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How many "purists" are there in the wild ? I'd only see police and insurance agents needing pixel perfect depiction of reality as it's out of the sensor. Photo
by makeitdouble 3y ago
How many "purists" are there in the wild ? I'd only see police and insurance agents needing pixel perfect depiction of reality as it's out of the sensor.
Photography as an art was never about purity, and I think most of us want photos that reflect what we see and how we see it, and will take the technical steps to get that rendered. If the moon is beautiful and gently lights the landscape, I want a photo with both the bright moon and shadowy background, and will probably need a lot of computation for that.
But the doppelganger brides, or the over-hdred photos, or the landscapes with birds and pilars removed aren't what someone is seeing. They can be nice pictures, but IMO we're entering a different art than photography.
- netsharc 3y agoI think the police/insurance topic will be a big deal soon. I still remember the first building inspectors walking around with digital cameras, and of course when smartphones with "good enough" cameras came they started using these... Now if society (including the courts) learn that the photos might not reflect reality, photo "evidence" could face issues being accepted by courts...
- makeitdouble 3y agoThere's been dedicated camera apps with tempering protection baked in (still won't help if you trick the physical camera, but at least they make an effort on the data handling side) I assume road assistance apps could also have that kind of feature. It's definitely becoming a thing.
- octacat 3y agooh, there are a lot of people who like control though. Journalists/competition photography probably also would go into purists.