Susan Sontag wrote: "The camera's rendering of reality must always hide more than it discloses" in her book, On Photography (1979). Analyzing Sontag's quotes is similar to processing film in the dark room; what is expect to have when the shutter button is pressed is rarely exactly the same as the final result. Susan Sontag offered the readers a large field to explore, to investigate and to question. This essay will take an example of Miles Aldridge's work from a series called "Home Chic" (2011) to analyse and uncover a deeper view about the truth in photography with the purpose of arguing if a photographic image could reflect reality, or not. .
Miles Aldridge, a big name in the fashion industry, is best known for his fascination with Technicolor dream-like worlds featuring glamorous, beautiful women. The editorial 'Home Chic,' which was published in 2011 by Vogue Italia is not an exception. The model, in addition, was Miles Aldridge's little sister, Ruby Aldridge, dressed up in a 1960's inspired garment and posing in a kitchen setting of the era. The photo was digitally taken with everything in focus with the model arranged in the centre. Visually, the model's skin tone is lightly desaturated and heavily airbrushed while her hair looks unnatural; these elements lead to a sense of a doll-like woman. On the other hand, the kitchen is full of colors, conforming to a style of Color Blocking, a style that is usually recognized in Miles Aldridge's works. Most of his work in 2007 illustrates such qualities.
Regarding the topic of 'Home Chic', things were significantly different from now. The modern working woman has her pressure while competing in a male dominant world, but it is nothing compared to the oppression that women in the 1960s were enduring. The photograph instantly reminds one of a prevalent issue among women back then, a beautiful blonde woman dressed up nicely representing the glamorous and luxurious lifestyle, but is being forced to do housework.
Some people still do believe in seeing the truth in photography. ... The first individual, Person 1, still has a belief in seeing the truth in photography. According to Person 1, it is still possible to see the truth in photography. ... Some people do not believe there is any more truth in photography. ... Person 2 believes that there is mostly no truth in photography. ...
Math has a major part to do with Photography. ... Landscape photography is pictures of land. ... When I say Travel photography I mean pictures from all around the world. ... Photography of war was used in the Civil War and showed pictures of battles such as Gettysburg. ... The phrase "The camera never lies" is the truth. ...
In considering the question "Is photography a fine art?... Ever since photography was first invented, the argument has been consistent - is it classed as a fine art? ... It has truly been said that history is written by the victors in any conflict and (rather than the truth) history shows them to have been "right- or at least -better- than their opponents. ... He says that real art asks us to look, listen, and feel; that "fidelity to the truth is the gift of the real artist- It is clear that "fidelity- for Berger is a relationship with the subject - whether a vase of flowers, a human...
Photography is seen as a revolution in the ways we understand the world. ... Photography plays a major role in our modern life today. ... Society has come to the conclusion that what is seen can be interpreted as truth. "The very meaning of information of truth is altered by a focus on the visual image of the photography. ... The concepts of photography during the times have changed. ...
His work is often cited as the most searing and the most consistently excellent photography from the war (UTATA, NA). ... His photos also showed the truth of the Vietnam War which some photojournalists weren't getting; this included his photo of an ARVN soldier threatening a suspect Viet Cong with a bayonet (Appendix 1). ... On his hip was a revolver; on his back, a typewriter and in his hand, a camera to capture the crude, startling truth of life on the front line (Hasham, 2011). ... In a radio program, Goddard suggested that photography has the ability to influence people's emotion...
This would mean a photographer is a liar because he/she cannot tell the truth. ... Photography can mislead viewer in believing non truth. ... Most people enjoy this about photography, as it heightens the imagination. ... Even if you could nail truth to the wall, everyone would perceive it differently. ... How do you believe that somebody is speaking truth or not. ...
Pictorialism is photography that invoked the qualities of painting. True pictorialism had no heart in reality, but instead muted the truth of hard lines with soft focus, diffused light, and textured papers. ... Ansel continues pursuing his career in photography. ... He took part in his first photography workshop at Yosemite in 1940, and from 1955 to 1981 he held annual photography workshops there. ... He made photography full of drama and effect. ...
Aaron Quinn discusses how use of technology affects the art of photography. ... Photography has lost its true meaning because of the misuse of technology in the name of aesthetics. ... Photography has developed from an unbiased technological standard to personalized art that has changed the professionalism of photojournalism. ... According to Quinn, one way of exploiting news value is to get the most of truth in managing the picture modification, because, when journalism does not include truth, it is missing the ethical rationale and truthfulness, therefore destroying peoples ability to trus...
Photography, digital photography, and the endless array of digital media forms seem to tell the world that older forms of art such as painting are obsolete and unworthy of substantial recognition. ... Photography may be a more effective and reasonably inexpensive alternative to drawing or painting, but more thought and feeling goes into a painting than a photograph. Photography is relatively simple in comparison to painting, which is a much more complex task. With photography, the composition is already completely arranged, and with a painting the objective is much more open to interpretation...
