I have found several definitions of 'Fine Art Photography', but mainly they seem to refer to photography that expresses the aritists impressions, perceptions and emotions and share them with others.
Pretty broad definition then, I suppose you could call any photograph you take 'fine art' but I have the feeling that it becomes fine art when it is not just a straight forward definition or representation of the object, but an expression of the artists/photographers emotional response to that object.
We render it into fine art by capturing the scene or object as we see it as an idividual, it may be something that has been captured a thousand times before, but when the artist sees it, he has a unique emotional reaction, and it is this that is being offered for view and shared with others.
Pretty deep and thought provoking then. Well here are a few images that I personally would think of as fine art, please let me know if you agree!
Images from http://www.veriteneue.com/ , Flicker contact and artist Carla Ciuffo
These images have been heavily textured to give the look of art work produced from scratch rather than a pure photographic image. Since I have been heavily influenced by viewing painted art work in galleries at home and more recently abroad, this is the type of finished work I prefer. It is almost a cross between photography and painting but is obviously more immediate in that with the technology we have available, it is more quickly produced.
Most of this artisists work has a figure in the landscape, adding scale and intimacy.
Images from blog, Slabjorg Rita Jonsdottir, Flickr contact Dalla
This artist is an expert at using light and movement in her images which delights the eye and keeps you looking around the frame to discover every nuance of the image. She also uses blur created with a Lensbaby lens, this adds texture almost as in brushstrokes, althought in a different way than the added texture on the landscapes.
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