Does it make sense to state that a simple photograph represents reality while a painting represents the ideal in art? Or is it that in both techniques, the image is a embodiment of the ideals of the artist/photographer as well as the viewer?
Is seeing enough to believe when it comes to digital photography?
Before reading this text, I really knew nothing about photography and digital imaging. It was surprising to find out that a good percentage of the pictures published in our society are digitally altered with little trouble at all. With access to a camera and a computer, one can easily modify a photograph and use it for evidence in places like the court room. Like many, if I were chosen to sit as a juror of that case and was presented a picture of the accused doing exactly what he is being tried for, I would have without a doubt assumed he was guilty just by the photo or video alone. However, according to this reading, I would have been the victim to the deception of digital imaging. Therefore, seeing something (especially in a photograph) does not automatically give it truth and credibility. Sometimes, photography is just as true as the image created by paint on a canvas.
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