1. My opinion based on the readings:
I think something that has been reproduced over and over again loses it's artistic value. One example of this is the Mona Lisa. The original painting by Leonardo Da Vinci is in the Louvre in Paris, France. The painting is so prominent in pop culture and it's been seen in so many ways that the one time I was in Paris for a few days I had no desire to see it. I can't say the same thing for everyone because I'm sure it attracts people from all over the world every day.
Photography is both a contribution to art and a tool to make art. They go hand in hand! You can't contribute photographic art without a camera. The only argument I would here is that with today's technology, everyone thinks they're a photographer, and so everyone thinks they're an artist.
Henry Peach Robinson created Fading Away because he wanted to show the world that photographic art could be controversial, even if it was a staged event. A lot of today's photography is staged like this, just look at any magazine for example.
What is happening now with digitization is what I mentioned before. The medium is so easily accessible and relatively inexpensive that anyone can take photos and call it art, even if it isn't. Facebook and social networks are filled with trendy people who think they are creating art. Some people actually are and have found their talents through it, and good for them, really. Not everyone with a camera can take a good photo.
On the other hand, it's easier to share pictures with other people over social networks.
It's a double edged sword methinks.
2. My reflection on the groups presentation:
I think I was on a different page. They definitely get into more detail about everything from counterfeiting art to advertisers being able to use photographs instead of painting or drawing them like on Mad Men.
Overall I think they did a pretty good job.
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