Photography once began with photographs “as a keepsake, ” and now it has become a relevant and fashionable trend in contemporary art. The photographer is rightfully considered a master who can revive and transform reality, surprising even an experienced viewer.
You will need
Computer with internet connection, camera.
Instruction manual
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The word "photography" itself has Greek roots and means "light painting" or "writing with light." Creating a picture using a camera is nothing more than capturing, and then saving some real image on a material that is sensitive to light (film).
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The first to appear was a black and white photograph. Color photography arose later in the nineteenth century. At the end of the twentieth century, digital photography appeared, allowing you to abandon the use of film, as well as record pictures on a computer disk.
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Initially, photography was just a way to capture some real event or create a portrait of a real person, preserving it for many years. However, as a result of numerous improvements in the photographic technique and the emergence of cameras with the widest possibilities, photography from a simple capture of images "for memory" has become an independent art form. We can say that photography gradually replaced the painting close to it, largely due to greater accessibility, and became the most fashionable and relevant type of contemporary art.
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Photography is at the same time a fact of reality, a reflection of reality and at the same time an artistic way, creating the desired impression on the viewer. The authenticity of the object is paradoxically combined with fiction, the fact - with the imagination of the photographer. Any real event can be shot in different ways, presented in different ways, and it depends on the point of view and creative thinking of the photographer. Thus, the photographer can be considered a real artist who creates his own world with “light colors”. A skilled photographer uses tools close to painting, such as perspective, lighting, foreshortening and composition.
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The main photographic genres such as still life, portrait, landscape or nude are very close to the picturesque genres. However, in photography there are many genres characteristic of this art form only. For example, a photo story, an architectural photograph, or an advertising photograph.
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Photography has become an integral part of modern cultural life. Numerous workshops and a huge number of photographic exhibitions, or biennials, greatly help to popularize this type of art.
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Mastering the art of photography is not so simple; using expensive equipment is not enough. A creative approach, a wealth of imagination, the ability to see an interesting shot and "catch" it are required. As in any other form of art, in the art of photography in the first place is the talent of the artist, his creative idea.
