Photo Manipulation Response

Sydney Larson

September  25th

Photo Manipulation Response

      I think a (journalistic) photographer should be honest and representative as accurate as possible of their subject, especially if the photo is being published or shared with a large number of people. If a photographer is showing false of the subject, they aren't being fair and even though its not as important, they aren't following the golden rule. They would probably be furious if this happened to them, so why do it to someone else? They are putting the subject's life at risk. If the photographer wanted to add expression or photoshop to the subject, they should state this where the photo credits appear. It is sometimes okay to do this, but for example, when Time magazine added darkness to OJ Simpson's face, it makes him look darker than who he really is and it adds a false character which he doesn't deserve. 

Forced Perspective

Forced Perspective

Nosophobia

Sydney Larson
September 9th, 2014
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Period 5

Is it Art?

Sydney Larson

September 3rd

Is it Art?

I would describe this picture as art because many articles define art as "anything an artist has created". An artist must have created and made the photo shown, so therefore this is art. 

Another reason this photo is art is because it is eye pleasing. Many people describe art as a piece of work that pleases the eye. 

"Art is an expression of creative skill" is a dictionary definition of art. This photo clearly shows creative skill and is expressed through a man and his mouth. This photo creates emotion and creating emotion is another reason a piece may be art. 

Art is work that takes up space, and sometimes in a beautiful way. The photo takes up almost all the space in the photo; the background has color to provide emotion among the man and his expression. 

Since the work follows all these guidelines, it must be art.