The future..

Photography is being elevated with each new step in innovation. Technology opens up doors for new opportunities. With new technology readily available, photography is able to be manipulated in order to attain its goal. With the addition of Photoshop there are positive benefits for the public as well as negative. Animation and other industries employing this program are able to create new worlds and exploit imagination in order to successfully edit and design unheard of subjects. However, this usage becoming more and more mainstream adds to the negative downside of this program for its unrealistic expectations. Individuals, both male and female, utilize photography now for a status symbol in order to attain instant gratification for their successes. The negative feedback Photoshop brings in terms of a before and after photo alters the individuals perception of themselves. They soon become obsessed with the idea of how they look, but how they look to the world. It’s a crazy phenomenon to experience, nonetheless to watch happen around you. I believe if Photoshop wasn’t advertised as much as it is with editing photos and blurring flaws, the world would allow itself to have more self-respect. The people who feel they aren’t worthy enough to expose their perfect imperfections can finally see the beauty they offer. Although this may be the dream, photography is a growing industry and editing photos is along for the line. I see more and more programs being readily accessible as technology improves for individuals at home to edit their photos and send them out to the world. In an environment currently occupied by the idea of unrealistic expectations we are in for a rude awakening. I saw we take a look back at photography’s earliest investors and learn a few things about the simplicity of capturing a moment.