JohnSwanda wrote:
It is possible to create a misleading or dishonest photograph just by such things as what to include or exclude from the composition, the timing of the exposure, the type of lens used, etc. I did some forensic photography back in the film days, and even then the court didn't automatically accept photographs as "true". The photographer was required to testify, or the attorneys to specify, that the photo was true to what it purported to show.
John, you pose an interesting, related question: when one photoshops a picture to perhaps focus in on a subject of interest, make the composition more pleasing, adjust resolution or color, is that still something that can be seen as honest or authentic. Some contests require unaltered shots, for example.