My pic that lies: Party in the USA

For my pictures that lie I decided to go a little over the top. In my altered picture, I included a friendly atmosphere between Barack Obama, Osama bin Laden, and George Bush. This picture shows the 3 men in front of the white house having friendly faces. In the picture Obama is pointing at George Bush, while George Bush is laughing at the entire situation. This is definately a picture that lies because in reality, the situtation would be nothing close to humourous due to the tragic events caused by Bin Laden on September 11, 2001. To a major extreme, this picture correlates to the information in the article I chose because many people might actually believe doctored photos even though they know the truth (Sacchi). In the picture I used the magnetic lasso tool to move all 3 men into the White House back ground. I used the transform tool to make all subjects around the same size. I also used the outer glow tool for Osama, giving him an angelic touch. I used the clone tool to remove some exterior microphones both Bush and Obama had in order to make it seem more realistic. I don't think my image can be harmful because it all boils to having a good laugh from the seriousness. As for the text, I used the title of a popular Miley Cyrus song (Party in the USA), to give the picture an even more humourous value. In conclusion, since I have a brother in Afghanistan fighting for my freedom of speech, I believe I am in all my right to express my feelings over the matter.
Sacchi, Dario L. M., Franca Agnoli, and Elizabeth F. Loftus. "Changing History: Doctored Photographs Affect Memory for Past Public Events." Applied Cognitive Psychology 21.8 (2007): 1005-22. Print.