There are many aspects that affect the way one looks at art and further judges it. In photography, these aspects have evolved over time, resulting in an incredibly complex issue that takes into account many elements of photography itself. As a photographer myself, this subject matter is extremely interesting to me and I care deeply about the perception of photography as I value the medium as a respectable art form. This investigation will look into these elements and push a deeper understanding of how art is defined and what affects this definition. The introduction of modern photography technologies has affected the way Americans view art because the creation and integration of editing software has led to the questioning of “what exactly is art” and debates over the ethics of photoshopping, and the evolution from dark room to digital has allowed for more advanced techniques of capturing the world, thus showing that ¬¬¬the definition of art is widely unique and can easily be influenced by many aspects of our …show more content…
Art is a vastly unique and expressive concept that is prevalent throughout the entire world. It varies with culture, location, or time period. What we know as art today is entirely different than what we knew as art 100 years ago. Technology has had an enormous impact on how art is made and what parameters under which we, as humans, define art. Technology has had an especially huge impact on the art of photography, as the methods of creating photographic art would not have been possible without modern technological advancements. Currently, humanity is seeing a “boom” in digital manipulation techniques, meaning that we no longer just take photos, which further impacts the art form. Advancements in digital editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop, has greatly impacted the field of photography as a whole. We live in a day and age where we have to be skeptical of everything we see; we look at photos and immediately think, “I bet it was photoshopped”. The program opens up endless possibilities and opportunities for an artist; with skill within the program, one can create anything. While fraud will always be a risk, we’ve learned that relying only on mechanical processes or devices is entirely futile (Mayes, “Revolution in Photography”). According to the article, “Is Digital Art