Amateur Photographer Magazine

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Are you suggesting the selection process is a major factor in deciding if a photograph is art.

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Not necessarily in deciding if a photograph is art, but if a photographer only presents us with one image from several because they feel it most decisively captures the moment or portrays the feel of a place most effectively, then there is something beyond simply presenting a record. With great photographs we may decide to call this art, or simply good craftsmanship, but I think it implies a level of creativity.

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I would go along with that; in as much where there is human input, beyond the merely repetitious, creativity of some sort is usually involved.

The problem still remains as to where the boundary between artistry and craftsmanship actually falls? If in deed such a boundary even exists for the artist.

The same question would apply to the dividing line between the concepts of record and creative photography.
Perhaps the only "real" distinction is in the perception of the viewer; as a recognisably "artistic" photograph may have been taken for purely record purposes.

Terry

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63 happy photo years from amateur to professional and back to amateur

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