Ten ways to improve your multimedia production

At Mediastorm.org, Eric Maierson notes that “Often, as multimedia producers, we are given work to edit that others have created. Some things simply cannot be changed, like an out-of-focus photograph. But there are some things we can do right now to improve the work no matter how challenging the original assets may be.” Maierson provides great examples to back up his tips but notes “This list is not meant to be dogmatic. I’ve broken all these rules. They’re offered as a suggested starting point.”

Crossing the ethical line with photo retouching

“10 News photos that took retouching too far” looks at notable cases in which “retouching has been pushed too far, changing the original intent or accuracy of the photo ” National Geographic, Time and major news organizations are among the culprits.