Week 11
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Behind the Gare St. Lazare , 1932 When photography was born, it was not considered art, but photography did change painting. Photography democratized art by making it more portable, accessible and cheaper. Since photographs were much cheaper than having someone produce a painting of a portrait, portraits ceased to be privilege of the well-off. In many ways photography has altered the sense of what was suitable for observation. Photography was considered incontestable proof of an event, experience, or state of being. To define naturalism, it is art based on observations of the appearances of nature. When you paint you can add or eliminate things from the painting that you cannot with a photo until photoshop was made. It is hard to see and artistic value in photography when it is possible to make nearly identical copies of the same thing. Since digital photography has become the norm there is a belief that anyone can take a photo. Entry level DS...