No picture captures reality. Put differently, every picture captures only a sliver of reality. So why do I feel guilty about enhancing or "punching up" a picture? Is it an insult to God, as if I'm saying His creation is inadequate and I can improve it? Is it because the real talent of a photographer is in the hunt, in finding the beauty as well as capturing it? Is it because we have a "journalistic" view of photography and do not recognize the overwhelming extent to which every picture is, finally, fabricated or a lie?
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I think it is because we know that our picture doesn't capture the real beauty of the real thing. We try to doctor it to make our poor copy into something closer to the original. This is why I am always taking pictures of trees in the fall - I'm always trying to find the perfect picture that truly captures the amazing color and texture and sound and smell of fall leaves.
Good point, technoprarie. On the other hand, surely pictures certainly reveal (or create) beauty that was not there obviously before, such as the famous shot of the milk drop that looks like a crown at the instant of impact.
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