They say that a picture is worth a thousand words.
So, instead of providing words of what I'm experiencing during my year abroad... I will give thousands upon thousands of them instead.
"As with all art, the photographer's objective is not the duplication of visual reality. Photographic images cannot avoid being accurate optically, as lenses are used. However, they depart from reality in direct relation to the placement of the camera before the subject, the lens chosen, the film and filters, the exposure indicated, the related development and printing; all, of course, relating to what the photographer visualizes."
I love that quote, because it's exactly what we are talking about in one of my classes right now. Is Realism really "real" or is it just another way to use the subjectivity of the artist to draw the spectator's eye to something? Brilliant.
Looks fake. Totally fake.
ReplyDeleteIt looks exactly how I wanted it to look. :)
ReplyDelete"As with all art, the photographer's objective is not the duplication of visual reality. Photographic images cannot avoid being accurate optically, as lenses are used. However, they depart from reality in direct relation to the placement of the camera before the subject, the lens chosen, the film and filters, the exposure indicated, the related development and printing; all, of course, relating to what the photographer visualizes."
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I love that quote, because it's exactly what we are talking about in one of my classes right now. Is Realism really "real" or is it just another way to use the subjectivity of the artist to draw the spectator's eye to something? Brilliant.
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