Avoiding Mergers

In this photo, there's a lot of merging. The people on the stairs going down and the one person going up, are all cut off. And the lower half of the firefighter's body is cut off too so it makes the picture look really weird.

Balance

The twin towers are evenly spaced and they are also the same height so it creates a good balance for the picture.

Framing

The pictures of the men along the window creates a good frame so you can focus on the main focus of the photo, the people looking at the pictures.

Lines

The lines on the pieces of wood stick out when the smoke is around them.

The Rule of Thirds

There's enough room in this photo to where the man can move around. Will not literally. But it doesn't look like he's trying to walk out of the photo. 

Simplicity

In this photo, the background of the building doesn't take your eye off of the guy, who is supposed to be the center of attention in the picture.

photo manipulation ethics

1A&B. The article is mainly about how people manipulated images and the consequences that followed. I think this type of photo editing could be both unethical or acceptable. It just really depends on what picture they're using it for and what reasons they're using it for.

2. I chose this photo for the most unethical because they should've in my opinion kept her head on her own body. I don't think they should alter how someone looks just so other people can see it and be pleased.

The manipulation that I thought was the least unethical was the picture where they moved the pyramids closer together. I just don't think it matters where the pyramids were placed in the picture because they were just moving it so it would fit on the cover.