Photography has been around for nearly 200 years and has advanced dramatically with the new technology. In 1826, when the first photograph was taken photography was a very basic art form, but soon after photographers figured out how to manipulate their photos. In today’s society, it is almost unheard of to look at photographs that are raw and unedited, but has it always been this way? Dating back to the first photograph in 1826 by Joseph Nicephore Niepce, photography seemed to be raw, but only a few decades after those photographers discovered they could alter their photos to make them more appealing (“Harry Ransom Center”). Over the past 200 years photos of all different subjects have been manipulated through history and technology seems to be the culprit. Photoshop was not around in the 1860's, but that didn’t stop people from doctoring photographs. Keith Forrest, Associate professor of Communication at Atlantic Cape Community College says, “As soon as we had the tools to manipulate them [photos] there was an economic incentive to do it. The more provocative the photo---the more readers you could entice.”(“Keith Forrest Interview”) Potentially, the first manipulated photograph is of the sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln (Morgan). This photograph …show more content…
Dictators were starting to catch on to the ability to alter photographs and they began removing people from their own photos. Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union, had Nicolai Yezhov, chief of the Soviet secret police, erased from his photograph (Falsification of History). Yezhov staged the Moscow frame trails, where innocent people were forced to confess crimes against Stalin and the Soviet Union and were ultimately killed afterward (Falsification of History). Stalin removed him from a photo of the two walking next to each other. Stalin airbrushed the photo to make it seem like Yezhov never existed in the
Practiced by thousands who shared no common tradition or training from the earliest days of taking photos, the first photographers were disciplined and united by no academy or guild, who considered their medium variously as a trade, a science, an art, or an entertainment, and who often were unaware of each other’s work. Exactly as it sounds photography means photo-graphing. The word photography comes from two Greek words, photo, or “light”, and graphos, or drawing and from the start of photography; the history of the aforementioned has been debated. The idea of taking pictures started some thirty-one thousand years ago when strikingly sophisticated images of bears, rhinoceroses, bison, horses and many other types of creators were painted on the walls of caves found in southern France. Former director of photography at New Yorks museum of modern art says that “The progress of photography has been more like the history of farming, with a continual stream of small discoveries leading to bigger ones, and in turn triggering more experiments, inventions, and applications while the daily work goes along uninterrupted.” ˡ
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The Civil War was the first major conflict to be documented by photography. At the time of the Civil War, it was vital to have public support on both the North and the South side of the dispute. It is also said that if war efforts do not have complete support of its’ citizens that it will not result to any benefits. Photography was one way that was almost guaranteeing support of citizens on the homefront. Photographers had power within their photographs, toying with the pathos of the civilians, and causing them to feel whatever the photographers wanted them to. This power was abused at time by manipulating people’s opinions towards the war. There were pictures coming back from the warfront one after the other which made it impossible for people to feel an emotional connection to the soldiers at war. These photographs allowed events happening miles away to feel like they were closer to home causing people to support the war efforts more heavily. Instead of people having their own opinions during the war, photographers used manipulative
Photoshop can be used to depict opponents in undesirable situations or to depict events which haven’t actually happened. There have been numerous political scandals where one candidate doctors a photograph of their opponent. In 2012 Wil Cardon, a Republican candidate for the senate, launched a campaign against U.S. Representative Jeff Flake by using doctored photos of Flake to imply that he opposed SB 1070. The pictures had been doctored to feature Flake standing with Obama (McCombs, "Flake: Doctored Photos 'Dishonest '."). Here the doctored photograph was meant to deceive voters into believing an opponent had a certain viewpoint. The pictures depicted a scenario which never happened and may not display the full truth. In this case the doctored photograph crossed the fine moral line. The article Is it Real, Or Is It Photoshoped? discusses the increasing concern of doctored before and after pictures presented to clients by physicians (Anthem Media Group). In this case the photograph is purposely trying to deceive a perspective client into believe that the procedure will be more effective than it actually is. The picture does not present the truth in a scenario where it is unethical not to present the truth. Doctored photographs are not only unethical when they are used deceptively for one’s gain, but also when they are used to destroy another’s
Photographs are commonly used to tell stories, teach about cultures, remember events from the past, and more. Steve McCurry, according to Business Insider, is “probably the closest thing to a mainstream celebrity in the field” [1]. Steve McCurry is most famous for his photo of Sharbat Gula, a 17-year-old girl in a refugee camp. This photo became the widely recognizable “Afghan Girl” cover of National Geographic. Recently, there has been controversy about the usage of Photoshop and image manipulation in McCurry’s studio after a photographer named Paolo Viglione saw a botched print in Italy and wrote about it on his blog [2]. After doing some research on the situation, a lot of the controversy around McCurry’s image manipulation seems to be an overreaction, or perhaps an example of reality not meeting people’s expectations.
Recently, one of the most famous photographer get involved into the “Photoshop scandal”. The scandal begins at a show in Italy. One Italian photographer find out an obvious manipulation on Steve’s print. The sign on the road was moved, otherwise it may block the man’s leg. Even though Steve McCurry deleted the origin photo on his blog, people and publications across the Web quickly began digging to see what other McCurry images they could find that had been seriously altered. (1) The result turns out several other photos also have such manipulations. Hence, a hot topic has been discussed a lot lately: Whether should we use Photoshop for photos. After tons of research, I believe that allow to use Photoshop for photos will definitely
Throughout the recent years, Photoshop has become a widespread phenomenon amongst the world. With the rapidly developing inventions of camera’s and devices with cameras on them; posting pictures on social media has become extremely popular. Along with that, the pressure to appear perfect in said pictures has increased dramatically. Society has become exceedingly focused on the idea of perfect, and what perfect looks like. Especially now, with growing photo sharing phone applications such as Instagram, photo editing is becoming even more popular. Photoshop has proven to have many beneficial uses; however, it also has very negative consequences such as false perceptions, and misleading people.
This essay will contextualise Pictorialism as a genre or photographic style, and explore it’s shift to ‘Straight’ photography. In order to further understand the origins and attitudes of Pictorialism this essay will discuss the Romanticism movement within art, literature and philosophy which emphasised emotion and individual experience, upholding the belief of imagination, creative freedom and the artistic ‘genius’. The movement widely known as Pictorialism began in the late 1800s and aimed to elevate the photographic genre to rival what was considered true art at the time; posing the argument that photography could be an art from in itself. A mixture of inventions spurred on the development of Pictorialist attitude; amongst them the ‘Daguerreotype’, ‘Calotype’ and the ‘Box Brownie’.
There are endless amounts of opportunities to photoshop an image. With the loss of credibility many of the people who work at media companies are working to push stricter laws against
When going for a walk, a person takes in the beauty around them. On this particular day, the refulgent sun is extra bright, making the sky a perfect blue. White, puffy clouds fill the sky, slowing moving at their own pace. The wind is peacefully calm, making the trees stand tall and proud. There is no humidity in the air. As this person walks down the road, they see a deer with her two fawns. The moment is absolutely beautiful. Moments like this happen only once in a great while, making us wanting to stay in the particular moment forever. Unfortunately, time moves on, but only if there were some way to capture the day’s magnificence. Thanks to Joseph Niépce, we can now capture these moments and others that take our breath away. The invention of the camera and its many makeovers has changed the art of photography.
Photography is a position that has had modifications since the progression of camera development. Photographs are taken for numerous requirements and in the ever adapting group the need for photographs to offer an appeal has been augmented. In this situation, taking the assistance of our professional and proficient photo retouching services can be a worthwhile decision. Used meritoriously, these services brings our photos nearer to the quality we perceive with our eyes and gives us the mystic ability to outdo what we see and transform our dreams into realisms within the canvas of our
Photography is a mindful medium of expression, perspective, interpretation and can sometimes be truth. The changes throughout the history of photography have changed how people see the image they're looking at. In the 19th century, they were no editing options or software of any kind. You just go through the process and take the photo and people could easily tell it was real. Of course it would a shock to see what was once a real life event in that time period, but then transferred on paper "capturing" the moment itself. The truth could easily been seen, now in the 21st century, most of that has changed. There are
Have you ever seen a painting or picture that captivates you and directly stirs up emotion within you? More than likely, you have. Usually, viewers merely observe the picture and enjoy the way it looks and how it makes them feel. But, have you ever asked yourself, “why?” What about the picture makes it pleasing to the viewer? With each strategy the photographer uses creates their own touch and passion that floods all over the picture. The emotional connection nearly goes unnoticed for when the picture is well photographed, the viewers experience the sensation in their subconscious. This is one of the most powerful tools that a photographer holds in their hands. If one can become a master of manipulating how the photo affects its viewers, the said photographer can potentially maneuver people’s minds and thoughts with one click of a button. The time spent with my mentor has opened up the door for me to tap into that power though the use of background, focus, shutter speed, angles, and most importantly, lighting. Even with all these techniques, the person behind the camera must remember that creativity must be at the forefront of all operations. Caleno (2014), when writing about the basics of capturing a beautiful moment in a picture commented, “If we want to be creative we must drop these pre-conceptions and start looking at things from a small child’s innocence.”
Photography is about 200 years old at this point, which is fairly new by nature compared to writing and painting. It's amazing how photography has upgraded in that short period of time. If you had to define photography, it is a way of using light to reproduce an image on to a 2 Dimensional surface either using a chemical processor or digital processor, it is a 2-dimensional represent of what happened in 3D using light to reproduce. If you had to see the early days of photography, it was people who didn't have that technological experience who wanted to create art using photography which led to the birth of artists who were trying to define photography, who were amateurs in those days compared to now. Believe it or not photography is a form of time travel, if you asked me why and I showed you a picture taken 100 years back, you would have concept of what 100 years back looked like and what was it like, its more or less like saying you look at Back in time but not able to interact with it.
Camera History.The first camera like devices can be seen as far back as Ancient Greece and China. This piece of early technology was called the Obscura, the invention of this was an important part in developing cameras and photography. A camera Obscura is a dark closed space that is shaped like a box with a hole on the other side of it. The light that comes through the tiny hole projects an image that meets the wall of the box. The image was then drawn by an artist; however, the image was projected upside down.