It's annoying only when,on some contests the 2 get mixed together.I mean,yeah,photographers use painting techniques(like Rembrandt light for ex) but still painting and photography are NOT the same thing and I hate when people mess them together.I do consider photography a modern form of art but again,I don't think a photographer experiences the same "giving birth" type of feeling when they take a photography.Some photos make us cry some make us laugh but is not the same type of creativity as painting.
Why is photography considered art?
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depends on what the photographer is doing, I do some shots that take up to 32 images to make one photo I deffinetly feel the same as I do when a painting comes out well.
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That doesn't sound like photography, more like photoshopgraphy. I made up a new word 
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LOL dick 'photoshopgraphy' I like that!
I'm no photographer but I think multiple shots can sometimes be used when doing HDR photography or panorama's
I'm no photographer but I think multiple shots can sometimes be used when doing HDR photography or panorama's
Meli has it right I am not big on photoshop I do do allot of panoramas and I do HDR but it is on the subtle end and not the cartoony over saturated imagery. My point is that a single finished image can be the result of allot of work and sometimes weeks of planing.
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That doesn't make it art.
it does when you are taking things into consideration like lighting, color, composition, etc. Art is not only made with a brush or a pen.
So we agree it is an art form I am glad we cleared that up and can move on.
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Sure it is, if pointing and shooting can produce art. My point was that hard work and weeks of planning doesn't mean that it's art.
You can choose to be hyper literal if you wish but don't expect me to engage you further. There is much more to photography then pointing and shooting. just like there is more to painting than brushing paint onto a canvas.
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If you are going to use terms like 'hyper literal", I hope that you don't engage me further. When you are a truly a natural artist, cameras make it easier to produce art.
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Okay, I'm reading this conversation and trying to imagine the both of you in a room discussing this. It seems to me that it's just a matter of two different opinions regarding photography as an art form, and the extent of photography for it to be construed as art.
I hope that this difference of opinion doesn't effect any future topics on the forum. :wink:
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I hope that this difference of opinion doesn't effect any future topics on the forum. :wink:
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they wont I found the ignore button lol
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That's the way I imagined it.
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This topic will never lose relevance!
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Am I right?
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Photography is an art because of how it represents, how it communicates and transmits ideas.
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The question should have been: "Why Isn't Photography Art"
I get this comment all the time simply because I'm an artist first, photographer second and I tend to blend the two together. When one post my images in a photography type forum, I'm met with resistance and criticism. Yet post these same images in an art forum etc, My images are welcomed as an art form and not just a picture taken with a camera.
I get this comment all the time simply because I'm an artist first, photographer second and I tend to blend the two together. When one post my images in a photography type forum, I'm met with resistance and criticism. Yet post these same images in an art forum etc, My images are welcomed as an art form and not just a picture taken with a camera.
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