Sunday, September 21, 2008
Is Photography Dead?
No, not in the slightest. Photography has simply evolved like all art forms do, and like most art forms photography has ceased to tell the 'truth' as it once did when a picture could only be manipulated so much in the dark room. Since photographs have often been staged or manipulated to serve the purpose of the artist they often lack any real truth except that they are often beautiful or memorizing in some way, if that is the only truth, the only constant in photography, that is enough for me.
-Jessica Stockton
Is Photography Dead?
Is photography dead? I think not. However, I do think that photography is in an ethical debate. Photography was once thought to be synonymous with truth. We now know that that was never really true. Photographs have a long history of being altered and staged. Does it make a difference if the photograph is manipulate before it is taken or after the fact in Photoshop? I'm not sure that it does. I think the real confusion for photographers is where to go next. The "easy" photographs of real life have taken. In an age where most people have their own digital camera and one on their cell phone, pictures of real people in their real lives are going to be taken for future history by most of us anyway. I think that the line between high and low art is very blurry, especially in photography. When I think of high art in photography, I think of famous photographs (like the one of the sailor kissing the woman after returning from the war) that capture emotion on very important days or for very important issues (like Ansel Adams landscapes did for the environmental movement). I think that photography's future is very similar to its past. What do you think is the future of photography as high art? - Tayler Black
It Will Not Go Gently Into the Good Night
Is Photography Dead?
I think not.
While the advancement of technology has allowed every person to pick up a camera become a photographer, I do not believe all great photographs just happen. True, there are the right time-right place photos that even my daughter can capture with her Fisher Price pink camera. But there are many photos that must be created in order for them to be exceptional.
With the advancement of technology the ability to manipulate photographs has become as easy as point and click. While this allows the average photographer to create a more perfect picture, it also allows the "truth" to be removed from the photo. And according to Plagens, art and truth are friends. While this may be a simple concept, I perfer to look at art the same way.
While both types of photos have their own merit, I do like the good old fashioned, what shows up on the film is what you get mentality.
Do you believe that the Photoshop fairytale is just as valid as the original photo?
I think not.
While the advancement of technology has allowed every person to pick up a camera become a photographer, I do not believe all great photographs just happen. True, there are the right time-right place photos that even my daughter can capture with her Fisher Price pink camera. But there are many photos that must be created in order for them to be exceptional.
With the advancement of technology the ability to manipulate photographs has become as easy as point and click. While this allows the average photographer to create a more perfect picture, it also allows the "truth" to be removed from the photo. And according to Plagens, art and truth are friends. While this may be a simple concept, I perfer to look at art the same way.
While both types of photos have their own merit, I do like the good old fashioned, what shows up on the film is what you get mentality.
Do you believe that the Photoshop fairytale is just as valid as the original photo?
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