Law and Photography

• Publication year: 2023
• Citation: Vol. 46 No. 6 Pg. 34
• Pages: 34

Law and Photography Vol. 46 No. 6 Pg. 34 Wyoming Bar Journal December 2023

"The law can be a jealous mistress and so can photography."

by Frank D. Neville

tal cameras, I have always been fascinated by cameras and the magic they produce. Prior to digital photography, film was king but expensive. Each time just before I pressed the shutter button, I always had to consider the cost of the film and the cost of the processing of that film. It could be expensive. And then you had to wait for the film to be processed before you could see how the picture turned out. Now, with digital cameras and computers, you can have immediate feedback on the photograph you just took. No more hesitation just before you press the shutter button! Then, you enter a completely new and fascinating world of processing the photograph on your computer in Photoshop. This allows you to end up with a photograph that expresses your feelings about that scene along with the hope that someone else might feel the same way.

Although I...