The Jill Greenberg controversy

As NewsBusters reported Saturday, a freelance photographer hired to shoot John McCain for The Atlantic's October issue has not only admitted to taking a rather sinister picture of the Arizona Senator that she hoped the magazine would use on its cover, but also generated some truly disturbing and disgraceful images of the presidential nominee which she proudly displayed at her website.
Atlantic's Editor 'Appalled' By Lib Photographer's Altered McCain Pics | NewsBusters.org

This is a right wing website so the reporting has an edge, but the facts remain. Not only did Greenberg dupe McCain to pose for unflattering pics, she photoshopped them like a highschooler and then threw them up on her spash page of her website. She's since pulled them down, now that she's been condemned by virtually everyone. Ironically she's probably done more damage for editorial rights aka freedom of speech, that a McCain presidency would. I can see editorial clients demanding outtakes and making you sign your life away in fear of something like this happening.

Most of the editorial jobs I get we're trying to make people look good, not bad. If after the brief from the photo editor, I don't do what I've been hired or act unprofessionally while shooting for that magazine, the consequence is I won't get hired again. Greenberg, who is a top editorial shooter, probably thought she could act this way and get away with it. I don't think she's going to be busy for awhile.

This story is developing as we speak so look for more response this week.

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