Introduction:
Fine Art photography is extremely important in the artistic world because it is visually pleasing for people to look at. Prettification is a significant part of fine art because it makes our world look like a beautiful place and seems to be a lot better than it actually is in reality. It allows people to see the world we live in today from a variety of different perspectives. Fine art takes something ordinary and makes it extraordinary by highlighting its beauty. Another key aspect of fine art is making the observers challenge their own opinions and thoughts. For example, when thinking about bugs and insects the majority of people’s opinions would be that they are ugly, however fine art challenges this opinion and make insects look beautiful.Therefore fine art allows people to see subjects/objects in a way in which they wouldn’t normally see them. There are many different areas of fine art photography, Landscapes are an example of fine art photography. Landscape photography allows people to see places that hey may or may not have visited, due to the world being such a massive place people can not see every part of it, therefore fine art allow people to see and experience places that they may never have got the chance to if it wasn't for fine art photography. Flowers are also a huge part of fine art photography because of their beauty, they are one of the biggest sells in fine art photography and is where majority of fine art photographers make their money. Fine art shows objects, nature and animals in much greater detail to what you would see in real life, for example many fine art photographers take pictures of animals eyes or animals skins, this allows viewers to see detail that they wouldn't normally see. Fine art is very frequent within our society because it is involved in everyday life for example: flowers. There are endless ideas for photographers to choose from as there are many elements that fit into the fine art area of photography, meaning fluent fine art photography can be produced everyday within our society.
History:
The development of photography really started to progress in the 1820's when the first camera photography was invented. Photography seemed to capture more detail and information than other traditional mediums. Due to the development of chemical photography in the 1820's photography was a usable process. In 1822 the French inventor, known as Nicephore Niepce produced the first permanent photo etching. However it was later destroyed when trying to duplicate it. Later Niepce was again successful and made his first permanent nature photograph in 1826, this is when photography really starts to evolve. The nature photograph took eight hours to expose he needed to find a new process as it took too long.
In 1839 the daguerreotype photographic process was invented. Although this wasn't the first process it was the first commercially visible process. This is due to the fact that earlier process took hours to get a successful exposer so wasn't suitable to take peoples pictures. This technique was developed by a French chemist Louis Daguerre, who worked along side Niepce.
Oskar Barnack was in charge of research and development and decided to investigate using 35 mm cine film for still cameras. He built his prototype 35 mm camera around 1913 but further development was delayed for several years by World War I. The design was marketed between 1923 and 1924. It received enough positive feedback that the camera was put into production as the 'Leica I camera' in 1925. 35 mm cameras were still out of reach for the majority, meaning rollfilm remained the format of choice for mass-market cameras. However this changed in 1936 with the introduction of the inexpensive Argus A and then following this in 1939 there was the arrival of the immensely popular Argus C3. Although the cheapest cameras still used rollfilm, 35 mm film had come to dominate the market by the time the C3 was discontinued in 1966.
Henry Cartier Bresson was an early adopter of 35mm camera and the master of candid photography. He helped with the development of 'street photography' or 'life reportage' style that was coined 'The Decisive Moment' that has influenced generations of photographers who followed. The Decisive Moment is capturing an event that doesn't last for a long time and it's spontaneous. The image represents the essence of the event itself.
The first colour photo was produced in 1861. It was made by the theorist physicist James Clerk Maxwell. The method used was the 'colour separation' method, three different black and white shots are taken but using three different filters, one red, the second green and then blue. In 1868 Louis Ducos du Hauron had numerous ideas for colour photography which were based on the three-color principle. This included procedures for making subtractive color prints onto paper. They were then published the following year. Their implementation was not technologically practical at that time, but they anticipate most of the color processes that were later introduced. Following this in 1873 Hermann Wilhelm Vogel discovered dye sensitization, this allowed the blue to become sensitive but otherwise color-blind photographic emulsions then in use to be made sensitive to green, yellow and red light. However technical problems delayed the first use of dye sensitization in a commercial product until the mid 1880s but full panchromatic emulsions were not in common use until the mid 20th Century.
Since the mid 1880’s George Eastman had tried to establish a system of photography based on flexible roll film. His company had made a rollable, non breakable, lightweight film, that could be used in roll holders. These holders fitted to the back of the usual plate cameras. Following this he also introduced a film developing and printing service. He then tried to manufacture a small and easy to use box camera however the Eastman Cossitt Detective camera of 1886 was a commercial failure.
History:
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| This is the first picture taken by Niepce, it is called "View from the Window at Le Gras". |
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| First picture produced using the Daguerreotype process. |
In 1839 the daguerreotype photographic process was invented. Although this wasn't the first process it was the first commercially visible process. This is due to the fact that earlier process took hours to get a successful exposer so wasn't suitable to take peoples pictures. This technique was developed by a French chemist Louis Daguerre, who worked along side Niepce.
Oskar Barnack was in charge of research and development and decided to investigate using 35 mm cine film for still cameras. He built his prototype 35 mm camera around 1913 but further development was delayed for several years by World War I. The design was marketed between 1923 and 1924. It received enough positive feedback that the camera was put into production as the 'Leica I camera' in 1925. 35 mm cameras were still out of reach for the majority, meaning rollfilm remained the format of choice for mass-market cameras. However this changed in 1936 with the introduction of the inexpensive Argus A and then following this in 1939 there was the arrival of the immensely popular Argus C3. Although the cheapest cameras still used rollfilm, 35 mm film had come to dominate the market by the time the C3 was discontinued in 1966.
Henry Cartier Bresson was an early adopter of 35mm camera and the master of candid photography. He helped with the development of 'street photography' or 'life reportage' style that was coined 'The Decisive Moment' that has influenced generations of photographers who followed. The Decisive Moment is capturing an event that doesn't last for a long time and it's spontaneous. The image represents the essence of the event itself.
The first colour photo was produced in 1861. It was made by the theorist physicist James Clerk Maxwell. The method used was the 'colour separation' method, three different black and white shots are taken but using three different filters, one red, the second green and then blue. In 1868 Louis Ducos du Hauron had numerous ideas for colour photography which were based on the three-color principle. This included procedures for making subtractive color prints onto paper. They were then published the following year. Their implementation was not technologically practical at that time, but they anticipate most of the color processes that were later introduced. Following this in 1873 Hermann Wilhelm Vogel discovered dye sensitization, this allowed the blue to become sensitive but otherwise color-blind photographic emulsions then in use to be made sensitive to green, yellow and red light. However technical problems delayed the first use of dye sensitization in a commercial product until the mid 1880s but full panchromatic emulsions were not in common use until the mid 20th Century.
Since the mid 1880’s George Eastman had tried to establish a system of photography based on flexible roll film. His company had made a rollable, non breakable, lightweight film, that could be used in roll holders. These holders fitted to the back of the usual plate cameras. Following this he also introduced a film developing and printing service. He then tried to manufacture a small and easy to use box camera however the Eastman Cossitt Detective camera of 1886 was a commercial failure.
In 1888 the name Kodak was born as Eastman constructed a new small and simple camera. The first camera was on the market. The slogan used was "you press the button, we do the rest" which was exactly the case. This was then when snapshot photography came to birth. The kodak camera gave amateurs the chance to capture everyday life photography that was previously only taken by professional photographers.
Steve Sasson, an engineer at Eastman Kodak, invented the first digital camera in 1975. The digital camera captured 0.1 megapixels in black and white. This saved them on digital cassette tape. However the camera produced low quality photographs, weighted around 4kg and took 23 seconds to record the photographs. Therefore the camera was useless to most people.
Two Current Practitioners:
For my first current photographer I have chosen Harold Ross. He is a fine art photographer. Harold narrows down the massive area of fine art into five different elements, these are: Night landscapes, shop craft photography, forged photography, still photography & oil can photography. Within Harold's work he specialises in the technique light painting which involved painting the light over a long time exposure.
The photograph to the left is one of Harold's Fine Art photographs of a landscape taken at night. There is a clear visual contrast between the darker and lighter areas within the image. A light to dark colour theme is used through the photography, meaning there are areas of white at the front of the image moving in to grey then getting darker & turning black towards the back of the image. Landscapes play a big part in Fine Art photography as its a way to show the public different places all around the world that they may not have seen or show places in a different perspective to how you would assume them to be in reality, for example the night landscape image is eye capturing because the snow is shown to be shinning & the iced water is glittering in the light whereas in reality the landscape wouldn't be shown to be as beautiful. Due to prettification being very important within fine art Harold would of had to consider how to make the landscape look beautiful, for example in the background of the image you can see the sun set, therefore Harold has had to take the image at a very specific time in order to include the sun set in the background.
Examples of Harold's Work:
The still life image on the bottom left shows ordinary everyday objects such as oil and foods and makes them look extraordinary by using prettification.
Still photography is important in Fine Art photography because its a way of challenging the public's opinions as people wouldn't normally associate oil & onions to be beautiful or even think about photographing such simple objects but when looking at the still image to the left it challenges their opinion which plays a key role in Fine Art photography.
The second current photographer I have chosen is Noah Fram-Schwartz. He is a Fine Art photographer but specialises in Macro photography. The areas of work he focusses on are animals, water, flowers and landscapes. Fine art photography is becoming more beautiful with the involvement of macro photography.
The photograph to the left is one of Noah's Macro photographs within the area of flowers. Flowers play a key role within Fine Art as fine art is about prettification and flowers appear to be very beautiful. There is a clear contrast in this image between the black and white & then the vibrant yellow centre of the flower. Referring back to the history of photography it is clear that the development of techniques and technology allowed photography to progress and improve, therefore macro photography has developed due to the development of technology and being able to use macro lenses to get extremely close to the subject. The composition of the image has been carefully thought about to highlight the patterns within the flower and have the centre of the flower the main focus of the image by placing it in the middle. This image is visually pleasing to look at which links to fine art photography as its one of the main reasons why fine art photography is produced. The image captures natural beauty of a flower that is around us in everyday life but the image captures the beauty in a way in which we wouldn't be able to see in such detail as we do not see the flower so close up.
This image captures water droplets sitting & hanging on a leaf which is effective in many different ways, one being it makes the viewer question how the photographer has captured the water droplets as they are perfectly placed on the leaf. A blurred technique has been used to blur the water droplets on the top of the leaf whereas the ones hanging are all in focus making them the main focus of the image as its what you are drawn to look at when looking at the image. The background being black allows the beauty of the water droplets to really show through the image as they are more sharp and clear to see, almost looking 3D. The use of the macro lens has allowed the photographer to get closer to the image which appears to be a lot larger than it would in reality.
Examples of Noah's Work:
This image is one of my own photographs that I have taken for my personal project, close ups. I have captured the movement of food colouring diffusing in water. I used a vibrant red food colouring liquid as it's a very bold colour and draws the eye of the viewers. I put the water into wine glasses as I was influenced by a photograph that I found on the internet and as I was including the glass in the photo I needed something that would look good in the image. The water that I used was cold water as I tested both cold and hot water and the cold water allowed the diffusion to take place slowly, therefore it was the best option as it allowed me to take more photographs. As you can see from the image I used a white background and bright lighting to light up the background. I also used black folders to block the lighting from hitting the sits of the class to create the crisp black edging around the wine glass. During the editing process of this image I used photoshop to edit the photograph black and white but I used the technique 'selective colour' to enhance the vibrant red by having it the only colour in the photograph. I took this image from a direct in front angle as I wanted the viewers to see the motion of the food colouring floating through the water. In the composition of this image I have just included the top half of the wine glass as I felt that it was unnecessary to include the whole glass.
This image is also one of my own photographs that I have taken for my personal project of close ups. I have stacked dark chocolate and milk chocolate to show the contrast in colours but also I have used smooth chocolate and bubble chocolate to show the contrast in textures. In this image yoyo can see that the stacked chocolate directly in front of the camera is in focus and then the chocolate behind and the background is out of focus, I have done this as I want the viewers to focus on looking at the chocolate at the front and it also highlights the sharp edging of the chocolate. I used a plain white background as it made the chocolate stand out. I also used bright lighting to light up the background and the chocolate itself. I took this image directly in front of the stacked chocolate but from a slightly high angle to highlight the square shaped chocolate as it signifies that the chocolate is 3D rather than 2D and it also makes it seem as if the chocolate is about to fall and I have captured it just before it falls. I used smaller dark chocolate pieces as I wanted the bubble chocolate to be the main focus as the bubble texture is interesting to look at.
These two photographs fit into Fine Art photography as they are both close up images and close ups play a key part in fine art photography. Also fine art photography is about taking something simple and making it look beautiful as prettification is massively important within fine art, this links to my own image above of the chocolate as its an everyday piece of food and everyone knows what it looks like but my image allows people to see it from a different perspective and in a different way to how they would see it in real life. This is the same as fine art photographs of flowers as it allows people to see them in much greater detail. The first image of food colouring diffusing in water links to fine art due to the fact that it has no meaning or story behind the image which is a key element in fine art photography.
Future:
Due to the development of technology along with the development of digital photograph, that takes place everyday I believe that fine art photography will only keep making progress and the quality of the photographs will get better and better. I also believe that macro photography will take fine art photography to a whole new level as camera are able to do more and more every time they are produced, therefore I believe a new macro camera will be made, allowing photographers to get even closer photographs. From looking at fine art photography I have noticed that vibrant, bold colours are hugely involved within the fine art area and I think that the involvement of vibrant colours will keep expanding. I also believe that fine art photography will carry on for thousands of years as prettification is what fine art is all about and the beauty of the images is what makes the fine art images sell. Nature and animals will also carry on playing a massive part of fine art photography as it is something that the viewers are very interested in looking at as people in everyday life don't always get to see nature and animals in the way in which they are photographed within fine art photography. Also as fine art photography allows people to experience a number of certain things that they may not have in real life, for example landscapes allow the viewers to see places that they haven't visited before, therefore I believe that landscapes will expanded within fine art photography as there are so many beautiful places around the world that people haven't had the chance to visit. I also think that more and more people around the world will become interested in fine art photography and there will be more and more photographers. Finally I believe that media and photography is becoming more and more linked together and I think that video will start to appear within the fine art area of photography as more photographers want to experiment with their ideas and give the public something they have never seen before because fine art photography is all about challenging peoples opinions.
Conclusion:
Overall fine art photography is very important in the artistic world due to it being visually pleasing to look at and it allows the world we live in to look beautiful. There has been many developments within photography since the 1820's when the first photograph was taken by Niepce. The progression of photography has taken place due to the development of technology allow new cameras to be made and the experience of colour photography to take place in 1861, along with the development of digital photography in 1975. Fine art photography is becoming more beautiful and imaginative with macro photography, for example: Noah Fram-Schwartz work shows clear imagination and beauty throughout. Following this by making my personal project close ups I have gain knowledge and understanding of fine art photography and now know what elements are involved in fine art photography, for example: flowers. Furthermore I strongly believe that there is a massive further for fine art photography and believe that there is room for fine art to develop, improve and expand with the increasing amount of ideas and technology developing everyday.
Two Current Practitioners:
For my first current photographer I have chosen Harold Ross. He is a fine art photographer. Harold narrows down the massive area of fine art into five different elements, these are: Night landscapes, shop craft photography, forged photography, still photography & oil can photography. Within Harold's work he specialises in the technique light painting which involved painting the light over a long time exposure.
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| Night Landscape Photography |
Examples of Harold's Work:
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| Forged & Sill Photography |
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| Oil Can & Shop Craft Photography |
The still life image on the bottom left shows ordinary everyday objects such as oil and foods and makes them look extraordinary by using prettification.
Still photography is important in Fine Art photography because its a way of challenging the public's opinions as people wouldn't normally associate oil & onions to be beautiful or even think about photographing such simple objects but when looking at the still image to the left it challenges their opinion which plays a key role in Fine Art photography.
The second current photographer I have chosen is Noah Fram-Schwartz. He is a Fine Art photographer but specialises in Macro photography. The areas of work he focusses on are animals, water, flowers and landscapes. Fine art photography is becoming more beautiful with the involvement of macro photography.
The photograph to the left is one of Noah's Macro photographs within the area of flowers. Flowers play a key role within Fine Art as fine art is about prettification and flowers appear to be very beautiful. There is a clear contrast in this image between the black and white & then the vibrant yellow centre of the flower. Referring back to the history of photography it is clear that the development of techniques and technology allowed photography to progress and improve, therefore macro photography has developed due to the development of technology and being able to use macro lenses to get extremely close to the subject. The composition of the image has been carefully thought about to highlight the patterns within the flower and have the centre of the flower the main focus of the image by placing it in the middle. This image is visually pleasing to look at which links to fine art photography as its one of the main reasons why fine art photography is produced. The image captures natural beauty of a flower that is around us in everyday life but the image captures the beauty in a way in which we wouldn't be able to see in such detail as we do not see the flower so close up.
Examples of Noah's Work:
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| Animal Photography, Water Photography, Flower Photography & Landscape Photography My Work: |
These two photographs fit into Fine Art photography as they are both close up images and close ups play a key part in fine art photography. Also fine art photography is about taking something simple and making it look beautiful as prettification is massively important within fine art, this links to my own image above of the chocolate as its an everyday piece of food and everyone knows what it looks like but my image allows people to see it from a different perspective and in a different way to how they would see it in real life. This is the same as fine art photographs of flowers as it allows people to see them in much greater detail. The first image of food colouring diffusing in water links to fine art due to the fact that it has no meaning or story behind the image which is a key element in fine art photography.
Future:
Due to the development of technology along with the development of digital photograph, that takes place everyday I believe that fine art photography will only keep making progress and the quality of the photographs will get better and better. I also believe that macro photography will take fine art photography to a whole new level as camera are able to do more and more every time they are produced, therefore I believe a new macro camera will be made, allowing photographers to get even closer photographs. From looking at fine art photography I have noticed that vibrant, bold colours are hugely involved within the fine art area and I think that the involvement of vibrant colours will keep expanding. I also believe that fine art photography will carry on for thousands of years as prettification is what fine art is all about and the beauty of the images is what makes the fine art images sell. Nature and animals will also carry on playing a massive part of fine art photography as it is something that the viewers are very interested in looking at as people in everyday life don't always get to see nature and animals in the way in which they are photographed within fine art photography. Also as fine art photography allows people to experience a number of certain things that they may not have in real life, for example landscapes allow the viewers to see places that they haven't visited before, therefore I believe that landscapes will expanded within fine art photography as there are so many beautiful places around the world that people haven't had the chance to visit. I also think that more and more people around the world will become interested in fine art photography and there will be more and more photographers. Finally I believe that media and photography is becoming more and more linked together and I think that video will start to appear within the fine art area of photography as more photographers want to experiment with their ideas and give the public something they have never seen before because fine art photography is all about challenging peoples opinions.
Conclusion:
Overall fine art photography is very important in the artistic world due to it being visually pleasing to look at and it allows the world we live in to look beautiful. There has been many developments within photography since the 1820's when the first photograph was taken by Niepce. The progression of photography has taken place due to the development of technology allow new cameras to be made and the experience of colour photography to take place in 1861, along with the development of digital photography in 1975. Fine art photography is becoming more beautiful and imaginative with macro photography, for example: Noah Fram-Schwartz work shows clear imagination and beauty throughout. Following this by making my personal project close ups I have gain knowledge and understanding of fine art photography and now know what elements are involved in fine art photography, for example: flowers. Furthermore I strongly believe that there is a massive further for fine art photography and believe that there is room for fine art to develop, improve and expand with the increasing amount of ideas and technology developing everyday.
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