I find it fascinating thinking about how technological advancements in computer graphics have made it possible to create 2-D and 3-D imaging that is more 'perfect' than our human eyes can appreciate.
Even 20 years ago, when Jurassic park was created, the dinosaur graphics had to be carefully blended with the film to make it look grainy and essentially 'flawed' enough for us to believe that they looked real.
I like how he says at the end of the essay that the images of digital photography, "are not inferior to the visual realism of traditional photography. They are perfectly real -- all too real."
This makes me think that we are creating a reality that is too perfect for us. If we succeed in creating a visually perfect world, we will not be able to appreciate it, nor will we be part of it. We would not belong! Think of how many hours are spent Photoshopping every beauty poster, every magazine advertisement. If we were visually perfect, would we need make-up to go on stage or in front of a camera? Or even out to get groceries?
Thinking about how film has taken the place of photography, in some ways, makes me curious to see what the next advancement is, and if it will displace film. Will it be artificial reality? What will take the place of our entertainment form of film, and our appreciation of physical artifacts, in photos?
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