Sunday, September 16, 2012

My Comments on "The Photographer's Eye" by John Szarkowski

At the beginning of this reading, through the introduction, it addressed what made photography different and how it made some feel.  Some wondered how it could be creative, and those were the ones who were stuck in the traditional ways of thought. They couldn't see how a picture created by someone stroking a paint brush could be overran by someone with a quick snap of a button.

A big issue between paintings of photographs was the ability to tell a story through the work.  Later on, in the growth of photography, paintings were becoming less useful because of the time it took to create one piece.  Photographers started to learn how to set a scene, or just shoot the right angle to be able to tell a story with a single photo.

Photography has been used for it's meaning since it was created, either by artists trying to establish a new medium of work or just by an average person with the right amount of income.  This new medium was created by scientist and painters says Szarkowski, and those who were involved, changed art forever.

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