There is a lot of discussion back and forth over what is the fine art of photography. How are they different from other photos like commercial, portrait, baby, family, wedding type work? Many photographers become a little defensive when it comes to differentiating between 'fine art' and other more commercial forms of the craft.

The best I can do, is tell you about what I feel fine art photography is to me by defining it in broad terms while knowing full well that trying to do a wedding, making a traditional family portrait or working with an art director on advertising campaign is just way out of my area of expertise.

A DEFINITION.

A fine art piece, black and white or color, has no "owner." It was not crowned fine art by a "jury" or produced by any "outside direction." It is made by a person, society calls an artist. Being completely alone in this endeavour, the artist has the simple job of interpreting the environment from their perspective much like an innocent child. The difference is the unavoidable condition of "experience" which happens as we grow older which in turn, influences our feelings thus our vision.

It is like mathematical ratio:

                (1 + w )t = e = t( w + 1)    where 1=person; w=world; t=time; e=experience

So, the artist is either photographing the life that he is in, or the life that is around him, of course, he is in this life as well!