People often ask me what the difference between photography and
art photography is, so I would like to share with you what it is and how it
can add value to your photographs and ideas you may have.
Firstly let's define what photography is.
Photography is the method of capturing light in a camera to create an image practice of capturing moments, emotions, and stories through the lens of a camera, translating the world into visual narratives. Today we use digital techniques and equipment to create photographs. We use our mobile phones
to capture our lifestyles, where we go, what we do. There are a lot of apps on mobiles with instant effects to create cool images.
When I think about art photography it is about thinking outside the box, using my creative skills I have developed over 30 years. Pushing myself, questioning my
ideas. Art photography gives the photographer the opportunity to express them selves, to experiment with ideas and techniques in the digital and combining it with other art forms. Imagine you have a photo that you took and you think
I wonder what it would look like if I could add something different and strange like an elephant on a street in winter for example. That's what you can do with
digital programs such as photoshop. As an art photographer you become the the director and creator of something new that no one has seen before.
Art photography has been around since the mid 1800's and was not popular in its early days as the opinion was that photography was only for commercial use.
In recent years the popularity has grown, photography is hung in art galleries, people pay photographers to create a fantasy image of their children and product photography for advertising has taken on next level images for clients.
I would love to create art photography for you! If you have a product you want photographed in a unique way, some old family photos, a wedding that is so unique or an event that just begs for that something extra, that makes you stand out, get in touch and let's create your dream photographs.
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