Real_JamesCainSomeone commented on one of my photographs that it was a “beautiful capture”. It made me feel like it was just a snapshot. Some photographs out there are so digitally manipulated they no longer seem to be real images; they are still stunning, but can you still call them photographs? I honestly don’t know. Photographers have been manipulating images from day one, instead of the computer, it was the dark room. I guess I take umbrage that if my photograph isn’t presented with a thousand filters, appears with a cursive watermark, and isn’t artistic in some way, that my photograph is somehow invalid. #Photography #Photographer #PhotographerRant #Art #ArtAdvice #ArtRant
Earthling@real_jamescain I would take “beautiful capture” to mean that it took skill to shoot something fleeting that requires good timing, lighting, composition, etc in a way that not everyone can do. But that’s just me. There is a problem, with such easy access to cameras, that art photos have become less valued. But I’d guess the comment was meant as a complement.
@earthlingusa Maybe. I hope so.