Those last two shots! Absolute butter! it amazes me how we can toil all day long, only for the cream of the crop to happen in a flurry of just a few moments that are so easy to miss if you aren't at the ready.
I'm likely going to paraphrase those words into, "Don't use words to polish a turd." That's only because I've seen many paragraphs written that do precisely that. (Besides, it rhymes. LoL)
In competitions, a title is heard by the judges prior to seeing the image, so the title sets the stage for the image. A bad title can also harm your score.
Loved the last photo in particular, looks like some kind of prehistoric lanscape, no polish required and call it what you wan mate, maybe "Dino" or "Fred Flintstone" .....? 🤣
Great video, Ian! Loved the conversation with Gareth. I don’t name my shots, but have thought about it many times - just really am not creative/clever like that. Here’s to lipstick on a pig, as us Americans like to say!
Regarding titles, I've always thought of it less about being a crutch the artist uses to connect the viewer to the image, and more about the connection between the art and the artist (spoon fed to the viewer). That said, there is a point of diminishing returns, and many artists do find themself on the wrong side of said point and find themselves awash in their own pretentiousness.
Isn't a fine art photograph just a good picture that someone not directly associated with the image would be willing to buy and hang on their wall? Great video again Ian. I especially like the one of the cliff face with the varying tones and textures. Might make a good black and white one perhaps?
Not sure if they were fine art but certainly were fine landscapes especially those amazing sunset shots. It speaks volumes of your craft that you could quickly set up and capture such great images. I also really liked the cliff face image at 9:40 Good to get some pro to pro interaction, definitely an interesting video.
Naming images is not easy and I've done that and still do when I have an exhibition. It does help people to look at the photo diferently and it's better than someone coming to you and asking about that image (say number 19) and you havo to look for it just to identify and respond to the person. I get that some ppl polish the tird with a fancy poetic name but in terms of putting your hard work in a wall while trying to show your passion... well why not name your art? Painters do! Film makers do... Every bit of art is named. It's a personal choice but One that should be respected, whatever yours is.
Fine art, it's a con word! No matter how many people try to explain what's fine art and what is not the further I back away from it, now don't get me wrong a good picture is well worth a title but drop the fine art bit I don't believe a word of it......rant over.....your ending pictures were very good you waited long enough to get them so well done and Thank you for taking us with you!
I liked your definition of fine art, but didn’t like the other guys’ interpretation much. I think the term ‘fine art’ sounds a bit old fashioned and grandiose, but I understand the need to have a different name for intentional art using a camera to produce it, which is very different from ‘standard’ landscape shots. The term fine art can be triggering for some landscape photographers. 😂
Often, I find arty titles a bit pretentious as I agree with Gareth a solid image really doesn't an arty title. If I title a photo, it would be more a reference title such as "Waterfall at X" much like Ian
Great Video as always Ian. Yeah 'Fine art' its a load of Bol***s in my opinion. Some folk call themselves fine art photographers to promote themselves but there photos don't convey anything special. Don't get me wrong there are some amazing photographers out there that call themselves 'fine art photographers' but it has become overused and the images aren't always any more special than the run of the mill photographs that everyone else produces. Each to their own I suppose. I take some long exposure shots. Often not intentionally but just because of the time of day and the lack of light. I must be a fine art photographer as well then.😂.
