HT1327 - Photography and the Idealized World
Publisher |
Brooks Jensen
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Arts
Photography
Visual Arts
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Visual Arts
Publication Date |
Oct 22, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:02:43

Here's a thought ...

HT1326 - Gather or Express

Photography's greatest strength is that it can show us what is. There is a truthfulness inherent in photography - - or at least as objective as is possible. Have you noticed how much of today's technology is targeted at idealizing the world rather than revealing it? Photoshop and Lightroom are all about "improving" the subject, be it landscapes or people. Your model has a pimple? No problem. Your landscape is hazy? No problem. What ever happened to showing us what is rather than what we'd like it to be?

Photography's greatest strength is that it can show us what is. There is a truthfulness inherent in photography - - or at least as objective as is possible. Have you noticed how much of today's technology is targeted at idealizing the world rather than revealing it? Photoshop and Lightroom are all about "improving" the subject, be it landscapes or people. Your model has a pimple? No problem. Your landscape is hazy? No problem. What ever happened to showing us what is rather than what we'd like it to be?

This episode currently has no reviews.

Submit Review
This episode could use a review!

This episode could use a review! Have anything to say about it? Share your thoughts using the button below.

Submit Review