Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Quoting "Chris Saganich" <chs2018@med.cornell.edu>: > I only try to think about why I have an apprehension about digital images, > even regarding the ones I make. I feel there is something terribly > sinister about the entire digital community and this is disconcerting to > me. .......................................................................................................................................... Part of it might be the ease of manipulation. My favorite photos are those odd glimpses of life as captured by photographers like Elliott Erwitt. I like knowing a situation actually existed somewhere in the world, and there is a piece of film that was there, and also now exists to prove it. Photos always could be faked, but it took a lot of skill to disguise it. When things are altered digitally, it is like painting, where an artist can add or subtract anything. That kind of constructed photography has never interested me. I like the challenge of trying to get a perfect image from an imperfect world. With digital, any picture can be made perfect, so why even take pictures? Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University Information Technology Services University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee amr3@uwm.edu http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/