The Making of a Fine Art Photograph

The Making of a
Fine Art Photograph
By Pete Myers

Long Road Down © 2005, Peter H. Myers
In 2005, after the release of my article, Making Images—Not Taking Images, I received a number of requests from readers, asking me to further elaborate on the subject of how a fine art photographic image is derived from its raw components—in other words, making an image in post-production, not just taking an image in the field and calling it good.
Since that time, I have been waiting for the right image to appear in my portfolio work that would yield an interesting illustration of image development, yet not become so overly complex in post-production as to overpower the reader by the process. I believe my recent image, Long Road Down, fulfills the need nicely.
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Intent
For me, fine art photography is a metaphor for a feeling that the artist is trying to express to the viewer. It is not about the object, place, or event of the p...