Art is difference, innovation and aesthetics. Alain Briot 1 - Introduction This is the first essay in a new series focused on turning photographs into art. My previous series focused on collecting art. This new series focuses on creating art from photographs. Not all those who collect create and not all those who create collect. However, there is a connection between the … [Read more...]
How Emerging Technology Advances Creativity Part III
The previous article highlighted three characteristics of new sensor technology that greatly improve image quality, and which in turn enabled creation of images that I would not have attempted in earlier years. I imagine that thousands of other photographers are finding this to be true. That’s the good news. Even better news is that, beyond sensor design, other new improvements … [Read more...]
On Creativity
Alain Briot has been writing a really commendable series here recently, but I feel like there's a missing element. That element is the specifics of how to go about "being creative." This part is often left out, because it's not easy to get your arms around. Ansel Adams wrote, frequently, that a photograph needs to represent the photographer's genuine emotional reaction to the … [Read more...]
How Emerging Technology Advances Artistic Creativity – Part 1
How often have you heard it said that a skilled photographer can take a great image with a poor camera; but that a great camera doesn’t guarantee good images? This “axiom” has largely been true over the years, though maybe less so in this age of smart phones and artificial intelligence. Implicit in that statement is that creativity and skill are far more important than … [Read more...]
The Nature Of Creativity
Defining Creativity What is creativity? It's a term widely used in the photographic world but one that is open to a variety of interpretations & definitions. So before I can write an article on the topic I ought to clarify what I mean when I use the word. A simple dictionary definition gives us "characterised by originality of thought; having or showing imagination" … [Read more...]
