Art Photography

Application 

When I think of the word 'art', I immediately think of an array of vibrant colours that really stand out from one and another. I also think of some extreme works of art, such as people, which have been deformed through the use of paint. Art photography itself can count for a number of different styles. A lot of these photographs can be of real people and not paintings/cartoons like the word 'art' may suggest. One such art photographer that uses real people for models is Sally Mann:

 
 An example of Mann's work.

Context

The context has a major impact on art photography. A majority of the surroundings are outside locations although some photographs would have been taken inside a studio. The surroundings can really change the emphasis of the image. Many effects can be added to the surroundings, such as extensive lighting techniques. The way the images are displayed can also change the context. Some pictures are displayed within a frame whereas others are just pinned to the wall. 

Techniques 

Many different techniques have gone on to produce the images that are shown to people in art galleries, many of which can be found in Brighton. A lot of images would have been produced by a combination of set design and studio. Some images though will be projected so that they can look bigger than the normal gallery size. A majority of the pictures are printed on paper, which can be many different styles of paper. As I mentioned before, many images can be projected onto a wall which can look great.




An example of images being projected onto a wall.