The above blog link is one that consists of different
pictures of the earth everyday and these pictures are posted by a professional
photographer/teacher. The blogger describes that during one of his classes he
tells his students to try and look at the trees in a way that they wouldn't at
a first look. For this reason, my proposals that what photographers capture, is
indeed fake. He could be teaching his students to trick themselves into
thinking that there is a much deeper meaning in what they capture when in
reality it is merely a large branch stretching from underneath the earth's
surface.
This blog as well can serve as a supportive argument that
photographers use their pictures to display something that doesn't match what
it comes across as in person. Real estate is something that in pictures, is
only supposed to give off a positive feeling and for that reason hides the
flaws of a house or piece of land. Real estate photographers are trained and
experienced enough to know how to play with lighting and angles to make it so
that there are no physical cons when look at pictures of a house. There is no
other intention for real estate photography, other than to make whatever is it
that is trying to be sold, look good.
Similar to a real estate blog, a wedding blog's purpose is
to display all the positive and joyful moments of the event. Photographers know the lighting and
background necessary to make a good picture. On a photography blog comments
such as "what a wonderful day that was" are made and it is obvious
that such things will be said because the photographer knows exactly how to
capture the viewers emotions. This helps me understand the subject of
photography because prior to my research I believed that photographers were
only good with their technique, but depending on the occasion or purpose of the
shoot, the photographers themselves carry emotion that they hope to inflict on
the viewer.
Academic Research:
In this site, professional
photographers themselves speak on the topic of "posing" in
photographs. This is done to give the photo a more dramatic effect or to
"up" the emotion that one feels when they view the photo. Although
photographers are trying to outdo the next photographer, an action like this is
not accepted in the photography world. This also serves as justification that
"fake" photography exists everywhere.
Brian Walski, a
photographer for Los Angeles Times was fired after his editors found out that
he combined some of his pictures to make one "better". Walski serves
as a perfect example for proving that the photography is in the viewpoint of
one person and one person only: the photographer. This is also an obvious
instance in which photography is indeed, fake. Now it is difficult for us to
believe what we see in a photograph and unfortunately, photos have lost a lot
of credibility leaving us no way to discover what is occurring in the world
around us.
This site from CNN blatantly supports the idea that
photography is fake. When asked, professional photographers agree that
"you must make the image as strong as possible" (David Allan Brandt).
For this reason, when art is shot and shared with the world, people
automatically think that it has had some touchups and tweeks. Non-professionals
have even caught on with this trend, thanks to the invention of Instagram. Is
the point of the polishing of photos to tell us that the real world isn't good
enough?
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