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I'm looking for some ideas for future blog entries, to continue on the theme of the ART of photography rather than technical stuff. Suggestions?
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George
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9 comments:
Suggestions:
Black and White photography as art
Treatment of landscapes in photography vs. that of painting
Abstracts in photography. Are they an art form?
Photographic portraits vs. painting
Does post processing add to or diminish artistic appeal?
Tends in photographic art
Has, will the digital age made a difference on how we see art?
Do photographers place arbitrary limits upon what is acceptable as compared to painters?
Can textile design be something that a creative photographer might emulate?
Is "digital art", and by that I mean specifically that which might begin with a photograph, and be SIGNIFICANTLY further developed using ANY digital techniques, somehow less worthy than painting?
Can digital art be considered "fine art"?
Do all good pieces of digital art have to be fully "previsualized" or is it legitimate to evolve it as you go along, letting each thing that you do suggest what the next step might be? Is one somehow less an "artist" if images don't appear fully formed in one's imagination, as if by the grace of some higher power?
Describe (perhaps even critique a bit;-) your *own* work as though you were someone else seeing it for the first time. Not easy, I know, but I suspect also deeply revealing (to you and your readers) if done with your usual care.
I find one of the most powerful ways for improving my own work is
1. review my image library
2. look for new-and-perhaps-extreme ways to crop images that produce a much better image without regard to print quality
3. understand why I didn't frame that cropped view when I taking the pictures
4. figure out how to see this kind of shot in the future
Do you do the same?
There is the issue about photography and art.
Most photographic art is hopelessly out of sync with contemporary art practices.
We still create images that are based on 19th and early 20th century art concepts.
Why do photographers call their mages "fine" art?
Rolf Erni
Hi George,
I just read your article(s) on Luminous Landscape on the levels of a photographer. Many a time, I've wanted to create a ranking system for photos submitted in internet forum postings but shied away because there are so many ranking systems that another one is neither here or there. I will read your ranking system more deeply, it seems worthwhile. Write some more on that.... I've also recently moved my blog to blogspot Look, See, Reflect, Do
Interesting that the first several suggestions for future topics are more in the way of philosophical debates/discussions rather than how to see better. Debates like 'is photography art' can be a hobby in themselves but frankly, I don't have a lot of interest in anything that doesn't lead to better images. I have a sneaky feeling I have already broken that policy, but I'm going to try at least to stick to it.
George Purvis talks about studying one's images for possible dramatic crops not to make a print but to learn to see better and to recognize when you have included way too much so that next time you can see the crop and move in or use a longer lens to capture the stronger image. Good point.
l have a suggestion, but just so you know "where it is coming from" let me talk about myself first:
-have been shooting seriously (as a hobbyist) for about three years now
-shoot with a Canon 20D with enough glass that takes me from 10mm to 400 but no fancy TSE equipment etc, but do have a macro
-use PS CS3 but am far from an expert
-am reasonably pleased with my progress (have won a number of camera club awards)
-but still get frustrated that I am not progressing more quickly
-try to look at other people's work, buy alot of books (including yours), and also take them out from the librarry
My question/suggestion for a topic is to talk more about how you "find" your images. I know that "text book" answer to the question. Look around for lines, texture, colours, shapes etc. Then simplify, simplify etc. But I still find that I walk around and the muse doesn't strike me. What are the techniques you use (mental conditioning, triggers you look for etc) for finding images. What helps your "seeing"
I do enjoy your blog...
Frank:
you have hit on the single biggest problem facing most hobby photographers. I tried to address this in the book but I'd like to explore it further with you. Could you email me at george.barr at shaw.ca and tell me more. I'm thinking that if you and I develop a dialog about your struggles, I will be better able to help you and others and it will influence future writing.
George
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