2007-12-09 07:25:48 · 10 answers · asked by Mere Mortal 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Certainly, I know their are scholarly and academic answers to this question.
However, I am always looking for new insight. Thanks.
2007-12-09 07:31:10 · update #1
It is the difference betweent "taking" a picture and "creating" a picture.
This is why some amateurs fail. They think that taking picture that are more than just snapshots they are creating art. Simply capturing a picture of a pretty thing without intropsection or a point of view is just mundane.
The next step is wheter or not it is good art, But that is a whole differrent topic, one that I could write paragraphs on.
2007-12-09 07:37:25 · answer #1 · answered by Michael L 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My other answer to a prior question of yours should provide a clue. A "snapshot" is typically a random kind of thing----vacation, holiday, graduation, the beach, whatever. It's for fun, as a memento for a scrap book. "Fine art" is a conscious, intelligent, literate (in a photographic sense) composition/creation.
So the former is generally mindless (if pleasing) and the latter is the result of conscious effort, at the very least.
Two wholly different things, don't you think?
2007-12-09 17:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by mrm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Snapshots are usually headshots or justa regular bodyshot, nothing to spectacular about it. Fine Art is usually a painting or something historical or important to the painter/artist. It can also be a scenary of the earth or of ancient times. Fine art is taken very seriously and Snapshots are usually used on go-sees for the modeling industry
2007-12-09 15:29:17 · answer #3 · answered by islandbreeze9hs 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can usually tell the difference. A snapshot would be casual, something taken of family & friends...of a tourist attraction etc. Fine art is something taken very intentionally in most cases, although some things are impromptu too, I guess it's a matter of perspective.
2007-12-09 15:28:18 · answer #4 · answered by micropreemiemommy 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There are entire university courses that deal with this, so I would be amazed if anyone can efficiently sum it up here. I recommend you take a photography class. There is definitely a difference.
2007-12-09 15:28:11 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
absolutely ... fine art will capture the actual essence of the moment
2007-12-09 15:28:42 · answer #6 · answered by wolfwagon2002 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know my photos are art, as I am the artist and always do a great composition with my photos! Regular photos are just that- regular and dull and have no composition or artistic flair in them.
2007-12-09 15:28:33 · answer #7 · answered by flyingdove 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
if the photo sales for over 100,000.00 its fine art if you have to pay someone to look at it its a photo
2007-12-09 15:29:16 · answer #8 · answered by captmimo22 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Depends on what type of pseudo intellectual is looking at it.
2007-12-09 15:28:11 · answer #9 · answered by Andy U 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
anything is art silly!
2007-12-09 15:28:14 · answer #10 · answered by charlotte 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋