There are millions, probably billions, of images on the Flickr website. They run the gamut from the sublime to the idiotic. It is a picture library sans catalog—a de facto giant screen and projector and anyone can be the projectionist. On Flickr there are no editors, art directors, researchers, photo-librarians, historians, theorists, philosophers, or social [...]
Entries Tagged as 'photography'
Pretty, Petty and Profound Pictures
February 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Images, Uncategorized
Tags:Art·Capa·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·Flickr·Leibovitz·photograph·photography·Walker Evans
Photojournalism is Nearly Dead
January 25th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Images, Uncategorized
Like most photographers, I have made the transition from film to digital—at first grudgingly—but now I accept the inevitability and embrace the new creative opportunities it brings. However, I lament some of the changes. Since a digital image file is comprised of code, it is infinitely alterable. Using programs like Photoshop, the photographer can adjust [...]
Tags:Artist·digital imaging·digital photography·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·Flickr·HDR·high dynamic range·photo sharing·photography·photojournalism·realist
10 Steps to Meaningful Photographs
January 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Images, Uncategorized
Most likely, Annie Leibovitz did not shoot your driver’s license photograph. It was probably taken with a dedicated camera, operated by a clerk at the motor vehicle registration office—another example of photographic technology applied to a routine task. However, when a photograph is intended to be more than a simple record, considerations of its aesthetic, [...]
Tags:Artist·Avedon·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·Leibovitz·Meaning·photograph·photography
