I think that this case studies opinion on tourism photography is totally correct. On page 242-243 the book discusses how photographs that are shown in brochures and post card images from foreign places often affect how the tourist wants to create their own photographs. The images that are used for advertising in the tourism industry become the main representation of that country, and tourists seek out the places that the images were taken. I find it interesting that people often search for these places to take similar images to ones they have seen in brochures or magazines, and like the book says they need that photograph "in order to feel that their trip is complete" (243).
The book describes how fashion photography is "blatantly concerned with the constructed photograph. It is also concerned with the exotic, dramatic, glamorous and different" (244). To me, this is not much different from the goals of tourism photography, the images taken to advertise a certain area are carefully constructed so that they will be visually captivating to the viewer and therefore make them want to travel there. The goal of both of these types of photography is to sell the audience on the product, whether it be a vacation or clothing.
No comments:
Post a Comment