Digital BW, The Print

Thursday, September 19, 2002, 8:51:08 AM, Jerry Olson wrote:

JO> Too bad they think the technique by which the picture is made is more important
JO> to them than the work itself.  I rarely do straight photography anymore,
JO> as I can be much more creative when using photoshop; I couldn't care
JO> less if a person wouldn't buy a print because it was in photoshop before
JO> being printed.

JO> Jerry


Jerry, that's all well and good. But as much of the impression of what
it means to make a photograph changes, then often how that photograph
was made is also important. I think the point is that as many
photographers do what you are doing (and I do too to a varying extent)
then many people, for whatever reason, often start to think of it more
as computer graphic art, than photography. Maybe their understanding
of what it manes to be a photographer these days needs updating and
changing? Or maybe many photographers are more becoming computer
graphic artists? Maybe the definition between the two is becoming more
nebulous and vague?

Best regards,
 Richard  

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