Triptychs Part 1 of 3: Fundamentals

Clouds Triptych #11
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter
Bernard Baruch
1 - Introduction
This is the first of a series of three essays on triptychs.  This new series builds upon the concepts established in my previous essays, in particular, my just-completed series on abstract landscape photographs.  You can read my previous series of essays on this site.
2 - Creating art instead of documentation
Photography can be used for many documentary purposes: commercial work, reportage, news photography, forensics, capturing a moment in time and more. Photography can also be used to create artistic photographs. When the photographer’s purpose is documentary the goal is to create a literal representation of the scene or subject. When the photographer’s purpose is artistic the goal is to express an artistic vision of the scene or subject. Personally, I use photography to create artistic photographs and express my vision of the wo...