FAQ 20 • Art
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2001. What is the relationship between “art” and TTG?
There is no universal relationship between “art” and “TTG.”
• Many TTG photographs are considered “art.”
• Many TTG photographs are not considered “art.”
• Many “art” photographs qualify as TTG.
• Many “art” photographs do not qualify as TTG.
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2002. What about photographic artists who want to push their photography beyond an “undoctored record” of what things look like?
That’s fine; they should follow their muse and not worry about TTG.
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2003. But the answer to #2001 implies that photographers can make — with their camera and no AI-GC — “art” photographs that qualify as TTG?
Yes, that has always been the case.
The reputations of many of the most-famous photographers of the past century were built on photographs that would fully meet the Trust Test, and many of those images are in world-famous art museums and art collections.
So every photographer can do whatever they want with their own photographs, regarding them as “art” if they wish, and if the results fully meet the Trust Test, they can feel free to apply the TTG label.
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2004. Who doesn’t make this website’s list of “100 famous photographers”?
There are three main categories of photographers who aren’t listed on the “100 famous photographers” list.
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2005. Haven’t lots of famous photographers openly doctored their photographs?
Yes, and their fame proves the point that outside of news settings, the public generally is fine with openly doctored photographs.
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