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yogestee
9th of January 2008 (Wed), 22:15
I don't know if this has been discussed in this forum..Is photography art or science?? Why?

Jurgen
cdifoto
9th of January 2008 (Wed), 22:17
It's both. Technical means to an artistic end. Usually. Unless you're shooting for record.
S.Horton
9th of January 2008 (Wed), 22:17
Art using a technical brush.
Mark_Cohran
9th of January 2008 (Wed), 22:59
It is a craft. By that, I mean that you use technology and the physics of light (science) to create artistic results.
yogestee
10th of January 2008 (Thu), 01:08
The way we see and light a subject is art,,the way we present the final product is art..The means of getting there is pure science..

70% Science.
30% Art.

Jurgen
oaktree
10th of January 2008 (Thu), 02:14
It doesn't matter. Keep on shooting, keep on learning, keep having fun!
tonylong
10th of January 2008 (Thu), 02:20
Heh! How about this:

Most "Good Photography" is craft, pictures capturing the "how to".

"Great Photography" implies Art: a vision that is captured and, through whatever means, communicates to the viewer with an impact that is more than just "that's a nice postcard" but rather "That moves me!"

Science is just a medium. Film, Digital, Crystal Balls...
Woolburr
10th of January 2008 (Thu), 02:36
There is a good bit of science that goes into photography...but there is more art that goes into a good photograph.
Ephemeral
10th of January 2008 (Thu), 02:53
Technical means to an artistic end. I'd agree with that statement.
weka2000
10th of January 2008 (Thu), 03:01
Its both the poll proves it :)

Science is understand light
Art is been creative with that same light
Matatazela
10th of January 2008 (Thu), 03:03
Science, Art and Craft.

Science gives us the ability (technology, equipment).
Art gives us the results.
Craft is what we do with the results. (Framing, mounting, displaying)
Cyth0n
10th of January 2008 (Thu), 07:51
I think that the more you know about photography, the more you realise that it's more an art than a science. When I started out and saw people walking around with big fancy DSLRs, I thought to myself "Gee, if I knew what all those buttons did then I'd be able to take awesome photos too." Now I understand what all the buttons do and how cameras and lenses work and my photos still suck, so there's obviously something more to learn. It's easy to understand how a camera works but impossible to fully understand how art works.
yogestee
10th of January 2008 (Thu), 08:39
When I started out and saw people walking around with big fancy DSLRs,

When I started out I was using Mamiya 6X6, Linhof Technikas 5" X 4" and Nikon Fs,,,handheld meters, shooting B/W and Kodak Ektachrome..Showing my age here :(

Jurgen