Photography captures experience within a frame, “miniatures” of the real world. To photograph something or someone puts the photographer in a relationship with it in which they interpret and convey an idea about their subject. They give evidence and validity to a situation; a common concept held by many is that if It can be seen in a photograph, it must be reality (although this notion has changed somewhat due to technology such as PhotoShop, etc). But according to Sontag, photographs are just as much an interpretation of the world as paintings and drawings are. She comments on how photographers always impose standards on their subjects by manipulating different factors of the shot or by taking many frames in hopes that one will turn out to be good. She also acknowledges that photographs can be used for a variety of purposes, in addition to just “note-taking”. I love her perspective on photography; she explains that photographs are important to think about, and can be used for important purposes, but also acknowledges the fact that taking pictures is just something people do because they enjoy it, not always for a goal-oriented purpose or in search of some kind of payment.
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