Yes, the 21st century can be called the age of photography, graphics, image, etc. because this form of transmission begins to dominate the Internet. In addition, photography can be cultivated and developed professionally or as a hobby, as art, i.e. artistically.
In my opinion, photography can be an art if it is practiced with passion etc. Sometimes a photo that qualifies for the artistic picture of the year is created by chance, like a unique impression captured in light photography.
Impression captured in a complete photograph, accidentally and unchangeable.
Another time, such an exceptional artistic picture arises after many weeks or months of preparation, after many rehearsals, in a unique place, which is not easy to reach and is a big undertaking.
It seems to me that it is similar to many other fields of art.
In view of the above, the current question is: Do you think photography can be art?
Please, answer, comments. I invite you to the discussion.
Yes, sure. The photo speaks deeper than a lot of words.
I personally think that photography is a form of art whereby the photographer aims at freezing the reality of a specific moment to create a mirror for revealing aesthetic aspects which cannot be captured later on. This can be seen in what Kate Morton states about photography: " It is a cruel, ironical art, photography. The dragging of captured moments into the future; moments that should have been allowed to be evaporate into the past; should exist only in memories, glimpsed through the fog of events that came after...." As such, As you have very rightly pointed out , there is certainly an artistic side to photography.
Definitely, photography is an art. Artistic photography can show so much more than the pure repoduction of the object seen.
Yes, it is. However, it depends very much on the capacity of going beyond the obvious. Now, anybody can take thousands of photos with the mobile phone without putting too much thinking into it. In the past, the use of film and silver technology made more difficult the process of making photos and people used to think more about photographic art.
A photo of beautiful nature - Rainbow on the background of a waterfall
A photo of beautiful nature - A mirror reflection in a mountain lake
A question: to what extent the photographic art depends on heavy Photoshop treatment? What else is important?
For sure it can be considered art. Not all the photos, but in some specific conditions, there it can be said about some photos that they are part of artistic process.
The concept of art changed through the ages, before the invention of the camera was the task of the artist is the transfer of reality, with the advent of the camera took the role, this period saw the birth of avant-garde art of all kinds, and the role of art to inspire us in the feelings, so photography can be considered the art of the revolution of Images perform this task
The point is that nowadays photography is more and more a sort of computer technology and less an less art. Strong, "Fauve" colors, cold SF-like landscapes, overuse of technical enhancements (just pay a visit on Tumblr). Still, photography can be art, but one has to start with the classic silver techniques and black and white photos in order to learn the use of light and understand the idea of a photo essay. Otherwise, is just auto-mode on the camera plus Photoshop. Nothing wrong with it, but it is not art.
Photography of beautiful nature - Lake Morskie Oko in the Tatra Mountains
A photo of beautiful nature - Spring Flower meadow in the mountains
A photo of beautiful nature - A mirror reflection in a mountain lake
A photo of beautiful nature - Blooming dandelion in the mountains
A photo of beautiful nature - Blooming flowers on a meadow in the mountains
A photo of beautiful nature - Mountain landscape. Summer meadow in the mountains
Definitely an art and a profession. Employment opportunities as free lancer are strong in the field of industry photography.
It is an art when the photographer makes an effort to create specific pose of his model or light to find a new expression of the image, composition of structures and colours. In another case is no art at all.
Photography is most definitely art! There is so many things you can do to photography. You can change the tints and colors.
For me it's only art. That is the factor which distinguishes a real photographer. Especially nowadays, in the digital era, what matters most is how you take a photo (angle, landscape, lighting etc.) and not how well you process it.
Hello, Many people who ask if photography is an art form tend to compare it to painting which like photography can capture a person, a scene or a landscape in paint and canvas by using brushes. In this case it not art.
The photographer also can capture these things in a photograph but like house painting merely. taking a picture it is a skill which nowadays can called separate art.
Yes it could be art. As Henri Cartier- Bresson used to say, you have to choose the decisive instant to take the picture...
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