Darkroom vs Scanning

[jnantz]

the word is not empty, except for people that want it to be, it has nothing to do with elevation or ego but making things that have no use other than existing ...
the emperor isn't wearing no clothes it just ended up being Rrose Sélavy wearing a hat, and people are still upset about that. L.H.O.O.Q. and all that. this isn't 1700 when there
were no museums and no such thing as art ( which is a new concept / reality born out of the "Age of Enlightenment" ). but" fine art photographer" that might be something different, im
still not sure what that even means. I was hoping to take a workshop or "you tube master class" for a few thousand dollars from one and have him explain to me what the name meant,
but I haven't found one whose artistic vision and world view I agree with yet ... it might all have to do with jerry, bob1, bob2 and mark and that there is a truth about de-evolution.

[Tin Can]

Art is Art

Not Stanley

Why the Hell do you all think I used NOT ART for so long

I used that handel for at least 27 years now

before my Internet awakening

art is for snobs only

best art is invisible and namelass

[jnantz]

Art is Art

Not Stanley

Why the Hell do you all think I used NOT ART for so long

I used that handel for at least 27 years now

before my Internet awakening

art is for snobs only

best art is invisible and namelass

it that snob will pay me for an NFT of it, im all over it like stink on a monkey !
the trick is to convert the crypto to gold, and there's an app for that.
I'm cashing out for a grill soon.

art is not a dirty word.

[Sal Santamaura]

..." fine art photographer" that might be something different, im still not sure what that even means....

The same thing "art" means, i.e. anything anyone wants it to mean, i.e. nothing.

...Why the Hell do you all think I used NOT ART for so long...

Because you're Randy, not Art, of course.

it that snob will pay me for an NFT of it, im all over it like stink on a monkey...

No different than all "art." Find someone who'll buy into the BS and take their money.

[jnantz]

The same thing "art" means, i.e. anything anyone wants it to mean, i.e. nothing.

No different than all "art." Find someone who'll buy into the BS and take their money.

maybe? not sure if it means nothing, it means something otherwise photographers who populate websites/ forums wouldn't be arguing for years
whether something is or isn't art, whether art can be made with a digital camera, whether editions are a sham, whether they make art or fine art.
the problem with photography is things can be made indefinitely, people should sell the negatives, not the prints.
maybe the art is selling the stuff, not the stuff?

[Michael R]

“Fine” art is basically the dead giveaway the guy sucks.

maybe? not sure if it means nothing, it means something otherwise photographers who populate websites/ forums wouldn't be arguing for years
whether something is or isn't art, whether art can be made with a digital camera, whether editions are a sham, whether they make art or fine art.
the problem with photography is things can be made indefinitely, people should sell the negatives, not the prints.
maybe the art is selling the stuff, not the stuff?

[otto.f]

No, just plain photographer. Exactly the same as just plain painter. Or just plain violinist.

"Art" is a meaningless BS word used by those who seek to elevate themselves. It works, because humans embrace BS, but the word still doesn't have real meaning.

Yes, these are endless discussions running around in circles indeed. Has been done on all the photography forums, always with an open end. Everyone has a point and there are no conclusions

[jnantz]

“Fine” art is basically the dead giveaway the guy sucks.

sometimes ... I guess for some folks it's talking the talk not walking the walk . ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ..
keeps them from running amok, so fine by me .. the more art ( or whatever it is ) the better.

[ASA1000]

tabular grain is not round, I don't think ...
photography is "art"? I don't think so, I think photography is just photography
is using a pencil or pen to write a grocery list art instead of phone notes or word processing ?

Picky, picky, picky....Maybe I should have said 'irregular' or 'rounded' ... either way you get the idea. ;-)

[ASA1000]

Depends on the meaning of 'it' ..... oh wait, Bill Clinton said that already