The Upside of Accuracy in Photography
What I’ve learned studying statues
All vision is accurate. But certainly based on perspective, camera angle, camera focal length, image sensor, etc, we will perceive things differently. And this is the thing with perception:
All perception is subjective.
Physics don’t lie.
Upside of powerlifting — physics don’t lie. And certainly when we video, photograph and record something it makes it more “real”, or believable, or we put more trust in it.
Where photography gets very fun and interesting
To lie means “intentional deceit”. Certainly photos don’t do this. Perhaps to use photoshop to liquify your breasts or penis size is “lying”, or to clone out birth marks is “intentional deceit”. But once again — deceit is interesting, because we gotta ask ourselves:
What is our personal downside if others deceive us?
Do selfies lie?
Certainly there are ways you can make yourself more sexy or attractive in photos. Better lighting, camera angle, focal length, etc. In some ways makeup is a “deception”, because we typically don’t look like we look like without makeup.
I woke up like this!
Why I love selfies:
You know how much (or how little) “deception” you’re putting into your photos.
#nofilter?
A new fun hobby —
Shooting with my Lumix camera in “intelligent” automatic mode in JPEG — no post processing.
Why do this? For me — just an interesting challenge. To think to myself:
How can I make very boring or mundane reality beautiful without abstratcting it, or adding to it, removing from it, or changing it?
Barbell
Another fun hobby and thought:
Make photos, but also make extremely abstract images… based on reality and photos, or sometimes not.
