Is Seeing Believing?

Why do people alter digital photos and videos?

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize that photos and videos can be altered digitally.

  • Identify different reasons why someone might alter a photo or video.

  • Analyze altered photos and videos to try to determine why.

Vocabulary

advertising: messages or photos that are made to persuade someone to buy a certain product

alter: to change the way something looks, sometimes using a computer or other digital tools

persuade: to cause someone to believe something

photo retouching: digital alteration of a photo to enhance the way someone looks (removing of wrinkles, clearing of skin, changing their body, etc.)