PrepTest 139, Section 3, Question 14
When Jayne Hinds Bidaut saw her first tintype,(425 more words not shown)
The reasoning by which, according(25 more words not shown)
- AWhen advanced modern(23 more words not shown)
- BThe various feelings(22 more words not shown)
- CMost people who(24 more words not shown)
- DPeople who are(19 more words not shown)
- EThe latest photographic(18 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Estabrook wants photographs that evoke age and nostalgia. He chooses old processes because their accidents and imperfections help create that effect. To strengthen his reason for choosing those methods, look for evidence that their particular results matter to the effect he wants.
What we’re looking for
For example, if a modern simulation looked obviously artificial, that would give him a reason to prefer the old process. The issue is not whether a newer camera can produce a technically cleaner image; cleanliness is not his objective.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
If modern techniques always reveal the artificiality of their simulated imperfections, they cannot create the same convincing impression of age. Think of an obvious digital aging filter: it suggests a new image made to look old. That gives Estabrook additional reason to use the old processes themselves.
- B
If feelings were independent of production techniques and irrelevant to artistic value, his choice of method would lose the connection to the emotional effect he seeks. This works against his reasoning.
- C
Valuing photographs almost exclusively as accurate records does not support his desire to evoke nostalgia through imperfections. It also concerns a particular use of photographs, not evidence that his chosen method achieves his artistic purpose.
- D
His photographs are new works made to appear old. Saying that viewers seldom value that kind of work would undermine, rather than support, his project.
- E
Modern methods' ability to avoid blemishes does not establish the value of the imperfections he deliberately retains. This describes a different technical goal without strengthening his reason for pursuing his own.
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