missle fake photo and other misleading historic [...]

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Test your Shop detecting skillz!

August 5, 2008

Neil deGrasse Tyson with Barack Obama – is this photo real or fake?
OK, here is where I fess up and admit I have somewhat of a crush on NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson. If I am flipping through the channels and see him on a program, I put the clicker down instantly. I think [...]

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