Photography Thread (albums, quote)

Reznorslave · 05-29-2006, 09:47 PM

I think the old philosophy One man's junk is another man's treasure should apply here. What's art to me may not be art to you and so forth and so on. Art can't be defined. It just is!!!

~~hiu~~ · 05-29-2006, 09:54 PM

I think people have different interperatations of art as you say and people have different opinions of what constitutes commercial photography and artistic photography.

Merkaba · 05-29-2006, 09:59 PM

Photo taken in the pitch black, if someone can identify any artistry to it, I will give them a cookie.

Otherwise, I say Stone Magnet has made a fair argument.

Reznorslave · 05-29-2006, 10:01 PM

My favorite color is black, does that count?

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 05-30-2006, 12:30 AM

Photography is art. Stonemagnet was 10 pages of arguement really necessary?

~~hiu~~ · 05-30-2006, 12:52 AM

He didn't say all photography wasn't art, just taking photos of other peoples art with a digital camera isn't.

Stone Magnet · 05-30-2006, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

Stonemagnet was 10 pages of arguement really necessary?

Was it necessary for several members to berate me for their own assumptions? I never said that all photography is not art.

~~bungalow~~ · 05-30-2006, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Stone Magnet

I like some photography, though I've never really understood what's so artistic about looking through a diminutive box and pushing a button.

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Originally Posted by Stone Magnet

I could consider it photography, as in the process of taking and printing photographs. It is not art. It is void of any artistic merit.

Whether he meant to or not, he did say that photography was "void of any artistic merit".
Please explain to me how an exhibit on urban life in the 20th Century done by a photographer is not artistic.

Stone Magnet · 05-30-2006, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bungalowbill357

Whether he meant to or not, he did say that photography was "void of any artistic merit".
Please explain to me how an exhibit on urban life in the 20th Century done by a photographer is not artistic.

Once again, I said that the process of taking and printing photographs is void of any artistic merit. For example, taking pictures for a newspaper. That is the mere process of, well, taking pictures. It is of no artistic value or even intent. Photography can be a process, or it can be an art. You said that yourself.

Taking photographs of a town does not imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature. It is not imaginative, it requires nominal skill, and it is not aesthetically gratifying.

Not all photographers are artists.

Decoy · 05-31-2006, 06:38 PM

1. The graffiti section really was just a little display of some local pieces and character's displayed in a fashion that is a bit unique, I thought at least.
2. If you don't think capturing graffiti is even an art in itself then what about architechture photography? Millions of dollars go into the just PICTURES of the buildings, not even the buildings themself. (the millions are not refering to one building, but rather a whole business)
3. What does it matter? Everyone is an art critic now but I think I would like to see some of your art before your complain about it what is/isn't.

05-29-2006, 09:47 PM	#101 (permalink)
Reznorslave The Perfect Drug Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: A Warm Place Posts: 287	I think the old philosophy One man's junk is another man's treasure should apply here. What's art to me may not be art to you and so forth and so on. Art can't be defined. It just is!!! __________________ I still recall the taste of your tears Echoing your voice just like the ringing in my ears My favorite dreams of you still wash ashore Scraping through my head till I don't want to sleep Anymore

05-29-2006, 09:59 PM	#103 (permalink)
Merkaba Whitewater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	Photo taken in the pitch black, if someone can identify any artistry to it, I will give them a cookie. Otherwise, I say Stone Magnet has made a fair argument. __________________ She thinks I'm a reclusive genius, she's going to be very disappointed when she finds out i'm a reclusive wanker

05-29-2006, 10:01 PM	#104 (permalink)
Reznorslave The Perfect Drug Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: A Warm Place Posts: 287	My favorite color is black, does that count? __________________ I still recall the taste of your tears Echoing your voice just like the ringing in my ears My favorite dreams of you still wash ashore Scraping through my head till I don't want to sleep Anymore

05-30-2006, 12:30 AM	#105 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	Photography is art. Stonemagnet was 10 pages of arguement really necessary? __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

05-31-2006, 06:38 PM	#110 (permalink)
Decoy Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 272	1. The graffiti section really was just a little display of some local pieces and character's displayed in a fashion that is a bit unique, I thought at least. 2. If you don't think capturing graffiti is even an art in itself then what about architechture photography? Millions of dollars go into the just PICTURES of the buildings, not even the buildings themself. (the millions are not refering to one building, but rather a whole business) 3. What does it matter? Everyone is an art critic now but I think I would like to see some of your art before your complain about it what is/isn't. __________________ www.decoygenocide.com/gallery.html “Football is a fertility festival. Eleven sperm trying to get into the egg. I feel sorry for the goalkeeper.”

05-29-2006, 09:54 PM	#102 (permalink)
~~hiu~~ Account Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,174	I think people have different interperatations of art as you say and people have different opinions of what constitutes commercial photography and artistic photography.

05-30-2006, 12:52 AM	#106 (permalink)
~~hiu~~ Account Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,174	He didn't say all photography wasn't art, just taking photos of other peoples art with a digital camera isn't.