~chocomalk

This is something I have considered for a long time, and I have sat on both sides of the fence "opinion-wise".
So in light personal experience in art and photography, and being an appreciator of both for sometime, I offer the following...;

If someone sets up a trampoline, bounces and flips around with a paintbrush full of a variety of colors, and the medium the paint happens to express itself on is canvas, then that person is considered an "artist"

If the medium the paint happens to express itself on is a bunch of nude women, this too would be considered "art"

If the medium the paint happens to express itself on is the artist themselves, then again, this is "art"

But...if the medium the paint happens to express itself on is film or a digital sensor, then it is not art, it is photography...


....this is like saying:
"No sir, your reproduction of that woman is not art, its a painting"

Though I would agree that photography is a documentary tool(as is a pencil, or paint)
It can also be used to create art....
Its all how you use it...and your intention!
Im not talkin photoshop here(thats art too but in a different category)
And I know many would say that its too easy to be considered an art form, well then, go get an all manual film camera, and we will see if you can even get the exposure you want, let alone anything with meaning.
And tell that too a Sumi-e painter and you might instantly be transformed into art by their quick brush strokes

Get over it people, its art as well as documentative.

I got a new camera today


A new Nikon D300 [link]

Thats not mine, just a link to a pic of one
Mines much prettier


Its my first pro SLR so I hope I can do it justice
Anyone want their picture taken?

Hey everyone
I have been kind of neglecting my dA account for a while now, Ive been very busy with work, life etc. I hope you are all well
It sucks that I had to delete so many devs and messages but I cant get to them all
I thank you for everything though

So, I am on vacation with the lovely also known as
And I am sorry for ignoring everyone for the past few months as I was working hard to go on this wonderfull trip to Hungary, I had to delete over 5000 devs and messages cuz there is no way I could catch up with them all
But you are all so wonderfull!!!
I will try to stay on top of my messages but please forgive me if I am late eh

So Here I am in Pécs (pronounced Paych) [link] a city that is almost 2000 years old, once held by the Romans, then the Turks and then the communists, so the mix of cultures is fantastic, though few Hungarians share this sentiment with me.
I had the opportunity to meet and
They are all fantastic people!!! So friendly and hospitable
And quite amusing too
They like Moles I hear
This weekend we were at Lake Balaton [link] the largest lake in Europe, and also the name of a fantastic
And the scene of many battles, many WW2 fighter planes are at the bottom of the lake and the surrounding area.
I am looking forward to exploring more of this alien landscape
And I will be posting photos as we go along

I hope you are all well
Cheers!


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