Abstract:
This dissertation concludes that photography is an art, the same as painting or sculpting.
Photographers have struggled, for years to have their work acknowledged as an
art.
The visual elements are discussed in Chaper One, seeing that these are the very
most important aspects of the "technical" photograph.
The importance and role that early photographers played, their different styles and
views are also discussed in Chaper Two.
Creativity plays an integral role in Fine Art Photography. In Chaper Three the use
of angles and the use of different lenses; Soft focus lenses,
Fisheye lenses,
Zoom lenses.
Darkroom techniques are also very important when it comes to creativity. The use
of different films , such as Infra Red, Black and White films , can create a whole
different feel of mood. In Chapter Four the author's own work and techniques are
discussed. Slides are included at the back of the dissertation as reference to the
work discussed.
An important part of being a successful photographer, is being able to market your
own work. A basic price guide and direction on how to go about pricing one's work,
is discussed in Chaper Five.
Today the use of digital imagemaking is widely used with great success. Computer
Manipulation has made the job of the photographer a lot easier.
Fine Art Photography is a way of living, seeing new things everyday and seeing
them differently everyday.
