Semiotics is defined as the study of symbols or the interpretation of those symbols. The article discusses how programs such as Photoshop stretch and skew the social semiotics and how we view the image. At one point it mentions that “Taking a camera into a classroom is seen as an ethical problem because the degree of contact it can create though the production an distribution of images is very difficult to control.”
Taking a photograph and distributing it is a touchy subject because of how specific and detailed a photograph can be. Artists and others use photoshop to change the image and create something, that I believe is completely different from the original. Although it references the original it can never be the same because of the action taken to change it.
I believe that as long as a student is old enough to not only grasp the basics of the program, but to also understand the ethics behind photography and it’s manipulation it should be included in the art curriculum.
More crazy Photoshopped creatures here http://www.anvari.org/cols/Photoshopped_Animals.html
Does Photoshop have the potential to make the situation of photography in the classroom better, or worse?
How would you explain to your students the ethics of photography?
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