Analysing and evaluating images
It is also important to think about the quality of the images you are using. Some images found online may be of poor quality.
The website The Art of Reproduction takes fragments from different reproductions of art works found on the web, to show how these can vary.
Here is a work called 21 Tears by Man Ray.
Notice the differences in quality, shade, colour, texture and resolution. Edges are not straight because different reproductions crop the original at different points.
Image manipulation
Some images may use borrowed or appropriated images or text. They might use existing visual media (cuttings, photographs, text) to re-examine something, to subvert an existing idea or to create something new. Even cropping an image can change its meaning.
Today, with digital technology such as Photoshop, it is much easier to manipulate images. And with the development of deep fakes this now includes moving image. Seeing is not always believing.
These guides discuss how to spot a fake video:
Accessing high quality images
Be aware of the quality of the images you are using in your assignments. Think about what might have been appropriated, borrowed, altered, or reused and why. Does this make the image or video suitable for use in your own presentation or poster?
University subscribed image databases will provide clear information about the source, size, resolution and file format. Using these databases will guarantee the images you find are of high quality and that any alterations are properly recorded.
You can find information on how to access images in the Finding Images module.
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