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For as long as Adobe Photoshop has existed, and visual artists have had the skill to sculpt images to their will, there has been a moral dilemma of changing the public’s view of what is real and what is altered. France’s parliament is now kicking around the idea that any advertisement, press photo, art photograph, or piece of product packaging containing a digitally manipulated picture of a person would have to carry a disclaimer reading, “Photograph retouched to modify the physical appearance of a person.” Failure to include the disclaimer would result in a $50,000-plus fine or up to half the cost of the ad campaign, potentially a huge threat.

More on this in the following Yahoo! Tech article.

Also, see this 2 part video by Diet.com about the “Photoshop Effect”
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP31r70_QNM
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovpd5O6M8tQ

Tags: Airbrushing, France, French Photoshop Law, Photoshop Effect, Photoshop Warning Label

Beginning the week of January 26th, Instructional Technology will be offering professional support for campus technologies, multimedia and more via Open FLEX Lab Hours in both the Beck Instructional Lab and the MultimediaProduction Center. Beck’s Open Lab Hours (FLEX Lab) will remain the same and the MPC will be opening its doors for the campus community. If you need help with a computer related task or project, stop by to receive one-on-one help from the Instructional Technology staff of experts.

Open Lab Hours for Spring 2009 will be:

Beck:
Mondays 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

MPC:
Tuesdays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Wednesdays 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

If you have questions about any of the Open FLEX Lab Hours, please contact Nancy Cross, Brian Palmer or Nick Smerker. To find out who will be available during which hours, visit: mellon.washcoll.edu/staffprofiles.html

Tags: Help, JIT Training, Just-in-time, live support, MPC lab