My concern is not so much with the profession or the industry. It lies in the esthetic. Photographs are physical objects. They age, they yellow, they wear…and each step changes the physical object. Think of a country song with a yellowing photograph on the wall, or a angst ridden young wife tearing up those of an old sweetheart. Photographs have surface and form. They are objects. A fingerprint, a tear…each adds to the authenticity and the presence of the print. They say God is the Greatest Artist. He creates patina. He creates rough edges, wrinkles and memories. The photographer is but the first step in creating a picture, not the last. Pictures grow with age, they change with age. Digital photographs don’t.
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On the opposite side of the coin, negatives for photographs are known to last over 150 years. How long will digital photographs last? And will there be equipment you can use to look at them with in a century or so?
ReplyDeleteYes, if WE are still here (which I doubt, actually) Digital prints will, because they can be copied endlessly with no degradation. which is why they are less real...they don't exist is physical form, only as a sequence of bits and bytes...so there is nothing to feel. Consequently, they HAVE less feeling as well.
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