Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I now see that big prints, are the future. I saw this one on The Online Photographer. Not sure what the guy on the left is doing. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/.a/6a00df351e888f88340162fc4787b5970d-popup I checked and my Yosemite photos can go that large, but they are reasonably well exposed. I can work on that. Ken On 11/12/2011 6:13 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > I always meant to look up "fine art" photography. Is there an > "average art" or a "bad art"? There must be only one category since > that's all I ever see. Now that I think of it, what causes a photo to > cross over the line into "art"? Just wondering. If I knew I could > add that to my new LUG tools of print 8' wide and only editions of six. > > Ken > Who had his tail roasted by a painter when he referred to a photograph > as art, although even there I never received an explanation, although > the lady agreed there were other forms of art, such as sculpture. I > thought it best not to get into other fringe areas such as covering > buildings in Saran wrap. > > > On 11/12/2011 4:57 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: >> Hi Crew, >> In my hundreds of pages of saved anecdotes and humours photo notes I >> just came across this one and thought it rather fitting regarding the >> topic! :-) >> ================= >> >> Photographer as artist! >> >> ================== >> >> An art photographer asked the gallery owner if there had been any >> interest >> >> in his photographs on display at that time. "I have good news and bad >> >> news," the owner replied. >> >> >> >> "The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and >> wondered if >> >> it would appreciate in value after your death." >> >> >> >> "When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your photographs." >> >> >> >> "That's wonderful," the artist exclaimed. >> >> >> >> "What's the bad news?" >> >> >> >> "The guy was your doctor..." >> >> ====================== >> >> >> >> Well OK eh? It's Saturday afternoon com'on crew, smile or laugh! :-) >> OK OK kinda sick hunour, so big deal! Get over it! If you have a >> problem go pour a fine single malt, sit back then laugh! :-) :-) >> >> >> >> cheers, >> >> Dr. ted :-) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >