Comments on: Fine or Commercial? http://www.setzler.net/2007/01/25/fine-or-commercial/ Life in Black and White Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:23:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Lisa http://www.setzler.net/2007/01/25/fine-or-commercial/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Lisa Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:09:38 +0000 http://www.setzler.net/2007/01/25/fine-or-commercial/#comment-60 Thank you for writing this. I think I am slowly beginning to understand the difference, and I can pretty much safely say that it is probably not something I will get into. Not at this stage anyway. :) and I am ok with that. It is not something I enjoy photographing at this point in time. I may in the future look into it more by going to different art shows and not sticking to the "norm" just so I can get a better idea even more so. All I know is I love what I do, and I love what I am learning. That is all anyone can hope for in this world. Thank you once again, I really do appreciate your input :) Thank you for writing this.
I think I am slowly beginning to understand the difference, and I can pretty much safely say that it is probably not something I will get into. Not at this stage anyway. :) and I am ok with that. It is not something I enjoy photographing at this point in time. I may in the future look into it more by going to different art shows and not sticking to the “norm” just so I can get a better idea even more so.
All I know is I love what I do, and I love what I am learning. That is all anyone can hope for in this world.
Thank you once again, I really do appreciate your input :)

]]> By: mcmurma http://www.setzler.net/2007/01/25/fine-or-commercial/comment-page-1/#comment-59 mcmurma Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:31:53 +0000 http://www.setzler.net/2007/01/25/fine-or-commercial/#comment-59 Hi John, Interesting that we should both be so concerned with defining "Fine Art" yesterday. It's been a topic that has been nagging me lately as I'm wanting to pursue some work that has personal meaning, but that can also be slotted clearly into the "fine art" category with no reservations. As you know, this is no easy task. And to me its curious that I should be placing the image last, instead of first, which is exactly what I feel I'm doing. I mean, I'm more concerned with why I want to capture a particular image, and in what I plan to do with it afterwards, than I am about actually capturing it. Is that crazy or what? Now, when I step back and look what I'm doing it seems I'm an arrogant fool thats got it all backwards. I should be capturing images for the sake of doing so, and peddling them to potential onlookers after the fact. But then I look behind me and see that, no, I'm not arrogant so much as confident. Not to mention just plain tired of focusing on subjects that never get seen, or are seen only by a select few. (Not that a gallery show in an arthouse is necessarily a great achievement, but I hope you see what I mean.) In any case, 'nuff rambling. I really like the new site, it looks great. And do drop by my blog some time and see what I'm up to... I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. -Michael Hi John,

Interesting that we should both be so concerned with defining “Fine Art” yesterday. It’s been a topic that has been nagging me lately as I’m wanting to pursue some work that has personal meaning, but that can also be slotted clearly into the “fine art” category with no reservations.

As you know, this is no easy task. And to me its curious that I should be placing the image last, instead of first, which is exactly what I feel I’m doing. I mean, I’m more concerned with why I want to capture a particular image, and in what I plan to do with it afterwards, than I am about actually capturing it. Is that crazy or what?

Now, when I step back and look what I’m doing it seems I’m an arrogant fool thats got it all backwards. I should be capturing images for the sake of doing so, and peddling them to potential onlookers after the fact. But then I look behind me and see that, no, I’m not arrogant so much as confident. Not to mention just plain tired of focusing on subjects that never get seen, or are seen only by a select few. (Not that a gallery show in an arthouse is necessarily a great achievement, but I hope you see what I mean.)

In any case, ’nuff rambling. I really like the new site, it looks great. And do drop by my blog some time and see what I’m up to… I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.

-Michael

]]> By: Tony Urban http://www.setzler.net/2007/01/25/fine-or-commercial/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Tony Urban Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:53:58 +0000 http://www.setzler.net/2007/01/25/fine-or-commercial/#comment-58 "Fine art is a lot like pornography." Ha! Truer words have never been spoken. I began shooting fine art last year. When I mention "fine art" most people give me that look and automatically assume I'm shooting nudes. I've come to realize that if you're describing a photo you took to someone and they look at you like you're crazy - it's fine art. After all, no one looks at you like you're crazy if you say you shot a flower or a sunset or a landscape. But if you say you just took a cool photo of a rusted out oil can, you get that look. That's fine art. ;) “Fine art is a lot like pornography.”

Ha! Truer words have never been spoken.

I began shooting fine art last year. When I mention “fine art” most people give me that look and automatically assume I’m shooting nudes.

I’ve come to realize that if you’re describing a photo you took to someone and they look at you like you’re crazy - it’s fine art. After all, no one looks at you like you’re crazy if you say you shot a flower or a sunset or a landscape. But if you say you just took a cool photo of a rusted out oil can, you get that look. That’s fine art. ;)

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