what is the value of an image?like you take ityou can feel dopamine taking itbut, then what?besides getting approval on social mediaor selling it for monetary compensation,what is the value?we take the picture, we enjoy the process of taking the picturewe make pictures we enjoy to look atbut, do we hope that other's enjoy? is individual value more than the value to others, or society?i guess personally, taking photos is a fun thing to dothen I hope that the picture's are worthy and appreciated enough, so that I, the person who took it is also esteemed and appreciatedso that I may gain some sort of status and lifestyle benefitis this the basic principle for you?
>>4516107In my opinion photos (or any piece of art) are a form of communication. You put the things you have in your head in the real world and through this process you express yourself. That is the only real value. What happens when it is done can be valuable, especially if it makes you feel like other people understand or like what you expressed, but it is unrelated to what I think is art.
Feels good man
>>4516107It's fun to>progress and learn more and get better in a hobby>tinker with settings and new types of shots>tinker with cameras sand lenses and accessories>tinker with new editing techniques and presets>share parts of my life with others>see how things change over time>engage with other people and have new experiences through the hobby>have an excuse to travel to certain aresalso>I photograph to see what the world looks like photographed
Good answers ITT; I'd like to add that I don't do it for recognition from others, as that's a sad dragon to chase. Composing, editing, sharing, and like the anon above me said getting better over time are all appealing to me and, above all: it's fun. I've got dead loved ones who I wish I had more photos of, but you also have to not have the camera between you and your loved ones constantly. Sometimes I wonder if kids these days are as familiar staring into a phone camera as they are their own parents eyes.
>>4516107You could ask those same questions of just about anything that is outside of eating and reproduction.
>>4516107autistic threadwhat is the value of anything? your problem is greed, not actual reason. realizing that all material possessions are inherently impermanent and untying yourself to them is the most effective way to accruing them in the most efficient manner possible anyways. detachment is freedom, attachment is prison. you can see the cause in your own post, you falsely believe you need to somehow benefit from an object.Any answers to this you can receive are meaningless ruminations because it's applicabilitiy WITHIN the material world cannot be sufficed or even glanced at in a 4chan thread, let alone a single post flipped through in twenty or so minutes, and such an answer would remain wholly unsatisfactory because it cannot be answered; the only solution to the question is to terminate it and all emotions that lead to it's arising through mindful awareness of their existance.>>4516209Eating and reproduction count too
>>4516107Why does she has integral functions on her back?
>>4516107I take photos because i like to look at them sometimes decades later. It brings back good memories. "Oh yeah i remember that day, i saw a really rare fungi that day." when i look at my fungi photos"That day was great i got to witness that one rare bird fly by." when i look at my bird photosetc.Also i think it's like shooting a gun for gun people, the act of taking photos especially when you try your best and not just point and shoot but choose the settings according to the conditions.
>>4516107The human soul desires creation. There are many ways to achieve this and some choose photography. The value is in the act as much as the result.
>>4516107There are moments that if not recorded, will be lost to time. And you will never know what moments will feel the most precious five years or even a decade from now.
>>4516107To enjoy the process, trying to understand more, to get better, and to share them mindfully with who I want, is what a strive.I wanted to be edgy and dogmatic, and say that I despise modern social media for what it is, but I figure fully rejecting the act of wanting apreciation from other people is not the right stance either.In the and, as other said, photography inherently is capturing a moment in the evermarching time. How you can honor it is by trying to have a better understanding on what do you want to show, how you can do it, and with whom do you want to share them.You should be content with the process itself, and not the results.
