“Amateur photographers discuss equipment,
Professional photographers discuss money,
Fine Art photographers focus on light.”
Art Appreciation: Emotional vs Intellectual Delight
Shape vs Color
Ansel Adams made few color photographs. This is apparently because he wasn’t wild about more things to control. Interestingly, while we all see the same shapes of objects, we do not see the same colors; or at least we can not know for certain what any given color looks like to another person. What appears green to me may appear yellow or blue to someone else. But we can never know because color takes place inside our brains. Here’s a link to a wonderful article explaining Color by Andrew T. Young
How to Light or Illuminate Fine Art Photography
How to Frame and Mount Fine Art Photographs