So, David, how does this differ from the old term we used in the past called "Pictorial"? They sure look about the same to me. In fact wouldn't PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHER look better on your business cards than Fine Art Photographer? Maybe not the "In" term anymore but a lot more "classy"......Regards
I see more and more people setting up web sites (I plan to do one myself some day) to show and sell their photographs. A lot of them describe their work as Fine Art Photography whether it is darkroom produced or from an inkjet printer. Some of these people may be experienced and some not so.
So can someone define "Fine Art Photography" for me please? Does it matter how it is produced? Are we all Fine Art Photographers?
Peter
p.s. Apologies if this is in the wrong forum section.
For me, a fine art print is one I like so much I want to hang it on my wall. I want to look at it again and again, and show it to my friends and family.
Fine art is defined buy the person doing the describing. Bluegrass and the Bach family are both fine art to various listeners.
After my 'official' retirement with some 60+ years under the dark-cloth of which 20+ were spent as a Board Certified 'Registered Biological Photographer. I was 'challenged by my daughter to earn my BFA at the nearby university (as a means of 'staying of of the rocking chair and away from daytime television'). I graduated at the ripe old age of 73. I was somewhat 'surprised' to find out that 'digital craftsmanship took second place to the "concept" and "meaning" when those images were stuck up on the wall for class critique and final 'grade' .It soon became quite obvious that some students would present what they knew the 'type' of images the Professor had preference.
I guess I am allowed can now regard myself as 'artist' and so ... The 'business card' I have handy in my wallet when being 'interviewed by one of the members of the local constabulary (who have, on numerous occasion, stopped and 'demanded' an answer to their "what I am 'doing?/ do you have permission?" question), So.. I hand tem a 'card' which has the word "Photographist" under my name. and I politely inquire as to whether I am in breach of some 'unwritten' law...or ordinance.... most times they hand the card back and 'quietly' walk away. there have been one or two who have asked to ''have a quick 'peek' at the GG under the dark-cloth and quietly exclaimed "wow! that is neat"
Ken
This doesn't really answer the question but most photographers that I have known who set themselves up as "Fine Art" photographers, spent more getting business cards printed than they ever made selling pictures. Of course I don't live in a large city where things might be different but I doubt it. In spite of what people say, I find that people who buy pictures buy them because they like them, not because the photographer calls him/her selves; "Fine Art Photographers". But nowadays, with egos so important, maybe I am wrong............Not that any of us have overactive egos......Regards!Fine art is defined buy the person doing the describing. Bluegrass and the Bach family are both fine art to various listeners.
highly aesthetic photographs prepared with the utmost care and prepared and presented on the best materials(paper stock, mounting boards etc.).worthy of being accepted by galleries, museums and collectors."So can someone define "Fine Art Photography" for me please?"
Can't be done.
highly aesthetic photographs prepared with the utmost care and prepared and presented on the best materials(paper stock, mounting boards etc.).worthy of being accepted by galleries, museums and collectors.
You can't chrome-plate a turt!what about commerical work ...
i know some photojournalistic imagery
over the years has been hailed as "fine art photography"
or is it only "fine art photography" AFTER it has served its purpose
as a commerical illustration,vogue cover, glad-hand-handshake, wartime editorial,
and/or "wartime editorial photograph that was found/ discovered to be photoshopped/HDR'd overly manipulated
and later called a 'composite image' " or stolen work like the marlboro man or images gathered from instagram printed and presented
at a gallery ( currated by someone else ), and i haven't even mentioned works by the russian constructavists or people like man ray or itchy )
... some of these things are considered "fine art photography" and they do not fall into the restrictive categories presented in this thread ...
Maybe you haven’ t but plenty are sold for big bucks!You can't chrome-plate a turt!
You can't chrome-plate a turt!
highly aesthetic photographs prepared with the utmost care and prepared and presented on the best materials(paper stock, mounting boards etc.).worthy of being accepted by galleries, museums and collectors.
Galleries that hang Miroslav Tichy's work would disagree:highly aesthetic photographs prepared with the utmost care and prepared and presented on the best materials(paper stock, mounting boards etc.).worthy of being accepted by galleries, museums and collectors.
Uh, yea. In fact the inclusion of photography in that term is pretty recent.Fine Art is certainly not limited to film.
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