Is the Camera or Photographer More Important?
Luminous Landscape contributor Alain Briot has a very interesting new article called “Of Cameras and Art” - well worth reading…
“I hear it regularly at art shows: “Your photographs are beautiful. You must have a very good camera.” I also hear, “Your colors are beautiful, you must use filters.” And finally I also hear, “Your images are fantastic, you must use Photoshop.” This statement comes in different variations, but the message is essentially the same: for a certain audience, the reason why my work is beautiful is not due to my artistic skills but to the equipment I use. At first I was dumfounded. Later on I was insulted. After talking to other photographers and learning that they received the same comments, I started wondering why people thought this. I now believe I have an answer.”