I chose the photo taken by Hany Farid that spliced Oprah Winfrey’s head on the body of actress Ann Margret. I chose this picture because it reminded me of when I was younger and my cousins and I would use photoshop to splice each other’s heads and switch the bodies. The picture was first published on the cover of TV Guide in August 1989. The picture was manipulated by splicing and placing Oprah’s head onto the body of Ann-Margret. The photograph of her body was taken from a 1979 publicity shot. The picture was manipulated probably because sex sells and this photograph of Ann-Margret’s body sitting on top of a pile of cash would sell more copies than if it were Oprah’s real body, American’s have gotten so used to seeing perfect bodies on the covers of magazines that a normal shaped body sticks out. Also the posture and dress Margret is wearing in the photograph looks very glamorous and the cover title is “Oprah! The Richest Woman on TV? How she amassed her 250-million fortune.” The manipulation can be harmful to both Ann-Margret and Oprah Winfrey, neither gave permission to have their pictures altered. It is unfair to use Ann-Margret’s body because she should be getting paid for the use of her photograph and Oprah is being falsely exposed to the public with her head mounted on a body that isn’t hers.
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Interesting. I think you're right about how it can be a harmful manipulation since neither one gave their permission for the alteration, but I do think it's funny (mostly because I completely agree) that Oprah's actual body would stick out like a sore thumb.
I thought that that photograph was interesting as well. I agree with you that it was not right to use the image this way without permission from both women.
I agree with you. I don't like it when people in the media try to conceal celebrities true identity just to make them look better. I think people look good as they are, and they don't need to be digitally altered.
I agree that it is not appropriate to use others' phtots without their permissions. Espially the photos was published publickly.
This is a very valid argument Alexis. The fact that they just used Oprahs face and Anne Margerites body without there permission is ludacris.
however it is probably good for Oprah because Anne Margerite has a much better body then Oprah.
I thought that this was an interesting photograph because this was obviously not Oprah's body and you think a national magazine wouldn't put that on their cover.
yeah I think they key thing is that there was no permission given or caption explaining to the public what was really going on.
Alteration is especially harmful when neither party, owning rights to the original images, is notified of the use.
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