DIRTY HARRY Loc: Hartland, Michigan

Joe Vaalic Park II

The Voyeur

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JohnFrim Loc: Somewhere in the Great White North.

With the title "voyeur" the first shot with the blurry foreground works for me. Of course, so do the others.

JFCoupe Loc: Kent, Washington

A nice set of classy, classic-like images.

DIRTY HARRY Loc: Hartland, Michigan

Thank you.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Alas reminds me of the 1950s Naturalist magazines that had nudity but not showing frontal in most photos. A quiet drifty voyeur purity.

DIRTY HARRY Loc: Hartland, Michigan

I "appreciate" your viewing and comments on my "PARK" photo series. I have enough photo for 2 more postings; however, apparently they do not meet the standards of this catagory so I will refain from further postings. Thank you .

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice work, Harry--enjoyed.

DIRTY HARRY Loc: Hartland, Michigan

Apparently if you don't show boobs or bush no one is interested. My intent is a figure study...

What is Fine Art Figure Photography?
Fine art figure photography is often referred to as nude photography, though the photographs are not always of entirely nude bodies. A fine art photographer may take photos of specific body parts, such as the feet, the muscles on an arm, or a side view of a face. Fine art photographs are not sexually explicit photographs that would be seen in a skin magazine. Those photos are referred to as erotic photography. Instead, these photographs strive to show the beauty in the human body and rarely even show the faces of the subjects.


Subjects in figure photography are a study of the physical structure of a human. They are not portraits, but rather a composition. Bodies in these photographs are often shot using light extremes (very dark or very light) so as to highlight a specific part of the body. Often times the bodies are oiled to show subtleties in texture and form.

nut4golf Loc: Windsor, CT

I wonder if having a glimpse of her face in the mirror of shot #3 would have enhanced that shot? Really like the composition and feel of shot #4 - bravo!

JohnFrim Loc: Somewhere in the Great White North.

Harry, I have expressed my displeasure with porn-like explicit genitalia shots on UHH (there are plenty of other sites for this sort of photography); your nude photos are appreciated.

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

All good, but I love #3!

Toby

I agree with John

WirtzWorld Loc: SE WI

These are moody, which satisfies the definition of fine art photography in any book. I like them for that quality. That said, I think the some of the moodiness comes from the negs being fogged around the edges. Am I wrong, is that an effect you added? It looks to me like maybe you got a little light spill in your darkroom.

I don’t subscribe to the boobs and bush only school of thought. If you’ve been watching my posts, you will have noticed that many of my offerings are really portraits or ‘clothed nudes’. There is just as much eroticism in a suggestive portrait, I think, as in a full frontal depiction. I’m with you on the suggestiveness you champion. Good on you.

Anyway, about defining fine art photography:

Nearly anything can be called such. I’ve seen total, and I mean total, crap hanging in museums. We all have. You have a look at a photo that you just paid 20.00 to come in and see and say to yourself or whomever you are attending with, “fock, I could have and have done better than that”. Why is that piece in this museum? I have no answer. The author isn’t known to me, what gives?

Well that is called fine art. Not to say that all are like that, but just saying that (my quote) “Art is whatever you hang on the wall”. Saying something is not art is denigrating the very club you wish to be in.

I agree with you that there are these divisions of fine art, such as you mentioned, figure, bodyscapes, chiaroscuro, et al. They all have great merit and are specialized in by many photographers. Then there’s landscapes, still art, macro, architecture and many more categories that fill the definition.

But it’s all someone’s art. As was uttered by Jim Carrey in his grinch movie, “one man’s garbage is another man’s potpourri”

That’s a great way to look at it. If it stinks, slowly move away.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

These are quite nicely done, Harry. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this style.
--Bob