My friend Philip recommended a wonderful web site called Art Limited – a central point where artists using a variety of media (photography is a big one) can display their work and receive comments from others. Free to join, display and comment. The site also has a link where your work can be offered for sale. First class site.
I’ve been looking at a lot of the photography and am amazed at the level of image manipulation with Photoshop and other programs. It seems to me that “straight” photography is almost in the minority. And I’m not talking the normal image controls photographers have always done (even before digital imaging) such as contrast, brightness, burning in, etc. Today, most of the images are so “tweaked” that they are an art form in themselves…although I’m not sure they can be called “Photography”…maybe “Digitography” would be a better term. Check out this image for example. Terrific! But what the heck is it?
Are you starting to feel like a dinosaur because the style of photography we love is falling to the wayside? Photography today has gone the way as everything else. People don’t talk anymore they text each other. Instead of taking a walk outdoors people log on their computer and visit fantasy worlds. “Digitography” is a great term for the new generation of photographers to create their view of reality. I think you should hurry up and grab the name for a website.
By: Italo Camerino on December 30, 2007
at 11:33 pm
All the “new “is just that” , and people always fall in love with the new . But fear not , just as the wonderful new printers and digital cameras have caused a resurgent in B&W photography, straight photography is here to stay . More so then ever.
Digitography , is a branch of the Art of Photography , and just as in Photography good and bad can co-exist .
Bring it on ! Enjoy it !
Dario
By: Dario on December 31, 2007
at 4:53 pm