The main difference between art photography and press photography is that the moment is created in art photography instead of captured like that of press photography. When it comes to art photography, at least in the photos I have chosen to share with you, taken by Patrick Demarchelier they have been set up to create beautiful, captivating, and powerful images. They are a work of art because they have been created by a mind.
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| Woman and Child - Patrick Demarchelier |
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| Head Dress - Patrick Demarchelier |
In contrast to art photography, press photography have been captured in a moment, the photographer has to go out looking for something to photograph as apposed to creating something to photograph. The press photographs I have chosen to share with you are some of the Toronto Star’s collection of Toronto’s G20 Summit. These photos are extremely strong, powerful and captivating. They fill you will emotions and take you to a place where you can imagine being there.
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| Police/Public Stand Off (G20 Summit) - Toronto Star Staff |
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| Police Car on Fire (G20 Summit) - Toronto Star Staff |
Some similarities between the art and press photography I have chosen is that they both create a mood, whatever that mood may be. Both press and art photography can be beautiful, powerful, captivating or vulgar. In this case all the images are powerful, unique and send a message, like all photography should. Another similarity between the types of photographs is that they both involve the subject matter of humanity, using people to capture a mood, or moment, or situation.
To contrast some differences in the art photography of Patrick Demarchelier and the press photography of the Toronto Star’s G20 Summit are that Demarchelier’s photos are simple, clean, black and white, contained and focused. While the Toronto Star’s photos of the G20 Summit are crowed, complicated, coloured, violent and make the viewer aware of the space. The viewer can feel the crowd and anger in the photo.
Sources (Ideas):
Kertesz Cartier - Bresson From Shooting The Truth Gordana Iccevska Pg 6 Paragraph 2
Kertesz Cartier - Bresson From Shooting The Truth Gordana Iccevska Pg 13 Paragraph 1, (Montier, 1996, p.143)
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