Often, the purpose of photography lies in the conveyance of sights or experiences - in not the characteristic imperfection of painting or drawing, but the crisp, mechanical finality of which cameras have striven to for centuries; this precision, however, detracts not from the photograph's artistry, as it captures in near perfection the scene which the artists themselves deemed beautiful.
That said, I've personally found the nature of art not in conveying the beauty of the already beautiful, but creating beauty out of the austere. A great deal of photographic techniques exist to accomplish this, but one of particular interest involves the (artistic) combination of multiple photos.
This "multiple exposure photography" allows for the artist to highlight areas of interest, abstract away portions of the photo, or even add additional detail to the image by altering the f-stop or focus of the camera. Notable uses in nature photography are often the accentuation of lighting (ie, crepuscular rays), or the highlighting of natural patterns (such as a zebra's skin, tree bark, etc.)
Multiple-exposure techniques may involve as little as two exposures, or as many as the artist desires. The following article, in particular, has effectively used these techniques to convey focal points of the scene, as well as adding an impressionist element to the resulting work. Thus, the end result is one that can represent not only the scene before them, but the artist's own impression and feelings thereof.
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That said, I've personally found the nature of art not in conveying the beauty of the already beautiful, but creating beauty out of the austere. A great deal of photographic techniques exist to accomplish this, but one of particular interest involves the (artistic) combination of multiple photos.
This "multiple exposure photography" allows for the artist to highlight areas of interest, abstract away portions of the photo, or even add additional detail to the image by altering the f-stop or focus of the camera. Notable uses in nature photography are often the accentuation of lighting (ie, crepuscular rays), or the highlighting of natural patterns (such as a zebra's skin, tree bark, etc.)
Multiple-exposure techniques may involve as little as two exposures, or as many as the artist desires. The following article, in particular, has effectively used these techniques to convey focal points of the scene, as well as adding an impressionist element to the resulting work. Thus, the end result is one that can represent not only the scene before them, but the artist's own impression and feelings thereof.
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