CEVA 0906 - The Mind's Lens: Perception and Photography

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Brown University

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Photography should not be considered a mere reproduction of what is visible but, as a form of art it can be more an instrument to explore the capabilities of human perception. The photograph taken by the camera is not a mere effect of projected light. Objects in the world before our eyes are processed and interpreted by the brain. The final percept is then fixed on the photographic image when the photographer decides the subject and frames it. This process results in the subjectivity of photographs, the unique visual angle that is proper and exclusive of the photographer's eye. In these terms the human eye and the camera cannot be dissociated, as from the first originates the precept that becomes the object for the creation of the reality seen in the photograph.

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www.brown.edu

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(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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