| The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define Ansel Adams |
Ask the question What is art?, and you will get questions in
return that start to sound like What do you mean by ‘is’?
When it comes to questions like what is the difference
between ‘art’ and ‘fine art’ there are no definitive answers.
So, we’ll just have to agree that for the purposes of these
lessons, whenever you see terms such as ‘snapshot’ or ‘fine
art photograph’ we are using my interpretations of these
words as working definitions. If your interpretations are
different, that’s fine. No need to email me to tell me why yours
are better--I already respect your right to disagree with my
interpretations! This term guide is simply to help you
understand what I mean when I use that term.
return that start to sound like What do you mean by ‘is’?
When it comes to questions like what is the difference
between ‘art’ and ‘fine art’ there are no definitive answers.
So, we’ll just have to agree that for the purposes of these
lessons, whenever you see terms such as ‘snapshot’ or ‘fine
art photograph’ we are using my interpretations of these
words as working definitions. If your interpretations are
different, that’s fine. No need to email me to tell me why yours
are better--I already respect your right to disagree with my
interpretations! This term guide is simply to help you
understand what I mean when I use that term.
What these lessons are:
There are already plenty of really good books and websites that have a wealth of the types of information not covered here. Email me your favorites, and I’ll add them to a ‘resources’ page. In short, these lessons are simply me sharing a few things I’ve learned along the way about how to take photographs that take the viewer by surprise.These are my tips on how you can show others how the world looks through your eyes. |
EQUIPMENT
It does not matter whether you shoot with a digital camera or a film camera,
these lessons will help you improve your photography skills with either
digital cameras or film cameras. An SLR camera is not necessary. A
person can take some incredibly artistic photographs with a fully automatic
camera...and some really lousy photographs with 'full loaded' SLR
professional cameras with every kind of camera attachment you can
imagine.
Although I do not cover using photo editing software such as Adobe
Photoshop in these lessons, some basic knowledge of photo editing
software will yield better photographs rather you print them yourself or
use a photo processor. If you can find a photo processor that allows you
to download their printer profiles, so much the better!
A scanner can be useful for scanning printed photographs into your
computer. The scanned photos can then be edited with photo
software, such as Adobe Photoshop.
Additional reading: books on art, books on photography, books
on photo editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop, books on
famous photographers, books on photography that focus on
composition
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THESE LESSONS
These lessons may be helpful for: painters who want to take better
photographs to paint from; scrapbookers who want better
photographs for their scrapbook pages; graphic designers who want
to take their own photographs for their graphic design work; art
photographers who want to improve their art photography skills; people
who are grieving who want to take photographs of their loved one’s rooms or
possessions to have as memory keepsakes; advertisers who want
artisitic photographs of their products; anyone who wants to take
better photographs, whether with an inexpensive automatic digital
camera or a professional quality SLR camera.
It does not matter whether you shoot with a digital camera or a film camera,
these lessons will help you improve your photography skills with either
digital cameras or film cameras. An SLR camera is not necessary. A
person can take some incredibly artistic photographs with a fully automatic
camera...and some really lousy photographs with 'full loaded' SLR
professional cameras with every kind of camera attachment you can
imagine.
Although I do not cover using photo editing software such as Adobe
Photoshop in these lessons, some basic knowledge of photo editing
software will yield better photographs rather you print them yourself or
use a photo processor. If you can find a photo processor that allows you
to download their printer profiles, so much the better!
A scanner can be useful for scanning printed photographs into your
computer. The scanned photos can then be edited with photo
software, such as Adobe Photoshop.
Additional reading: books on art, books on photography, books
on photo editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop, books on
famous photographers, books on photography that focus on
composition
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THESE LESSONS
These lessons may be helpful for: painters who want to take better
photographs to paint from; scrapbookers who want better
photographs for their scrapbook pages; graphic designers who want
to take their own photographs for their graphic design work; art
photographers who want to improve their art photography skills; people
who are grieving who want to take photographs of their loved one’s rooms or
possessions to have as memory keepsakes; advertisers who want
artisitic photographs of their products; anyone who wants to take
better photographs, whether with an inexpensive automatic digital
camera or a professional quality SLR camera.
Cindy Chadwick's Art of Photography Online Photography Lessons |
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