Photography

When I point a camera at a subject without an idea of composition and what I'm trying to represent, the result is a snapshot. In post production I might be able turn a snapshot into something that approaches being a photograph. My post production is limited to what Canon DPP 4 software can do with RAW images and what the stock 2015 version of the Apple Photos application can do with JPEGs.

I have no means of removing utility lines or adding objects that were not present in an original image. I don't wish to present an altered reality. The photos I post here are produced with a minimum of manipulation. I crop and make adjustments to lighting while trying to avoid the over saturation of colors. What you see in my photos is as close as I can get to what I saw with my eyes.

There's nothing like creating something that is the result of your own skills, vision and hard work. When I create music or take photos, there is often a great deal of trial-and-error involved. When someone on DU questions whether my work is my own or implies that it has been photoshopped, as happened recently, it pisses me right the fuck off! I don't want to eat pizza and, so far, I've been restrained in my response.

I could no more feel gratified and satisfied in taking credit for a photo created by a robot than I could in creating a song using AI. Anything produced that way is empty and meaningless. It is devoid of humanity. It is worthless shit.

If you value art made by actual, not virtual, humans, there are many of us who will continue creating the real thing. If no one else values my art, I will still take great satisfaction in making something that I can genuinely call my own.