Posts categorized “Fine Art”.

Photography as a Fine Art

BY MATTHEW SMEAL

Compared to most art forms, photography is a relative newcomer. Having been around for less than 200 years, its place in the art world is still being established. Interestingly, there have been many arguments against photography being considered art, one of which is that the camera is a “machine.” However, one must ask if a camera is any more a machine than a musician’s instrument, a sculptor’s chisel or a painter’s brush?

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What’s All the Fuss About City Landscape Photos?

BY ROY BARKER

This article attempts to open up some of the reasons city landscape photography is becoming popular and why it is that much different from normal photography. City landscape photography is indeed special but is it all that different after all? Let’s go into this bit by bit and find out.

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How Do You Identify Landscape Photo Art?

BY ROY BARKER

There are many different versions or styles of landscape photography, not the least landscape photo art. Hopefully, I have been able to explain some of its characteristics in this topical article and it will leave you a little wiser. I have compiled other articles on a similar bend but none of them really cover this area of landscape photo art that well.

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Abstract Photography

BY T.J. TIERNEY

Abstract photography is unlike most other types of photography — rules, such as composition and accurate focusing, hold no values. The abstract photographer uses his creative imagination to create stunning works of art.

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Understanding Landscape Photography

BY JENNIFER CLARKSON
What is Landscape Photography?

Landscape photography is, technically speaking, photography of wide vistas. Typically we think of landscape photography as purely mother nature, but it can also include urban landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes, and more, depending on your definition.

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Nude Art Photography

BY MARIA A. NOVATSCHKOVA

Nude photography is the genre of art photography, whose subject is the representation of the naked (full nude) or partially naked (half nude) human body.

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