27. February 2009 by curtis.

Is Photography really Art?

Many artists have said  that taking photos is not the same as painting or sculpture. I on the other hand believe art is in the eye of the beholder. Many people have the eye and use a camera as their tool for creating artistic works of art. Not all photographers are artists, you have the portrait photographer good for school photots and weddings but wait a miniute I have seen portraits that are truly works of art and I have seen other work that just does not meet the critera of what I would consider art. I remember an art show a few years ago at one of the local fairs,  yes it was a real show,  that I entered and by the way I was lucky and was awarded best of show and It was a photograph.  Sandy and I were at the opening looking at all the works when I spotted two really nice pieces. They were perfect;  lighting was unbelivable as we were admiring these works of art and I mentioned how good I thought they were; an elderly women overheared our comments and chimed in, my friend took those, she picked up a camera six week ago and has been taking pictures ever since, to make the story short, I doubt that anyone with no training or years of experience could have possiably taken photos with perfect lighting, contrast, and composition; with no awards or mention; the judge must have came to the same conclusion we did , magazine page or calander. Art is seeing and then transfering the compostion to a medium of your choice. What makes art so diversified is the artists, because we all see compostions just a little differently,  and having the ability to transfer the compostion to the medium is what makes one photographer an artist and an other just photos takers.

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27. February 2009 by sandy.

Call to Artists.

CSW Cyber Art Show
Online all media juried artshow. 14th  annual online show
Cash  and merchandise awards.

All media including photography. There will be a special Photography award

For infomation about the show go to http://www.artgally.com/cswart/rules.htm

Artists:  If you do not have a website this is your chance to win one.
There will be a website award for the best artist without a website. This is a complete designed and hosted website for the period of one year.

You will find a complete listing of awards on the awards page in the CSW Cyber Art Show Website. http://artgally.com/cswart

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7. February 2009 by sandy.

I would like to welcome the International Showcase of Art Professionals as the newest entity to our blog. Please visit http://www.isap-usa.com and let us know what you think or our new space. Please leave a comment on any aspect of the new space. Ideas are valued. Thank you for visiting our blog

The Management.

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5. February 2009 by admin.

Welcome to the world of Artgally.com online Blog site. This blog is an online community where information for and about art and artists can be shared by all. Information to help artists and art lovers is more than welcome. You must register to be able to use this blog.

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4. February 2009 by admin.

The Artgally blog is a way for artists to express  opinions and provide information; ask questions and provide input dealing with visual art and related topics. Please fell free to ask questions express opinion and do your part to help others become better artists. We welcome all  visual art formats and abilities from beginner to the PRO’s pencil to paint young to old are welcome to submit questions and comments.  

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