Hany Farid, a professor of computer science at Dartmouth College, is developing a software tool to categorize photographs that have been altered by Photoshop using a 1-5 rating. See Farid’s examples of what the ratings would mean above. He hopes models will be empowered to use this technology and voice what level of retouching they feel comfortable with. This technology could be a major step in identifying highly-altered images and increasing transparency and accountability in advertising. Read more at the NY Times.
