What makes a good subject? Which is art? Which is a snapshot?
Questions that plague every art student. The answer every artist knows.
It doesn't matter.
If it mattered artist wouldn't make anything. The creative juices that inspire and spur them on would cease. So many art professors and students spend countless years in school and throughout their careers learning one valuable lesson.
It doesn't matter.
Today I sat around, did some laundry, made some food, watched some movies and painted my nails. As a future health care professional this last bit is a luxury I will enjoy until I am no longer able. In training, I will be too busy for such a tedious task. In the career field, it is unsanitary to have painted nails. (eww! the germs)
A do-it-yourself mani/pedi.
Is it art? Is it just the subject matter I chose when I woke up this morning? Is it just a good excuse to pamper myself?
YES.
Knowing my camera, how to set it up, how to shoot a specific angle, background, the lighting, using the flash, but defusing it so it's not harsh. Does this MAKE art? Is editing art? Is photo shop art? I don't photo shop. I don't like it, don't need it and can't afford it and the subsequent updates that follow almost annually.
So who cares what my subject matter is? I'm happy with the image. I'm happy today is done and that I shot what I intended to shoot. I'm especially happy getting the pedi!
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