Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Joe Berenbaum wrote: > I suppose this is as good a place as any to ask-could someone fill in this > gap in my knowledge with a short definition or explanation- what exactly IS > fine art photography? I have a very vague idea and I'd really like to know. > It sounds like I might want to do it. Fine Art is what's displayed in Fine Art Galleries. These people spend the first half of their life in adjusting the Hassy or Linhof to perfection and then the second half in the darkroom. ;-) Gibson strolls the streets and shoots puny 35mm frames but still his images can be put next to the orthodox Fine Art. Now, that is a risky venture and requires some serious skill and originality to make it captivating enough. No, I cannot define Fine Art. When one doesn't do documentary, Fine Art is often attempted. Sometimes the resulting inner vision is very fine indeed. BTW Leica has made some M-adds around his pictures. An Arizona view through a car windscreen comes to mind. Kari