Photography is an Art

The first thing that I would like to start this page with is this - "Photography is an Art". I have heard so many people view different photographers work and dismiss it because it was something they felt was an everyday image. All photographers take a fair amount of time composing their images. Take this one comment I heard a while ago. The picture was of a tree in the morning and the viewer said something to the effect of "It's a tree - I can take a picture of a tree, what's so special about that?" So the picture was of a tree let's look at behind the scenes of this one piece of art.



So we'll start with the time - the photographer was at that particular site probably over a half dozen times and at different times of day to see what this one tree looked like in the different lights available during these times. How light highlights the subject will make or break a picture.



The next thing the photographer in question will have pursued would be exploring the different angles that could be captured. What would the viewer see if they climbed another tree or if they layed down on the ground looking up at the tree, or something in between. These are all things that the photographer/artist will look into before taking even one picture.



I am not going to go into all the different things that most avid photographers do as each artist has their own personal way of creating that image for people to enjoy or critique. I will say though that it entails more than just taking a snap shot and hoping for the best.


I hope my first entry has given some food for thought when looking at other artists work. To finish off here is one of my latest pieces of art - happy viewing.