the art or practice of taking and processing photographs.
Questions tagged [photography]
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Was Robert Capa’s famous 1936 war photo “The Falling Soldier” a faked photo?
The photo in question (Death of a Loyalist Militiaman, Córdoba front, Spain (1936)) can be found here at The International Center of Photography and is also attached below.
The question is: The core power of this photo is Robert Capa managed to…
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Is this picture of Rachel Dolezal reading a book called "How to be Black" genuine?
This picture of Rachel Dolezal has been making the rounds online. Is it genuine?
Ijreview, where it was featured, isn't sure if the image is fake or real.
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Was Pope Francis a Black Sabbath fan in his youth?
Recently I stumbled upon the image of the young Pope Francis wearing a Black Sabbath T-shirt.
Could this be real?
I'm guessing this is fake, but I am at work and can't do a complete research about it. The reason I find this may be fake is mostly due…
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Is this a real photo of Australia?
How was this photo captured? Is it CGI? It looks a little odd to me.
EDIT: No, nobody claimed this was a real photo, I was personally curious and skeptical to whether it was, and unaware of the requirement before I posted. (This was my first…
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Did CNN use these 3 different photos of the same girl being rescued?
Here is a link to the meme on Facebook.
Here is the meme itself:
Caption:
When CNN uses the same girl
In 3 different Refugee Crisis pictures being saved by 3 different men
The meme has 35000+ shares.
Were these photos published or used by CNN?
If…
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Is the Pale Blue Dot smaller than a pixel?
The Earth in the famous Pale Blue Dot image (below) is claimed by NASA to be "0.12 pixel in size". How can something be visible on a digital screen which is smaller than a pixel (or sub-pixel, which is still only a third of a pixel)?
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Do these photos show Ukrainian children being trained to fight the Russian army?
From a widely-shared Reddit post:
Ukrainian children trained to use rifles against Russian soldiers
The other photos in the post are shown below.
Neither the post nor the comments provide a source. Reverse image search turns up similar…
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Do light field cameras exist?
A company called Lytro claim to be producing a light-field camera that has a key feature that the focus point can be moved after the image has been taken.
Their claims have been questioned by jwz, a well-known blogger who says he can't understand…
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Is this a declassified photo?
There's this photo that keeps popping up, most typically in the "Suggested Articles" section on various news sites (you know, the section where all the linked "articles" are actually from external sites and basically just ads):
In context, the…
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Were firearms prohibited in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870s?
This image has made the rounds in various discussions of gun control in the USA.
The picture was purportedly taken in Dodge City, Kansas (Popular culture's quintessential Wild West town, populated by figures such as Wyatt Earp and the setting of…
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Did some cultures believe that photography can steal your soul?
Some westerners think that people from pre-modern cultures considered photography "stealing somebody's soul". (Comment on Travel.SE, article by a photographer). Was this the case?
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Is this picture of UPS man with burning Twin Towers in the background genuine?
I saw a photo today of a UPS carrier walking on the street that did not seem bothered by Twin Towers burning behind him. Is it genuine?
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Is the climber's head-lamp backstory for this long-exposure photo feasible?
I enjoyed reading the fascinating story of how a climber took an amazing long-exposure photo of his climb up, down and around a Peak District landmark.
See: "Blazing a trail! Climber takes spectacular light streak images during Peak District…
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What is the scientific explanation of "Orbs" in photographs?
This is a typical extract form a blog post about Orbs,
Reading an article about orbs, the
mysterious lights sometimes appearing
in photographs, I was reminded of how
little we know of the world
surrounding us.
And here is an example…
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Did 13 men kill themselves after being rejected by Princess Qajar?
This has been doing the rounds on social media sites, this image with this caption
Princess Qajar. A symbol of beauty in Persia. 13 young men killed themselves because she rejected them.
Is this true?
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