Edible Cloud 11,255 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Hi everybody ! I found an informative paper about a retouched photo taken by Marc Ducrest during Live in Montreux, Switzerland (July 06). I was surprised... ==> Switzerland-French version (VO): Cette image du concert de Lady Gaga et Tony Bennett a été reproduite par l’ensemble de la presse romande au lendemain de leur concert au Montreux Jazz Festival le 7 juillet. Le bras de Lady Gaga et son cou, le visage de Tony Bennett ont été retouchés sur le logiciel Photoshop à la demande de l’entourage des artistes. (Marc Ducrest) La marge de manœuvre des photographes de presse se réduit de plus en plus dans les manifestations culturelles. Restriction du droit d’accès lors des concerts de Robbie Williams ou Johnny Hallyday. Mais plus encore: «Le Temps» a appris que l’image fournie à la presse après le concert de Lady Gaga et Tony Bennett au Montreux Jazz Festival avait été retouchée par Photoshop. Au mépris de la déontologie journalistique. Juste avant minuit, un préposé du service de presse de Paléo conduit une vingtaine de photographes dans un espace à côté de la régie. La zone est délimitée seulement par des rubans de chantier, elle se situe à au moins 100 mètres de la Grande scène. Malgré les téléobjectifs, dont certains sont monstrueux, Johnny Hallyday restera sur les images de son concert à Nyon comme un petit point pixellisé dans un cirque immense. Certains clichés pris librement par les milliers de téléphones portables des spectateurs surpassent le travail empêché des professionnels. Epilogue d’une journée où la photographie de presse a vacillé. Ce n’est pas neuf. Les festivals de juillet ont été marqués par plusieurs affaires liées aux contraintes nouvelles imposées aux photographes de musique. Le 6 juillet, Lady Gaga et Tony Bennett sont l’événement du 49e Montreux Jazz Festival. Le management des artistes n’accepte dans la salle qu’un seul photographe posté lui aussi à grande distance. Il s’appelle Marc Ducrest, il est membre de l’équipe du festival. Après le concert, il présente immédiatement ses images aux représentants des artistes, qui n’en valident qu’une seule. Elle illustrera le lendemain tous les articles de la presse romande et au-delà. Le Temps a appris que non seulement l’image a été contrôlée par la production de Lady Gaga mais aussi que cette dernière a exigé plusieurs retouches. Grâce au logiciel Photoshop, le bras droit de la diva a été affiné, les plis de son cou lissés et les rides de Tony Bennett estompées. Joint par téléphone, le photographe Marc Ducrest semble embarrassé mais ne souhaite pas s’exprimer sur la question. Selon une autre source, il a dû signer un contrat qui le lie sur plusieurs points à la production de Lady Gaga et lui interdit même de mentionner l’existence dudit contrat. Selon Antoine Bal, responsable du service de presse au Montreux Jazz: «On constate depuis plusieurs années une évolution dans le music business qui va dans le sens de davantage de restrictions pour les photographes et aussi concernant les droits d’enregistrements. Nous déplorons cela, ce n’est pas dans notre intérêt. Dans le cas du concert de Lady Gaga et Tony Bennett, nous avons tout tenté mais nous avons dû finalement accepter les conditions posées par les producteurs du spectacle. Nous souhaitions qu’une photo du concert soit disponible. Mais à l’avenir, nous devrons nous poser la question de la diffusion ou non de ce type d’images très contrôlées.» Laurent Gilliéron, chef photographe adjoint de l’agence Keystone et membre du comité de la plus grande organisation professionnelle de Suisse, Impressum, ne semble pas surpris: «J’avais de sérieux doutes sur l’image du concert de Lady Gaga et Tony Bennett. Notamment sur le haut du corps de Gaga. Mais comme je n’ai pas réussi à le prouver, malgré l’utilisation de logiciels qui traquent les modifications opérées par Photoshop, je n’en ai pas parlé.» [...] Source + More: http://www.letemps.ch/Page/Uuid/99b13ae0-323a-11e5-903f-511fc5349148/Crise_dimages_dans_les_festivals_de_musique ==> English version (Google Translate ) This image of the concert of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett was reproduced by all the French-speaking press the day after their concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 7. Lady Gaga's arm and neck, the face of Tony Bennett were retouched on Photoshop software at the request of the artists' entourage. (Mark Ducrest) The scope of press photographers reduces increasingly in cultural events. Restriction of access rights during the Robbie Williams concert or Johnny Hallyday. But even more: "Le Temps" has learned that the image provided to the press after the concert of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett at the Montreux Jazz Festival was retouched by Photoshop. Disregarding journalistic ethics.Just before midnight, an employee of Paleo press service led twenty photographers in a space next to the governed. The area is bounded only by construction tapes, it is located at least 100 meters from the Main Stage. Despite telephoto lenses, some of which are monstrous, Johnny Hallyday will remain on the images of her concert in Nyon as a small point in a huge circus pixelated. Some photos taken freely by the thousands of mobile phones outweigh the spectators stopped working professionals. Epilogue of a day where press photography wavered.This is not new. The July festivals were marked by several cases related to new constraints on music photographers. On July 6, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett are the event of the 49th Montreux Jazz Festival. The management accepts artists in the hall one photographer also posted wide area. His name is Marc Ducrest, he is a member of the festival team. After the concert, he immediately presents his images to representatives of artists who do validate just one. It will illustrate the next day all the articles of the press Romande and beyond."Le Temps" has learned that not only the image was controlled by the production of Lady Gaga but also that it has required several alterations. With Photoshop, the right arm of the diva has been refined, the folds of his neck and smoothed the wrinkles from Tony Bennett faded. Reached by telephone, the photographer Marc Ducrest seems embarrassed but did not wish to comment on the issue. According to another source, he had to sign a contract binding him on several points in the production of Lady Gaga and even forbidden to mention the existence of the contract.According to Antoine Bal, head of the press service at the Montreux Jazz: "There is an evolution for several years in the music business that goes in the direction of more restrictions for photographers and also for registration fees. We deplore this, it is not in our interest. In the case of concert Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, we have tried everything but we finally had to accept the conditions imposed by the producers of the show. We wanted a photo of the concert is available. But in the future, we must ask ourselves whether the dissemination of this type of highly controlled images. "Laurent Gilliéron, deputy chief photographer of the Keystone agency and committee member of the largest professional organization in Switzerland, Impressum, seems surprised: "I had serious doubts about the image of the concert Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett . In particular on the upper body of Gaga. But as I have not managed to prove that, despite the use of software that track the changes made by Photoshop, I have not talked about it. " [...] Source + More: http://www.letemps.ch/Page/Uuid/99b13ae0-323a-11e5-903f-511fc5349148/Crise_dimages_dans_les_festivals_de_musique HQ version (retouched): Other photo (un-retouched): Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef 61,598 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Must be a very slow news day... Signature loading… 👹🖤 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainingOnMe 7,280 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 The only thing that was "retouched" was added contrast and brightness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Apple 13,006 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Lel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKOUTbritney 22,356 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 LMAO she looks great & the same in both Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanko 9,860 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 people really care about this stuff? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warhol killah 8,674 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 spot the difference tbh warhol killer ✴ GAGA¹⁵ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanko 9,860 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 the only difference i see is contrast slow news day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterOfficial 11,079 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 exorcise my mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar 604 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 not an essay for a barely contrasted concert photo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife 6,879 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Her bicep/tricep area looks like it had the fat shaved down a little. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryNight 10,106 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 her face :air: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Tulip 12,428 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 honestly who really cares lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophelia 4,736 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Who gives a **** tho, photos are retouched everyday It's not like they gave her a new face ...has anybody seen my disco stick? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Heart 4,400 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 A celebrity having a promo shot photoshopped? the scandal! the horror! the slow news day.... "GGD IS NOT FOR YOU" - Admin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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