It's been about a month since I read anything on post processing photos so I thought I'd bring the topic back up. In the past such threads would quickly break down and the thread would get locked up. But truth be told, I can't understand why. Is there something going on that I'm not aware of? Maybe some kind of unwritten rule that makes people who PP their photos feel defensive? Or am I completely off base on these thoughts?
From my perspective, any debate over PP has me thoroughly perplexed. Is there a belief that photography is based on truth? Because photography is anything but truth and is in fact an illusion. By framing a photography and eliminating items within the frame while bringing in others automatically renders the image void of being a factual representation. Once you realize that photography is not truth but instead is art, anything after that, such as PP or re-cropping the image, is just a continuation of the original misrepresentation.
Does this make sense or am I missing something. And why do conversations like this tend toward polarization? Can someone shed some light on this for me?
From my perspective, any debate over PP has me thoroughly perplexed. Is there a belief that photography is based on truth? Because photography is anything but truth and is in fact an illusion. By framing a photography and eliminating items within the frame while bringing in others automatically renders the image void of being a factual representation. Once you realize that photography is not truth but instead is art, anything after that, such as PP or re-cropping the image, is just a continuation of the original misrepresentation.
Does this make sense or am I missing something. And why do conversations like this tend toward polarization? Can someone shed some light on this for me?