Art Photography
Prints
Photographers of Fine
Arts
With the onset of fashion
photography with digital
cameras, many have lost the essence of fine arts while
others still embrace it. If you are a professional or
amateur photographer who is interested in art photography
prints from the past , you will enjoy reading this piece.
There are certain photographers who
are considered to be artists and the works of art that they
produce are celebrated by critics and the public. Art
photography prints add to the aesthetic value of any home,
particularly when they are placed in an attractive frame.
Offices, hotel lobbies and restaurants too, are enhanced by
them.
Ansel Adams - The Pioneer Art
Photographer
One of the most treasured American
exponents of the art is Ansel Adams. He became famous for
his art photography prints of the American West and Yosemite
National Park in particular. He loved this landscape and was
a passionate environmentalist. Adams used a large format
view camera to capture vast scenes of mountains, forests,
and lakes.
He was made a fellow of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1966 and was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter in
1980, which is the highest award that a civilian can receive
in the United States. His reproduced works include Moon and
Half Dome Yosemite National Park 1960, Oak Tree, Sunset
City, California 1932, Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake,
Denali National Park, Alaska and Aspens Northern New
Mexico.
Journalistic Photo
Art
Henri Cartier Bresson was a French
man, known as the 'father of modern photojournalism'. He was
largely responsible for taking photography out of the studio
and into the street for candid shots, rather than formal
poses. He began as a painter and was a true artist with a
camera.
He traveled extensively in Europe,
taking art photography prints of Berlin, Warsaw, Prague,
Budapest, and Madrid. His travels also took him to Japan,
China, India and the Soviet Union. Cartier-Bresson helped to
form the influential Magnum picture agency for
photojournalism. His prints available to buy include View
from Top of Notre Dame, Sidewalk Café, Boulevard
Diderot, Queen Charlotte's Ball 1959, and Ahmedabad,
Guejerat, India 1966.
Photographing People and
Landscapes
Bill Brandt was a British photographer
and photojournalist, celebrated for his landscapes, n.udes,
and his documentation of British life. The Government
commissioned him to photograph the underground bomb shelters
for civilians during the Blitz in London in World War II.
His art photography prints are in black and white and
artfully shot, as in Nu.de 1952. Brandt's work was used by
Life magazine, including the print, Rider on Horseback in
Hyde Park, a shot from 1940 in London's famous park, showing
a rider on a white horse and a line of trees.
US Photographer of
People
Robert Mapplethorpe is an American
photographer, mostly known for his pictures of celebrities.
His reputation was sealed when he photographed Patti Smith
for the iconic cover of her debut album, Horses. He also
took pictures of Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry, Richard Gere and
Grace Jones.
Many of Mapplethorpe's other art
photography prints are of flowers. These are delicately shot
with pale colors and often have a luminous sheen. Available
prints include images of orchids, roses, tulips and
poppies.
So, you see? There are so many more
people who have created art
photography prints than these.
Maybe you will join the ranks soon whether you decide upon
using digital cameras or the traditional medium or large
format film to follow the path of the great Adams.
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