Please answer this survey!?

Question

Please answer this survey! I have to do it for school! It is about photography in american culture.

here are the questions...

1. Do you think that because most everyone has gone to digital, photos have become less personal?


2.Do you think that because digital images can be manipulated more easily what we see in magazines doesn’t appear as it seems?


3.Do you think that it is right for the government to have a say in what images we see and which ones we don’t see?why or why not?

4.Do you think that americans’ take pictures in general for granted?

5. Back in the 20’s, 30’s & 40’s people didn’t have several photos of their family. Do you think that the photo has lost value because of this?

6. Do you prefer digital or manual cameras?

7.Does digital still have the same detail as manual black and white images have?

8.Do you consider digital images as art? why or why not?

9.Have you thought about how images affect you?

10.What do you think would happen if we didn’t have images?How

Answer 1

1. No. Quite the contrary. Digital enhancements and customization have allowed photos to become more personal.

2. Yes, there is always that possiblity. However, there is also technology available that is able to authenticate legitimate pictures from "photo-shopped" frauds.

3. Only if such photos violate any existing laws (child pornography) or are deemed a credible national security risk or if there are confidentiality clauses placed upon photos by interested parties; for all other instances, the gov't simply has no say, period.

4. I really cannot say. That is simply a matter of individual opinion. Yet, Americans take a lot of things for granted, so I don't see how photos would be any different.

5. If think in terms of economic value, then yes, it has since the more there is of a type of item, the less valuable it becomes. However, its "sentimental" value is determined by the owner.

6. I'm not very photogenic

7. I would assume the quality for digital is far superior to that of black-n-white images.

8. Art is purely subjective in nature. One man's art is another's trash. For it to be truly artistic, it must have some meaning and purpose to it. Thus, a simple photo shot does not necessarily qualify as "art."

9. No, and I don't see how they could, unless they somehow implicated me in a possible crime for which I have no knowledge of...LOL

10. I doubt that would even be possible. Images originate in the mind. What's on the surface is merely a physical carbon copy of the mental image. Even still images are perceived differently. However, a lack of photos would force us to picture each object differently based on our individual perception inside our minds.

Answer 2

1. No 2. Often times, yes. 3. I think that depends if the images are of confidential nature or not. 4. No opinion. 5. I think recent family photos have lost value somewhat as they can easily be recaptured, although I think it makes old photos more valuable. 6. Digital 7. I think digital photos have more detail. 8. I think any image can be artistic, digital or not, depending on the artist's viewpoint. 9. Some images capture one's attention more than others for various reasons. 10. Visual images instill emotional reaction as well as create and present perspective from an individual's viewpoint. Images are a type of communication and without them there would be much lost in translation perhaps.

Answer 3

1. yes
2. yes
3. NO, that is censorship, and censorship in any form is bad.
4. yes, more so the memories taken for granted.
5. yes
6. Digital is easier.
7. The resolution of digital will probably never be quite as good as film. Digital is still made up of pixels, no matter how small. Film is more 'organic'.
8. Art is what you make of it.
9. Images represent memories, so they remind you of things past, both good and bad.
10. Not sure. Going back to cave drawings, people have always recorded things visually to help remember them and pass them on to future generations. I don't think a civilized society could ever NOT have images.

Answer 4

I love my digital camera and it doesn't need developing just plug into my computer and it is the clearest picture you ever seen. I love to take pictures of everything and everyone.
How can the government have any say so over what pictures I take? They are no longer sent in to be developed?
What could we take that they would object to?
child porn? I think they should hang them.

Answer 5

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