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> Photography is an art form and that means you get to do whatever you want. Edit freely [...] This has made me lose faith and interest in (most of) photograph
by pizza234 2y ago
> Photography is an art form and that means you get to do whatever you want. Edit freely [...]
This has made me lose faith and interest in (most of) photography. While I can't speak for the past, modern photography often feels dishonest to me. Many photographers heavily retouch their images, yet allow viewers to believe that the final result reflects reality.
It would be more honest if photographers acknowledged that their published work is a creative interpretation rather than a direct representation of reality. But of course, admitting this would diminish the "wow" factor.
- mannyv 2y agoEvery photograph lies. The art is in making it the lie you want others to see.
- nayuki 2y ago> more honest if photographers acknowledged that their published work is a creative interpretation rather than a direct representation of reality My high school English teacher said this on the first day: All media are constructions.
- foldr 2y agoMost retouching techniques used in modern digital photography were also practiced in darkrooms. For a famous example of this, take Ansel Adam's Moonrise over Hernandez. A straight contact print looks like this: https://i0.wp.com/www.haroldhallphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ansel-adams-moonrise-original.jpg?resize=620%2C500&ssl=1 https://i0.wp.com/www.haroldhallphotography.com/wp-content/u... The final image looks like this: https://i0.wp.com/www.haroldhallphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ansel-adams-moonrise-finished.jpg?resize=620%2C494&ssl=1 https://i0.wp.com/www.haroldhallphotography.com/wp-content/u... https://www.haroldhallphotography.com/ansel-adams-and-group-f64/ https://www.haroldhallphotography.com/ansel-adams-and-group-...
- majgr 2y agoTrue, they are for likes. Images with the most likes are kind of kitschy to me, sunset, mountains, or stuff like that. As a mediocre, or even bad photographer i can photograph whatever pleases me, and as amateur I am out of that race.