In my opinion, the main differences between art photography and press photography are if the photo can edit. Art photography can be edited by photographer's idea. Just like this photography named Nude playing piano. The photographer used time-lapse photography in this photo. And try use this way to show his or her idea in this photo. I can feel how fast is this pianist played the piano, and how surging songs he or she played. May be what I feel is different from the author, but we can see author used a lot of tools edit this photography for match his or her idea. On the other hand, press photography is different from art photography. Press photography has to keep the photo true, nature and fair, so press photography cannot edited by photography. The photography may be not perfect but it has to be true.
I think the main similar is both of them are try to told audience something. They want to though those photography express their opinions. we can understand what happened from the press photography, and we can feel what author think from art photography.
2. Is it ethical and acceptable to alter art photographs? Why? Why not?
Yes, it is ethical and acceptable to alter art photographs. Because art photography can be edited by author's mind, idea or emotion. They can use tools to edit photography for matching author's idea. So I think it is ethical and acceptable to alter art photographs. Also, we have see a lot of art photographs are edited and those photographs become the world famous photographs.
Bernard Fauconwe can very easy to understand this photography is talk about friend because "ami" in English means "friend". This way can directly show the object in this photo.
3. Is it ethical and acceptable to alter press photographs? Why? Why not?
I do not think it is ethical and acceptable to alter press photographs. The purpose of these photos is show the truth, we cannot alter the facts. The news is show to public, not only for people who interested in. If press photographs can be altered, authors will put their own emotions in them. That will effect on public, and will effect on the event. That is not fair for the public or event participants.
According to "Pelosi defends decision to alter congressional class photo" shows
"This combo of two photos shows, at left, an Associated Press photo taken Jan. 3, 2013 of female Democratic House members on Capitol Hill, and at right, a screen grab from Rep. Nancy Pelosi's Flickr page of an altered photo. Four additional members who were late to the original shoot were added in the back row". I think this action is unfair to those female Democratic House members who actually been there. Also, maybe next time, nobody will show up because they can let journalist alter the photo. So I think it is unethical and unacceptable to alter press photographs.
Source:
http://photographybybitel.artspan.com/large-multi-view/gallery/1922305-10-164649/Photography/Black%20&%20White/Abstract.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2009/nov/10/100-years-press-photography
http://www.sanary.com/652-photomed-2012-les-artistes-iv-bernard-faucon-une-fete-en-mediterranee
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/04/pelosi-defends-decision-to-alter-congressional-class-photo/
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