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This is a 4 page paper on the implications of the shift from analogue to digital photography. With the recent shift of analogue to digital photography, critics cannot help but wonder what the implications of this change will be in regards to the ideals of originality, truth and authenticity of the work. From a traditional viewpoint, Benjamin and others argued that art loses its authenticity and originality once it is mass reproduced because art and photography have an intrinsic link with time and space which relates to these two aspects. In addition to the fact that digital photography can be mass reproduced in an exact manner, it also lends itself to being altered and manipulated quite easily. While this may imply that all original components of the piece are lost forever, some graphic designers have recently expanded this component to create a new field to allow for original technical work which is considered reflective of modern society. While Baudrillard stated that the media has turned modern society into one which is devoid of authentic experience, some critics allow that digital technology may actually provide a further medium to create authentic and dynamic experience.
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change will be in regards to the ideals of originality, truth and authenticity of the work. From a traditional viewpoint, Benjamin and others argued that art loses its authenticity and
originality once it is mass reproduced because art and photography have an intrinsic link with time and space which relates to these two aspects. In addition to the fact that
digital photography can be mass reproduced in an exact manner, it also lends itself to being altered and manipulated quite easily. While this may imply that all original components of
the piece are lost forever, some graphic designers have recently expanded this component to create a new field to allow for original technical work which is considered reflective of modern
society. While Baudrillard stated that the media has turned modern society into one which is devoid of authentic experience, some critics allow that digital technology may actually provide a further
medium to create authentic and dynamic experience. The shift of photography from analogue to digital was not the first technical shift to have
affected originality and authenticity of art. In 1969, Benjamin wrote "The work of art in that age of mechanical reproduction" at the time when technology had been improved to the
point that mass production of art pieces was developed. For Benjamin, despite given the technology which provided what seemed like perfect reproduction of a piece, the uniqueness of the piece
is essentially lost because it is still "lacking one element: its presence in time and space, its unique existence at the place where it happens to be" (Benjamin, 1969; Woodrow,
2002). In addition, Benjamin (1969) also argued that reproduction of art jeopardizes its authenticity, since the authenticity of an object is also linked with its relationship with time and space.
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