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Re:Artist uses a computer model of his face to get a French ... by hashmal on Saturday June 17, 2017 @12:26PM (#14576511)
this is actually an interesting subject and one should not jump on quick/easy answers.

- is a photography really a snapshot of what something looks like? seems to be an easy one until you look closely at the history of technology behind photography

- if photography is a faithful representation of something, does it mean there's not "creation" involved? how can photography be considered art if it's not creation?

- "a passport photo is supposed to depict a snapshot of your face" and "all photos are fiction" are not mutually exclusive statements

- and so on

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Re:Artist uses a computer model of his face to get a French ... by JetSpiegel on Saturday June 17, 2017 @09:49PM (#14578569)
Photography is an art, but passport photographs are not, they are all the same. The whole point is that they are standard.
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