Ring a Bottle - Photo

Kalkaska, Mich. - 04/28/2005 - James Clem, 10, of Kalkaska, and Randy Hohman, 8 of Rapid City, try to get an advantage with height while playing "Ring a Bottle" at the Carnival during the 2005 National Trout Festival in Kalkaska, Mich. as carnival agent Patty Cory from Mt Morris, Mich. watches the two contestants.

Newspaper Fires Two - Post

Here's a photographer and writer that had too much of an active hand in their recent story:

The Kalamazoo Gazette has fired a reporter and photographer after they told editors that they had consumed alcohol wile working on a story series about problem drinking among college age adults, the newspaper said.

In that series was a story about a drinking game called 'beer pong,' also was written as if the events occurred in one evening when they actually happened over the course of two evenings, the paper reported. As a part of the reporting for the series, staff writer Craig McCool, 27, and photographer Mairin Chapman, 23, arranged to go to an off-campus apartment where the game was being played.

Both McCool and Chapman did not tell their editors that they had participated in the drinking until after the story was printed on April 17, the newspaper said.

Fight For The Ball - Photo

Traverse City, Mich. - 04/26/2005 - TC West Titan Erica Olson (10) fights for control of the ball with Gaylord's Jenna Sehl (21) during their Tuesday evening match up at the Coast Guard Soccer Field in Traverse City, Mich.

Is it any wonder people think photographers fake it? - Post

I have heard a lot of talk lately about reporters faking stories, photographers doing too much burning and digital manipulation in Photo Shop. But no one has really talked about set up pictures. Each day, as I view different newspapers, contests, and web sites, I see more and more photographs that appear (to me) to be set ups.

I find it disturbing that no one has addressed this. I am curious as to what other photographers think a set up photo is and how much interaction one can have with the subject before it would be considered a set up.

Is it wrong too?

Asking the old man in the rocking chair to go ahead and light his pipe because you don't want to wait around until he gets around to it.

Suggesting to parents who have children watching a parade that their kids would look neat if they were wearing or were not wearing something such as a hat, etc...

Asking a face painter to continue applying a few more strokes while you get a different angle.

A string has also been started on sportshooter.com about this also. Please post your comments and thoughts here.

West Front Street Development! - Photo

Traverse City, Mich. - 04-25-2005 - Developer Michael Uzelac representing Federated Properties, LLC gives a power point presentation about plans for a multi-use project on West Front Street before the Traverse City Commission, Downtown Development Authority and the Planning Commission.

More Yellow Flowers - Photo

Traverse City, Mich. - 04-25-2005 - Daffodils bask in the spring sun after a weekend snow storm covered many parts of the Traverse City area with a thin blanket of snow.