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Photography as a new language.

Postby gstark on Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:48 am

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Re: Photography as a new language.

Postby Glen on Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:57 pm

Interesting article Gary. What struck me is they referred to many new images as disposable, such as where you are eating your meal as a message reply, where only 15 to 20 years ago that would have been unthinkable, mainly due to the fact that film, processing and printing was probably $1 a print.
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Photography as a new language.

Postby Reschsmooth on Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:26 pm

What I found interesting was the general inference that photography "was" one thing and is now "turning into" something else. It suggests that photography cannot be more than one thing to different or even the same people. Making someone totes jelly with an image of my dinner at an amazeballs restaurant does not mean I can not then go and take a long exposure with my 4x5", developed and printed at home in my darkroom.
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Re: Photography as a new language.

Postby gstark on Mon Jul 01, 2013 5:54 pm

Reschsmooth wrote:It suggests that photography cannot be more than one thing to different or even the same people.


And that was my immediate reaction to this post as well.

Photography is not becoming a communications medium; it pretty well always has been exactly that. A picture is worth a thousand words, and all that.

But it's also a different form of communications too. Let's consider a scenario: you ask somebody "where are you?"; they respond with an image, and let's say it's of a meal they're eating (or about to eat).

What would be your reaction? The grumpy old man in me would be quite offended: that is not the way to answer my question. But then, I'm becoming an old curmudgeon these days.

Others? I'm truly curious.
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Photography as a new language.

Postby Reschsmooth on Mon Jul 01, 2013 6:35 pm

gstark wrote:
Reschsmooth wrote:It suggests that photography cannot be more than one thing to different or even the same people.


And that was my immediate reaction to this post as well.

Photography is not becoming a communications medium; it pretty well always has been exactly that. A picture is worth a thousand words, and all that.

But it's also a different form of communications too. Let's consider a scenario: you ask somebody "where are you?"; they respond with an image, and let's say it's of a meal they're eating (or about to eat).

What would be your reaction? The grumpy old man in me would be quite offended: that is not the way to answer my question. But then, I'm becoming an old curmudgeon these days.


"Becoming", Gary? Really?

See, someone sends me a photo of a meal in response to a question of "where are you?" And the response could be interpreted as:

1. I have have been shrunk and now reside atop this tasty meal;
2. I am eating a meal at some establishment at which you are not: nernie;
3. I am eating a meal at some establishment; you should come;
4. I can't be arsed/lack the skills to adequately answer your question.
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Re: Photography as a new language.

Postby Matt. K on Mon Jul 01, 2013 7:11 pm

Why are human beings snapping and sharing billions of photographs a day? Could it be a deep, instinctive premonition that the planet is doomed from global warming, pollution and over population? Therefore this insane compelling urge to record it now as a way of hanging on to what we desperately want to keep? Just a thought.
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Re: Photography as a new language.

Postby chrisk on Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:30 pm

Reschsmooth wrote:
gstark wrote:
Reschsmooth wrote:It suggests that photography cannot be more than one thing to different or even the same people.


And that was my immediate reaction to this post as well.

Photography is not becoming a communications medium; it pretty well always has been exactly that. A picture is worth a thousand words, and all that.

But it's also a different form of communications too. Let's consider a scenario: you ask somebody "where are you?"; they respond with an image, and let's say it's of a meal they're eating (or about to eat).

What would be your reaction? The grumpy old man in me would be quite offended: that is not the way to answer my question. But then, I'm becoming an old curmudgeon these days.


"Becoming", Gary? Really?

See, someone sends me a photo of a meal in response to a question of "where are you?" And the response could be interpreted as:

1. I have have been shrunk and now reside atop this tasty meal;
2. I am eating a meal at some establishment at which you are not: nernie;
3. I am eating a meal at some establishment; you should come;
4. I can't be arsed/lack the skills to adequately answer your question.


wow...overthinking it ?
I just take it as "i'm eating". I think it would make me smile probably.
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