The Camera Hoax

A camera captures light. But who decides what the photograph should look like? From two edits of one sunset to film stocks, smartphone processing and the megapixel race, The Camera Hoax explores the choices hidden inside every image and why a more accurate photograph isn't always the one we prefer. MUSIC CREDITS Signal to Noise (No Piano Melody), Resonance (No Melody in Backend), and Life in Silico by Scott Buckley — released under CC BY 4.0. https://www.scottbuckley.com.au https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Excerpted, equalized, crossfaded and mixed beneath narration. IMAGE CREDITS Sunset 2007-1 (Porto Covo) by Alvesgaspar — CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Su... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa... Colour/exposure edits and animated crops; adapted image remains CC BY-SA 3.0. Canon EOS 7D DSLR body back by Lucasbosch — CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ca... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa... Cutout, masking, animation and screen replacement; adapted image remains CC BY-SA 4.0. Rt-5-misty1.jpg by DrSlony / Morgan Hardwood; RawTherapee contributors. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rt... Photo and its adaptations: CC BY-SA 4.0. Interface: GPL 3.0 or later. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa... https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html Cropped, highlighted and colour-graded.