UNIT 57: PHOTOGRAPHY Research 1- Fine Art

This is my detailed report on how Fine Art is used to communicate ideas

Fine Art is created using the photographers vision of the artist and how one wants to interpret the scene. Fine Art is about a message or an emotion, the artist has something they want to convey in their photo. Their is always a subject when it comes to Fine Art as they are the main focus of the image and the message they are trying to get across. It started out in 1822 and has changed drastically over time. 

Fine Art:

THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

RESEARCH:

https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/and-after-post-processing-travel-and-fine-art-photography-130000

This is a newsletter article about how Peter Stewart, a Fine Art and Travel photographer takes his "awesome scenery photos". He states there are three basic light qualities you need to master; colour, direction and intensity. It also shows that time of the day is a key concept as choosing the right time is a foremost in capturing a scene at its best. Peter uses Photoshop to edit his photos to enhance some details as well as give life to the photo. Peter says that "understanding natural light develops your ability to create better images" this means that by knowing how to use natural light it can change and improve your photos massively as light is the most important aspect of capturing an amazing photo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anXzfP8qA9k

This is a documentary interview with Brooke Shaden a very successful Fine Art photographer as she explains what it takes to succeed as a Fine Art photographer. Fine Art photography is especially hard to get into and their is a lot of competition. On the other hand there is always something to capture as different things are happening every day in peoples lives, in different countries and different areas. Fine Art photographers have to work fast and efficient and things could move or people could leave, as Fine Art is all natural and shows exactly what is happening which is mainly why people like it so much.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oBG0cQAACAAJ&dq=fine+art+photography&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIgJfFiubMAhUDC8AKHYyiDJYQ6AEIJTAA

This is a book about the marketing side to selling Fine Art photography as it isn't just like selling normal photographs, they are some what unique and very different. It explains how over the years many photographers have decided to sell their work to make a profit and to help defray the high costs of maintaining and buying new equipment to take the successful photos however, many of them don't quite have the knowledge and know enough about selling them for the appropriate pricing etc. Fine Art is very popular and a lot of people want these photos therefore they are willing to pay high prices for them, especially the really famous ones. Some of the most famous pieces of fine art were in black and white which were shot by some famous black and white photographers, for example Ansel Adams.