The main differences between Art photography and Press photography are that the “Art photography is staged” -Henri Cartier-Bresson-
The similarities between art and press photography both tell a story. All photographers have their own style, and technique. Both types of photography can give the viewer an emotional connection.
I believe art photography can be altered and play with as much as the photographer wish. Art photographers can rely on technology such as Photoshop to alter their pictures and modify them until they feel that the pictures have achieved what they want to communicate to the audiance. I believe that there is nothing wrong by altering art photography, it is way of expressions that a lot of photographer are practicing and they need to alter some of the photographs in order to display the Idea, such as the role of colours. Art photography, is the mix of digital art and photography.
“Kertesz was not a journalist, but his pictures tell the stories as they happened. He was able to freeze the information on his photographs.” Press photographers to me are not allowed to alter their photography at all. They have to wait for the perfect time to take a picture and capture moment as best as they can, as soon as they take the picture, their job is complete. The objective is to capture an image that tells a real story as it happens. Press photographers are able to see the photos and to capture them in the right moment, because for them even just by getting a light-meter out or a tripod the moment is lost, once the moment has passed, it is gone there is no such thing as asking somebody to pose again or try and get the same expression once more. 'A camera for Kertesz was a little notebook, a sketchbook that connected with his life.'
Press Photography :
Here are two photographs that you can see the raw emotion in the subjects faces.
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| Lu Guang |
The oldest is 9, not going to school. The youngest is less than 2 years old. They lived in severely polluted area. There hands and faces were always dirty. April 10, 2005
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CHINA. Shanghai. December 1948-January 1949. As the value of the paper money sank, the Kuomintang decided to distribute 40 grams of gold per person. With the gold rush, in December, thousands came out and waited in line for hours. The police, equipped with the remnants of the armies of the International Concession, made only a gesture toward maintaining order. Ten people were crushed to death.
Art Photography:
Here are two photographs that where staged, however you can appreciate the art and technique behind the photos.
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| Marilyn Monroe, New York City, Ballerina sitting from the Hilton H. Green |
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Lesley Silvia |
Above is a photograph taken with a fisheye lens. 'It is a form of wide-angled lens which gives a curved effect to a image ,an image taken with a fisheye lens resembles what the image would look like through the eye of a fish.The resulting picture is an image in which the center appears normal and in focus but the but the concentric elements appear distorted.'
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