Photography once began with snapshots "for memory", 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.
It is necessary
Computer with internet connection, camera
Instructions
Step 1
The word "photography" itself has Greek roots and means "light painting" or "writing with light." Creating a picture with a camera is nothing more than capturing, and then saving a certain real image on a material that is sensitive to light (photographic film).
Step 2
The first to appear was black and white photography. Color photography emerged later, in the nineteenth century. At the end of the twentieth century, digital photography appeared, making it possible to abandon the use of photographic film, as well as record pictures on a computer disk.
Step 3
Initially, photography was a way only to capture a certain real event or create a portrait of a real person, preserving it for many years. However, as a result of numerous improvements in photographic technology and the emergence of cameras with the widest possibilities, photography has turned from a simple capture of images "for memory" into an independent art form. We can say that photography has gradually replaced the painting close to it, largely due to its greater accessibility, and has become the most fashionable and relevant form of contemporary art.
Step 4
Photography is at the same time a certain fact of reality, a reflection of reality and at the same time an artistic image that creates the desired impression on the viewer. The authenticity of the object is paradoxically combined with fiction, 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 may well be considered a real artist who creates his own world with "light colors". A skilled photographer uses means close to painting, such as perspective, lighting, foreshortening and composition.
Step 5
Basic photographic genres such as still life, portrait, landscape or nudity are very close to painting genres. However, in photography there are many genres characteristic only of this art form. For example, photo history, architectural photography or advertising photography.
Step 6
Photography has become an integral part of modern cultural life. Numerous master classes and a huge number of photographic exhibitions, or biennials, greatly help popularize this art form.
Step 7
Mastering the art of photography is not so easy, it is not enough to use expensive technology. You need a creative approach, a wealth of imagination, the ability to see an interesting shot and "catch" it. As in any other form of art, in the art of photography, the talent of the artist, his creative idea, is in the first place.
