Thread: digital photography taking over!

Paintings also offer a level of abstraction that often adds to the aesthetic. Certainly it has its uses in that respect. And I don't begrudge anyone that likes it. Different strokes, and all that. I'm just a philistine, I guess. I never liked paintings that didn't look like photos (I always respected the artist that could do that)**. But then we come to "just take the photo". Of course I did like how paintings...

I never liked Monet, or Impressionism in general. In mentioning abstraction, I was thinking more of the quality that definitely says "painting" to the eye, even though it's very much a sharp, representational image. Again, I'm thinking of the many, many cover paintings in my book collection, and how most of them would look terrible if they were photographs. Of course, part of that is money and effort. Most...

I've never been much for paintings. What's the point when you can take a photograph instead? I appreciate Thomas Kinkade's work. Troy

My husband is a serious hobbyist photographer. He recently did a portrait of the family cat sitting solemnly on a mantle. He put canvas through his inkjet printer and then added a coating to finish it. Fun! I think there always will be traditional artists, but it is nice that digital photography is gaining respect. Have a nice day!

I've never been much for paintings... ******************* I've never been much for painting because I am no good at it :-}

Hmmm..... I dunno... http://gallery.me.com/dbsf#100142

Rosie Hardy's work ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosie_hardy/2822319514/in/set-7... ) is about as realistic as any Van Gogh. Is it photography or electronic painting? Is it a painting if an artist starts with a blank canvas and creates something using Photoshop or the same artist starts with a photograph and creates something based upon it using oils or modifies it using Photoshop? Are we really discussing the dividing line between...

**Monet? He's out of focus ( http://arttoheartweb.com/images/Claude%20Monet%20Water%20Lil... ). Same with Van Gogh. Pollack? Nevermind... So you don't like Monet or Manet. How about Man Ray? Bob

It's a real shame Rembrandt didn't use a camera. PSU

I have to comment.... I am a digital photographer, but definately appreciate painting as an art form - separate and distinct from the photograph. The artistry in photography is in the subject matter. composition, lighting, and if you must - post processing (which I don't do, but can appreciate it as a SEPARATE part of the art form). Nonetheless, photography is an art form of what the lens sees - as possibly modified by the photographer...