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In the philosophy of photography and aesthetics, we can categorize photos into a binary categorization: either beautiful or ugly. But what makes a photo beautiful or ugly? Or what makes things beautiful or ugly?<\/p>\n

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Well first of all, I believe all aesthetics are subjective.<\/p>\n

For example, a bear might find (another) bear beautiful, whereas an albatross would find another albatross as beautiful. But a bear will find the albatross ugly, and the albatross will find the bear ugly.<\/p>\n

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Taken to photography, I like minimalist photos and I find it beautiful, whereas I find (most) HDR photography as ugly. Yet the HDR photographer will find HDR photos as beautiful, and minimalist photos as ugly.<\/p>\n

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Cultivate your own aesthetic ideal<\/h2>\n
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With aesthetics, our tastes are constantly changing and evolving. For example as a child I preferred sweet foods (ketchup and captain crunch cereal), but now I prefer bitter foods and drinks (bright, acidic espresso and bitter melon).<\/p>\n

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For photography what you decide as beautiful or ugly is your personal decision and taste. Never let anyone else superimpose their aesthetic ideals on you; discover your own taste for yourself, and shoot photos that taste delicious to you!<\/p>\n

ERIC<\/p>\n

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