Week 7 EOC Adult Content

Pornography is always a touchy subject, especially for photographers. In the film "Gentlemen's Relish" they touch on the subject of turning photography into a more lucrative career by the use of pornography. I felt the film showed an accurate depiction of how a photographer in the early 1900s. Though the overall story line was created for an interesting plot it was not uncommon for people of high esteem to be involved in the purchasing of pornography. Photographers always seem to be proving that they are creative individuals. Since we use a machine to make our art it makes it difficult to see how a photo can be considered art. In the film the photographer would take a photo of a historical event incorporating nudity but then by just cropping into the shot to emphasize the nudity it became pornography. The subject has been taboo in the United States because of how our society is. If you were to travel to Europe they embrace sexuality and the human form. Though as a photographer I do not have an interest in pornography or nude photography I do feel that if done tastefully it is considered an art form. Some might think that taking pictures of your vacation is not art but be completely surprised when they see a beautiful photo of the architecture in Paris. It all depends on whoever is looking at the photo and how they want to interpret it.