好心惹祸

做过网编的人都知道，图片通常都要经过photoshop锐化一下，以达到更加清晰鲜亮的效果。这种简单的操作似乎是个惯例。比起什么移花接木，模糊背景之类的技巧，sharpen不应该对新闻图片的“真实性”或“客观性”有啥影响。就好像菜场卖菜的都爱时常在菜叶子上撒点水，求个好卖像而已。可是，这水也有泼出麻烦的时候。

原图　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　锐化后

USA Today 的网编用简单的sharpen处理了一下RICE国务卿，却被人说成了“妖魔化”，无辜地当了回冤大头。比较这两个照片，不锐化的毫无生气，锐化过的吧生气勃勃，可是Rice目露凶光。作为老网编，俺要替USA Today鸣不平，错不在人家编辑，错在Rice本来就一副凶样，想美化你都难。

好心不得好报的编辑不得不赶紧声明：
“ The photo of Condoleezza Rice that originally accompanied this story was altered in a manner that did not meet USA TODAY's editorial standards. The photo has been replaced by a properly adjusted copy. Photos published online are routinely cropped for size and adjusted for brightness and sharpness to optimize their appearance. In this case, after sharpening the photo for clarity, the editor brightened a portion of Rice's face, giving her eyes an unnatural appearance. This resulted in a distortion of the original not in keeping with our editorial standards.”

更有意思的是，很多同行们都在blog上讨论这个，还有人做实验，好玩。