Re: Interactivity and process
Jeffrey D. Mathias (jeffrey.d.mathias@worldnet.att.net)
Sun, 14 Jun 1998 16:32:54 -0400
Jeffrey D. Mathias wrote:
>
> Judy Seigel wrote:
> > ... there is no such thing as "objectivity" as Jeffrey claims.
> > And I don't mean just details of personal style, but about the look of
> > *reality.*
> >
> > He can perhaps recreate his *vision*, but what can be objective about
> > translating full-scale, 3-dimensional, full-color reality to a little
> > piece of paper? (As you pointed out subsequently). Sometimes the paper
> > looks much better, but.... objective? ...
>
> Yes Judy, there is "objectivity"; although not in the sense as you have
> portrayed. The challenge is not to translate reality to a piece of
> paper. The challenge is to have the image on the piece of paper convey
> the same message of that reality; and that this be done with a minimum
> (idealy none) of manipulation or editorializing by the photographer, but
> executed with the experience and ability of the photographer, so that
> the viewer can understand the message of the reality.
>
Or, what I meant: To have the opportunity to understand.
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Jeffrey D. Mathias
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