Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Remember, there are still so-called professionals in the art world that see photography as not art, simply because they fee that all the hard work is done by a machine and not the artist. I say screw 'em. -----Original Message----- From: Chris Crawford Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 2:15 AM To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Art I agree with your bitterness over expensive dead sharks, but I have to disagree with your statement about "by the fact it has to have a name". That is plain wrong. All forms of photography have names, and always have. Commercial Photography, Portrait Photography, Photojournalism, Fashion Photography, Architectural Photography, Astrophotography, Wildlife Photography....I could go on and on. The notion, which I see repeated often on web forums, that fine art photography is somehow a fraud because it "Has a name" is simply a lie, designed to defame those who do photography as art and devalue that work. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 11/16/12 12:54 AM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: >For anyone who has gone through "Fine Art photo" contests, workshops, >blogs >etc... This is of no surprise. > >"Fine Art Photography," by the fact that it has to have a name, rather >than >just "Photography," is a different animal from just about anything any >Leica shooters (or LUG shooters) would shoot. > >It's all about expressing the artist view of their navels, with some >flying >goats as a metaphor of some aspects of human psyche or a reflection of the >inner turmoil of the minority group... > >Of course they are the ones that sell the 12 million dollar stuffed >sharks. > >Yea, I am sort of bitter :-) > > >-- >// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information