I understood the craft of photography when done by an artist is art.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Before the people at large, and for that matter, the artists themselves, understand what photography really means, as I understand that term, it is essential for them to be taught the real meaning of art.
Photography is about finding things. And painting is different - it's about making something.
Photography started as a means of getting reference material for my paintings of nature subjects.
I grew up thinking art was pictures until I got into music and found I was an artist and didn't paint.
I am a hobbyist photographer so I relate to the visual arts that way, but I'm not a painter.
To be an artist is not a matter of making paintings or objects at all. What we are really dealing with is our state of consciousness and the shape of our perceptions.
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.
Art is about the messy and marvelous business of coming to your senses - and also, to the senses of the world.
I've always thought photography is not so much of an art form but a way of communicating and passing on information.