...because all of the people four years ago who said she was going to ruin her career making babies cry were right of course. She has accomplished exactly what she set out to do and I\'m sure she will continue to do so for many years to come.
She did her job, she submitted a cover shot which the publication approved. They could very easily have asked her to fix the re-touching had they so wished. The mag knew what they were doing.
As far as her being a member of the media/press, she isn\'t. She is an artist and she does as artists do. If she was an illustrator and had DRAWN these pictures they would have been political cartoons and no one would have cared but instead she used photos because that is her medium. If McCain\'s people didn\'t bother to do their homework or put into the contract something to prevent this I don\'t feel sorry for him.
Will this affect other photographers in the future, sure. Considering 99% of the people I have read comment on this seem to think she\'s a horrible despicable person, I don\'t think it will matter when they have to sign the \'will not use these photos to slander the subject\' clause.
I would love to see her shoot Obama though. I\'d imagine it would be amazing.
Sep 14, 2008 at 12:09 AM
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