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I Could Be A Hipster
Jan. 12th, 2012 11:37 amWell, not really. But I am having entirely too much fun with silly camera apps on my Samsung Galaxy Player. Retro Camera below, Paper Camera further below.
Proposition: Beginning in the 19th century, photography made it easy to produce realistic images, which devalued the skills of realist painters and led ultimately to the impressionists, expressionists, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol. In the early 21st century, the widespread availability of good and cheap automatic cameras makes it easy for anyone to produce conventionally-excellent photographs. And so we start playing around with images like this.
What are your photos looking like lately?
Proposition: Beginning in the 19th century, photography made it easy to produce realistic images, which devalued the skills of realist painters and led ultimately to the impressionists, expressionists, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol. In the early 21st century, the widespread availability of good and cheap automatic cameras makes it easy for anyone to produce conventionally-excellent photographs. And so we start playing around with images like this.
What are your photos looking like lately?
