Intention and Artifice Photography and Painting
Photograph captures reality? Camera as a “supereye” that records minute details that can’t be detected by eye alone. Excludes human bias, is objective. In a photo of a subject, that subject exists – it is a photo of something. Photo of an angel?
Photos of Angels
Photo of Spanish soldier at the moment of the bullet’s impact
Photo of Spanish soldier at the moment he trips and falls
Image Ethics Issues Provenance: the circumstances under which the image was created (changed caption, time/place, subject, etc.) Alterations to the scene or subject, or in post-production Plagiarism Copies vs. originals (value?)
Artistic Conventions Drawn shapes can conform to or depart from conventions.
Artistic Impact of Defying Conventions