Unlike some aspects of photography, fine art is something that’s somewhat difficult to define and it’s a topic that’s open to different definitions. For some, the key word is art; this is a field that places much more emphasis than is perhaps more usual on the idea of artistic expression through photography. In other words, if general photography is inherently about the literal depiction of something – a truthful record of a person, place or event – fine art photography is often about the photographer’s unashamedly personal, artistic expression, in which a photographic image just happens to be the primary medium. Typically, the veracious depiction of the subject isn’t the primary aim in much fine art photography; in fact, the who, what, where, when and why of the image is…
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Digital Photographer Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, Vol 3