The purpose of the artist is to express reality as felt

Introduction

What are the most important aspects of Fine Art Photography?  The answer to this question certainly varies from photographer to photographer because each of us places more importance on some aspects than on others.  What follows is what I personally consider to be the most important aspects of Fine Art photography.  This list is excerpted from a longer list that I use for teaching during my workshops and seminars.  The decision to create a shorter list, with only 16 items instead of 37, stemmed from the desire to focus on the essential aspects of Fine Art Photography regardless of which scenes we photograph, what subject we are study or whatnext stepwe are working towards. The resulting list is free from a particular teaching emphasis and represents what I look for in a Fine Art Photograph. 

Four Tufas at Dawn, Mono Lake, California  1 - Become an expert in light

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