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I think this blog from the New York Times is very interesting because it helps us to think what photography truly is. It shows that sometimes the best photos are the ones open to to interpretation and questioning. When the answer or interpretation to a photo is so obvious, it doesn't make the viewer think and it isn't so interesting after a while. The article also shows how photography has changed over time and how photography is more technology based. I agree with this and I think that we should use less of all the editing tools and use the actual lens/camera to do the work. (good lighting, colors, etc.) This article made me think about how photography is looked at now a days and how it used to be. 

Article Thoughts

This article was debating on what the true definition of a photo should be and how as time goes on, some photos become more technology based. The article says that taking a photo is more than just the action of doing so. The photo must have some meaning, or draw attention to itself and I agree with this philosophy as well. Just because everyone has access to taking a photo, does not mean that everyone is a photographer. There's a difference between people that like taking pictures of their every day lives (i.e. selfless) and people that work really hard to make a photo a nice portrait.

Article Thoughts

One idea that stuck with me after reading this article was that "documentation of the actual world is the backbone of photographic art making". I feel as if this could be true in some cases as some photographers take photographs of the natural world and of portraits. But in a lot of cases, photography can be very abstract and open to individual interpretation. This kind of photography to me is what makes photography so unique and what it is. I don't necessarily disagree with that statement that "documentation of the actual world is the backbone of photographic art making", I just believe that the natural world is not all that photography has to offer.

Article Response

This article raises a lot of questions in my mind. I find the concept of abstract photography extremely interesting, if not a bit weird. The article talks about different types of photography and the mediums it uses. Some of which are "camera-less". What separates this from regular art? The line between photography and other forms of art seems to be getting more and more blurry. I have always thought of a photograph as something, at the most basic level, as a piece of art made with a camera. Now even that seems to be changing! I don't know whether to find this scary or exciting.

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Article Response

This articles questioned what makes a photograph a image. A photograph in my mind is perfectly lighted and positioned. A photograph should leave the viewer questioning the true meaning behind the image. Photography has been transformed by the invention of new technology such as iPhones. Photographs today is almost always taken from iPhones and these images no longer are the true meaning of photography. Photography is supposed to have meaning and the way we use photography now does not have the true meaning behind them, just the thought that we would get this many likes on Instagram or Facebook. I think this could be taken as a good thing or bad thing for photography. There are more possibilities in photography since you can see your photograph instantly but at the same time you don't get the experience of taking a photograph and having to edit and print it.

While reading this article, my mind was opened to the question, "What is a Photograph?" This article talks about photographs and how there is "no easily identifiable subject, no clear representational form" of a photograph." This article made me think about the progress made over the years with technology. However, I'm not sure if I really feel it is progress all of the time. People went from having to have photos based on facts and photos of only things that could be captured, to using photoshop, which causes people to think that the constructed photos are actually our reality when they are not. Photos used to have a deeper meaning that would help people express thing that they cannot explain with words . Photography was a positive outlet to use to ask yourself questions and eventually come to an answer. There are still people who use photography like that still, however, there has been an overflow of photos where most are bad, selfies, or constructed. Photographs seems to be losing there emotional value, in my opinion. However, I never would have realized any of this, if it had not been for this article opening my eyes about the art world around me.

This is a very interesting article. It made you think about how technology has changed over time. Due to the advancements in technology, photography is changing as well. I do not think photography is valued as much as it used to be because anyone can go out and take a picture with their iPhone. I wish everyone would appreciate how blessed they are with the new advancements in technology so the cameras are getting better and better.

It is true that as technology advances so does photography. I like that new artist are posing new ideas of photography and are branching outside the normal realm. I like how the photos now pose questions to the viewer. Now with all the technology, there are so many more possibilities for a photo, you can do so much more when editing. It has brought on a new era of photography.

This article really made me think about how advanced photography has come. Photos do so much and they show emotions that sometimes are hard to express. This article is a beautiful representation of how photography has moved, in both technical and emotional ways. This article made me think about the true meaning of a photograph. This article opened my eyes on how photography is such a gift, and it will continuously give as technology improves.

This article made me think about how much photography has changed in the past couple of years. I don't think photography is as much of a big deal as it used to be. Anyone can take pictures now. Mostly everyone's phone has a camera on it.

I think this blog is very interesting, and focuses on many great points for photography. This blog made me think about how pictures should have a true meaning, not just something to cram in a project. The pictures on the blog are very interesting because they each have their own meaning or story behind it. Photography has increased in technology over the years, and should also have an individual meaning.

Article thoughts

 This article made me think about many things, but one thing that stood out to me was the advent of camera-less "photography". Works such as Beshty's subject-less "photograms" seem to represent, to me, a desperate clinging to exclusively chemical processes in the digital era, to the point of valuing them above the camera itself, in addition to the new changes in what a photograph can be. Chemical photography would appear to be phasing out in favor of the digital methods, but several old and new artists are still retaining it, artistic conservatives in an increasingly liberal movements. New methods may be changing what a photograph essentially is, but new syntheses of old methods are doing so as well. In this era of photography, it seems the more things change, the more they stay the same.

I found this article  to be very interesting. It really makes you think on how technology is transforming and how photographs are changing with new technology.  A photo should mean something to you and not something to try to make you popular.

I found this Article to be very interesting and it does prove a point that images are no longer photographs. I believe a photograph should be meaningful and have a purpose more than to get over 30  likes on Instagram. There should be a meaning behind each picture that a photographer creates.

Gabbi Provenza :)

Thoughts on Article

“There has to be some photographic process involved, some piece of technology that we acknowledge as photographic, but I don’t think it means it has to be lens-based.” -Mr. McCall, of Pier 24

I think it is a good thing that photography is changing and developing, and that there isn't currently a set definition for a photograph.  New ideas are always going to emerge for everything, and as that happens, we have the choice to use those new ideas and advancements, use older ideas and methods, or use both.  This gives us different opportunities to express what we want to express in our photographs, and allows us to decide for ourselves whether we want to pose or answer a question.
-So sorry this is late :(