Technical and Artistic Approaches

Greatest of all time. Applies to any accomplishment not just photography.

Without both I couldn't put food on the table. So it must be a mix I guess. I need the tools to get the end result and pretty technical and clinical about getting that, but the end results a lot call art. I'm far from what I would call an artist though. 6 of one, half dozen of the other I guess.

Danny.

You can decide

I think that nearly everyone is born with the ability to create art.

It could be both. You could be giving someone technical advice to help them achieve their artistic goal.

Hmmmmm............oh ok, in that case I vote "None of the above"

I answered "Mixed" but I think you would have more helpful results if you had options for various amounts of the components of "Mixed"

I would say I am 80% technical and 20% artistic.

I've always been amazed at how many technical types also have an aspect of art/music as a balance to the clinical side.

I think there's a difference there Jim. Some have to learn and work at it, while with others it's just naturally built in. Hence the left and right and now the middle.

Danny.

@camperjimk

I voted for number three, before I noticed combo category number two. LMAO
The damn vote could not be changed, even seconds later.

Regarding the headings+ for your categories...
If you think that all artists are just spontaneous and emotional, you are greatly mistaken, and / or you have flawed understanding of art, and artists. You left out the words, intuitive, and creative.

There is a technical side to photography ? Who knew.
Buy camera - RTFM - take photos. lol

I looked at that thread, and decided that it is not for me. It reminds me of 1930s photographic art such as I saw in the MOMA and elsewhere in the USA. Sorry!

But for me, "art" (and I include music) is not something that can be measured beyond the response it triggers in the beholder/listener/etc. This explains why people equate good art with what pleases them. Neither in music nor in photography am I conscious of creating artistic works, or even of wanting to do so: I just "do".

As far as the Canon weekly thread is concerned, one may think it amateurish; but the most positive aspect is the communal enthusiam of the participants and the communication between them, which is something sadly lacking in the hyper long threads here.

David

Yeah, covering all those bases would make the poll pretty insufferable. Lets not overthink it.

I think that it tends to get trained out of us by the educational system.

I don't think there is any doubt that small children are creative, spontaneous and artistic. Sadly I would agree the educational system rarely promotes those attributes.

I know growing up I had very little exposure to the arts in school. I still remember "art" lessons consisting of coloring in the squares on a piece of paper. We could not use paints because they were too messy. I did have a really good 6th grade science teacher, so it is not surprising which direction my life took.

Agreed. Talent doesn't exist, but year after year of multidisciplinary work meaning effort, education, curiosity, imagination and an open mind does.

When Magnus Carlsen viewed "Queen's Gambit" he enjoyed it but said:

"I just found the whole thing a little too unrealistic. I just couldn't quite buy that after being six years without playing a tournament game in an orphanage and you would then be one of the best players in a few years."

I would never throw a filter away.
Polarizing filters can be quite effective but the problem is to remember to use one. It's the kind of thing that hides in a drawer.

We had art lessons at school, I think once a week. And some of us took the exam in Art as well as English Literature, History, French, Maths, Geography and Latin at age 16.

Don

Never looked at it like that Jim. Food for thought for sure.

Danny.