ART or CREATIVITY
While I could of course share a few more pictures that I take, and put this title about it. I will share those pictures anyway someday. So why not discuss it a bit. Also because my thoughts about how to classify what I do is a bit two sided.
So what I do, is it Art or Creativity or None ?
Why does it differ between photos?
What isn´t art?
Sometimes I just want to capture what I see. I see something interesting, I want to capture it to show it. But it's more that if you take a picture of a old building or a painting, is the picture the art? or the building/painting.
Image of a lamb, see post Casting-Metal: Spring always makes me happy
Also if I take a picture of a bird or animal that walks in front of me. I just want to capture what I see. But I didn´t do much for the picture. Almost anyone could have made that same picture.
But on the other hand, what if you try to capture the best angle/viewpoint for the building so that it shows its beauty the most. Would it have more impact in black and white? Or that I try to figure out how an animal behaves so I can get an even better picture. And put some thinking and time into figuring out and waiting trying to get the best possible shot.
What is art and/or creative?
Sometimes you try out different angles or I now sometimes do thrichrome photography. Something very fun and I will probably show some examples later. But if you can´t wait, look it up. Also with long exposure and depth of field there can be many choices on how you want to look a picture. I showed here some long exposure shots.
Long exposure picture of the Rheinfall
The one of the Rheinfall I was already thinking about it before I went to Austria. Taking my tripod and ND filters. I had a goal. I knew what I wanted to create. The other one was a sunrise. I researched where the sun would rise, so that I could have the sun behind the tower and over the water.
On the other hand I get myself thinking. That is just research, not much creative about it.
So what is for me what something makes it art?
It would be too simple to say effort/thought. While in my case, what is see as creative/art of things I made, it is effort or thought I put in something. Because I see myself sometime creating something that I would call art, but didn´t take me much effort.
But maybe then it's the effort I put to get to that point what count. But for me it's more the goal or intent behind something. Do I just want to show something. Or do want to show something special, maybe a view I saw but probably the rest didn´t. Or just putting much time and effort in something to show it as it's best.
Does it matter?
I guess not really, but for me it kindoff does. A photo is good when you like the photo. And great if others also like the picture. But in some cases I just think, what is special about it? Not much, almost everybody could take that shot. Of course, because I saw something a way, it's easy to think everyone would have seen it. Or have the same ideas to create something.
So I guess in the end it is probably the same as for many people that create art. Lowering the expectations or results of what they create. Maybe I should have learned to draw something. That always cost some effort to create.
Conclusion
But the main thing is that we enjoy what we create and what others create.
So this time, not much to show what I create. I wanted to do something a bit different because for the rest I show here what i created, but if you like the examples and want to see more, feel free to follow me and to browse my profile. It is always good to know if people like what you create.
I hope you enjoyed reading this post
A thanks to @mypathtofire and the #edtopic for giving me the idea to write about this, see announcement post. Also a big thanks for the people that support this idea with tokens to giveaway.