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can you see how every one is looking to a different direction.. this is not art for sure

even the photographers them self was very strict about their job and used to make all photos look similar plus it was typical science; as to get a correct photo -had you realize that i didn't say a good cause at that time photos was valued聽 by fallowing the rules or not- so to get a correct photo you need to used many chemicals to produce the film and for for post production also and those chemicals should be applied in special environment - the red lighted room do you remember it- and you need to get license and trained to work as a photographer. it wasn't an easy job - like scuba diving now days.




At that time any photographer result would be very similar to any another photographer with a very few differences. So at the early stage photography was a science and mechanical production task.. the same as weaving textiles for example.
on the other hand at the same time; when a painter draw a photo realistic painting - a photos that capture life the same as camera do without any feelings- critics and other artists beside all society wouldn't name him a creative artist or even an artist he would be considered a talented worker how can paint and聽 they didn't consider even that kind of paintings to be art. by the聽 way this point of view still exist till now and critics would always down value any painting that capture real life without a feeling saying it is just a camera work.

As time goes.. photographers try to get out the box as all humans do so they work more on giving a personal touch to be differentiated from the others so their work would stand out in the crowd. Here photography was considered a industry production with art touch and sense from the photographer who was consider as a worker not as an artist. this point of view was true for a long time as long as creating a photo is depending on chemistry so a good photographer would have be a good chemistry background.

At that time only hand paintings was sold, widely possessed in the society and found in art galleries while photographs was only done upon special request to keep a family history and later on to keep history of the society itself.
This situation had lasted for a very long time with a little changes for example the photo-montage was invented and that was considered more art than pure science.. and the same time the photographers tend to experiment their abilities and to change the normal subject finding new fields to explore adding their special touch and perspective.. so we would notice photography had entered the world of newspapers adding a new meaning to the text..and here the competition begin to start as the perfect photo would raise the paper sales.. and this is the real start of art race.. as all are looking for a good photo from a different point of view and perspective that is not repeated before to give the paper readers the impressions they were at the place of the photo.

This point was the rise of the photojournalist career and art of photography from the point of view of media people however still artists and critics didn't recognize this is a form of art..

Through this long journey the photography technology had changed a lot till KODAK camera & film are invented which turn art to be an easy task any body can do without much care for old photography techniques. while the photography technology grows and the more easier to get a photo the more photography wasn't considered a science or industry .. but still wasn't art yet.

old kodak camera

modern kodak camera

the process film a revolution in the industry

The big move that had take the photograph from being art was being digital.. any one now can grab his cellphone or any digital camera and probably would get error free nice picture.聽 just less than a flash of light most digital cameras do the math for you.. and you get the final output ready for print without any prior knowledge of any since.

The more the technology involved the less art inside the game..

I know this was a long history lesson.. i guess you now imagine how much we artists had suffered to become what we are now.