That hinterland between a regular photo and evocative art is a shifting area from person to person and taste to taste.
that zone can be narrowed a bit once you start to consider the way the brain stores memories and emotions.
With rigorous practice and peer feedback, you can start to appreciate where that zone is and, consequently, improve your hit ratio.
The eyes are the same. They get wired faster than the legs, but the neural pathways from the optic nerve to the parts of the brain that matter take a while to find their chemical trails.
A beautiful photo must tell the epic tale of the memory, linked with the other emotions that fold into a whole.
art world and an explosion of new art is the combination of new technology in travel and communications combined with Napoleon III’s focus on infrastructure around the Salon.
a decent DSLR has such a good sensor chip, combined with more flexible lenses, that your batting average will dramatically improve.
If you bit off on getting a DSLR, then you are going to need a tripod, especially for sunset and night shots. Unless you have the steady hand of a T-1000, you are going to get some camera shake.
is interesting from a social-group evolutionary perspective, this section is more about the art itself.