Marvin Heiferman: Photography Changes Everything

            As I read Heiferman's essay on photography, he commonly states that photography focuses on capturing a memory or expressing something through this form of art. Photography does more than capture something; although beauty is a major component, it is a way to express and think about the art that is being illustrated. Heiferman's essay clearly indicates that photography is a form of art that is up to interpretation, leaving it up to the viewer.

            Although Heiferman has a clear view of the purpose of photography, whether the components are for emotional or visually pleasing aspects of it. That's the wonder of photography because it fulfills its purpose as art; anything captured can have meaning. Other components can increase the visual aspect of the subject being captured; for me personally, color, light, or cases of simplicity can show the beauty within anything.

            My sense of inspiration within photography is work that captures the beauty of something simple or things that we see on the daily basis but is enhanced to illustrate its beauty. Landscape photography, for example, is a great representation of this because areas with natural beauty are captured to demonstrate their actual beauty. Light and color also fall under this since they act as the basis of enhancing the subject and altering parts to again enhance beauty. Photography allows individuals to see a subject; differently, not everyone will think similarly about a piece of work, and that's why photography is so special. Different interpretations of a photo heighten its value through how differently we see art. 

  

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