Nobody cared to photograph apples in a bowl or flowers. It was obvious the photographs were nowhere near as interesting as paintings unless you were particularly gifted with lights and a camera.
Personal portraits on the other hand, were far more useful on everyday basis and more accurate as photographs, even if some glamour was sacrificed in the trade off.
Some, yes, but that was not the case when photography emerged- the time when paintings were the way of showing and recording what things looked like.
Even today, most food porn photos are of prepared meals, not so much harvests which was the classic still life subject back then. I’d risk saying most people prefer paintings of harvested goods to photos even today, although you do have photos of them of course. Finally… People use paintings to embellish their homes and to display their wealth, which is not the case with insta images.
Nobody cared to photograph apples in a bowl or flowers. It was obvious the photographs were nowhere near as interesting as paintings unless you were particularly gifted with lights and a camera.
Personal portraits on the other hand, were far more useful on everyday basis and more accurate as photographs, even if some glamour was sacrificed in the trade off.
There are significant parallels between still life depictions of feasts and instagram food porn content.
Some, yes, but that was not the case when photography emerged- the time when paintings were the way of showing and recording what things looked like.
Even today, most food porn photos are of prepared meals, not so much harvests which was the classic still life subject back then. I’d risk saying most people prefer paintings of harvested goods to photos even today, although you do have photos of them of course. Finally… People use paintings to embellish their homes and to display their wealth, which is not the case with insta images.