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What exactly is fine art photography and can you learn to do it? Peter Dench asks three experts of the genre for their practical advice and insights<\/h2>\n
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Jovana Rikalo<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Jovana Rikalo is a fine art and portrait photographer from Serbia. She has a degree in law but diverted to a career in photography in 2013. Her dreamy and emotion-packed imagery, often shot outdoors using soft, natural light, has grown her reputation and Instagram followers to over 219k. Commercial clients include Hugo Boss Serbia, Miss Yu and watch companies MVMT and ZINVO. https:\/\/jovanarikalo.com<\/a> or Instagram: @jovanarikalo<\/p>\n

Fine art means there is a story behind an image<\/strong>. It\u2019s not only a person standing on location. It is much deeper. Each element tells some story \u2013 the colour of the dress, the facial expression of the model, details in her hair, each detail speaks something. Telling a story is the whole point of photography for me. I love people to see the story I wanted to create and feel emotion because if there is no emotion there is no photography.<\/p>\n

Model behaviour<\/h3>\n

When I choose the model I always choose one who can show emotions with their face. Most of the failures were when they didn\u2019t know how to pose or were scared to show emotions. I always tell the story of my picture and tell them to think about a period of time, imagine that they are happy or sad. I had one girl who was an actor, she was so professional \u2013 that is a plus, to choose someone who is doing theatre or cinema.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Girl on the Bed. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 35mm lens, 1\/1250sec at f\/2, ISO 320<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Schooled in fine art<\/h3>\n

It took around two years to define myself as a fine art photographer. When I was starting I didn\u2019t know what I wanted. Can you learn to be a fine art photographer? I think half and half. You must feel and learn, watch tutorials on the practical stuff. Inspiration and how you want to use your elements is personal.<\/p>\n

Strategy<\/h3>\n

For some of the images I need two days, for some I need weeks, or months. When I\u2019m picking portraits where only the face is visible I need two to five days. If I travel to another country or I need a dressmaker or a florist to arrange, I need months. I\u2019m always more excited when I do this kind of project, it\u2019s the whole step-by-step process. I have many notebooks.<\/p>\n

One is for only the dresses, one is only for location. I always prepare although sometimes that is a bit of a problem because to be honest, sometimes I notice that when I don\u2019t prepare that much I get the best images!<\/p>\n

The price is right<\/h3>\n

When it comes to prints, I do an open and a limited edition. If it took a long time to create the image, I price it higher. If the image only took, say, two days and was very easy, I price it lower.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Girl with Owl. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 135mm lens, f\/2, 1\/800sec at f\/2, ISO 125<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Less is more<\/h3>\n

I hold workshops all around the world and participants often want to use everything at once \u2013 a lot of dresses, a lot of props around the model \u2013 but I always say it\u2019s better to use one element and one location. You want to place the whole focus on that scene and not use too many elements, because that way people won\u2019t know where in the photograph to look. A great fine-art photograph must attract the viewer with a strong composition, strong props and a strong model. That\u2019s it. Don\u2019t overdo it.<\/p>\n

Motivation<\/h3>\n

When I start thinking about the concept, I immediately see the final image. That motivates me to go through each step. The hardest part is to communicate my concept with everyone involved in the project; that\u2019s always the hardest but also the most pleasing part of the process.<\/p>\n

Failure<\/h3>\n

Now and then, despite preparing everything, the location doesn\u2019t work, or I might have chosen the wrong model, or the time of day isn\u2019t right. I don\u2019t like it when it\u2019s too sunny \u2013 I want clouds \u2013 but there have been occasions when I\u2019ve arrived at the location to find bright sunshine. Always have a plan B, in case something doesn\u2019t work on the day.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Girl in Water. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 35mm lens, 1\/640sec at f\/2, ISO 125<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

After care<\/h3>\n

I love using Photoshop and sometimes duplicate elements or bring in more. Everything is about imagination. I love colour grading so much, retouching, all the steps.<\/p>\n

Branding<\/h3>\n

When I started out, I shared my photos on social media every day. Be consistent and add a description to each image \u2013 that\u2019s how you draw people\u2019s attention to your work, and how you become visible on Google and other platforms. You must always be trending or people may forget your name and your photographs. Sometimes it\u2019s exhausting, but it\u2019s all part of the job. Introducing people to new concepts is how you capture their attention.<\/p>\n

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Reka Nyari<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Born in Helsinki, Reka lives and works in New York. After studying at art school, she started modelling and developed an interest in photography. Her fine art photography often explores traditional ideas of gender, beauty and sexuality with a hint of mischievousness, eroticism and empowerment through the art of tattoo. See www.rekanyari.com<\/a> or Instagram: @rekanyariphotography<\/p>\n

I was an artist at first, a painter, then I switched to photography. I always had to support myself, as I didn\u2019t come from a background where my parents were able to help me out. In the beginning, I had a number of different jobs, then I was picking up commercial work to pay the bills.<\/p>\n

Nowadays, the difference between art and commercial photography is that I\u2019m not really selling any products. I\u2019m creating things because I want to, I want to say something with my work, because it\u2019s interesting or beautiful to me. Fine art photography removes the whole aspect of selling anything but the actual work, and is about creating more conceptual ideas<\/strong>, as opposed to portraying something physical.<\/p>\n

Rules<\/h3>\n

There are no set guidelines for fine-art photography, except for creating what you want to create. To do fine-art photography is to find your own language and what you like to shoot. Experiment, then then translate that through photography.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Blue Smoke, Geisha Ink. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF 70-200mm lens, 1\/125sec at f\/3.2, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Classical learning<\/h3>\n

As I\u2019m someone who makes portraits and photographs bodies, going to art school, studying painting and understanding lighting, form and anatomy has been extremely helpful.<\/p>\n

Feeling low<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s natural to go through ups and downs. Periods of high productivity and periods of rest and reflection are as important as each other. As creative people, sometimes we need time to pause and contemplate.<\/p>\n

Rising high<\/h3>\n

One of the most important things is to keep on creating: don\u2019t stop; don\u2019t let discouragement stop you moving forward; take risks; learn from failures and view them as opportunities to grow and challenge yourself. Push yourself beyond your comfort zone, do something new, challenge yourself technically, and take on an assignment that\u2019s bigger than anything you\u2019ve done before.<\/p>\n

Crowd control<\/h3>\n

Everybody has their own taste, what they like and what they don\u2019t like. There is no good or bad art necessarily, only personal taste. What I might hate, somebody else might love. I think following trends, doing something because you think it\u2019s going to become successful, or changing your artistic vision just to please the market would be a mistake.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Lune De Sang. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 35mm lens, 1\/125sec at f\/4, ISO 3200<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Expose yourself<\/h3>\n

When I was able to support myself with client and commercial work, I started doing exhibitions. In the beginning, I didn\u2019t make any money, as it\u2019s super- expensive to produce a photography show. You have all your equipment, you produce the photos and the shoots, then there\u2019s printing and framing \u2013 it could easily be $20-30,000 to produce a show and then you might not sell anything.<\/p>\n

Every show I put together, I would sell a few more and put my prices up a little. In the beginning, I was losing money and doing it for love. My prices go up every year. I do very limited editions. It\u2019s so easy with photography to start printing a lot, which decreases the value of the work, so keep to very low editions, sign everything and don\u2019t saturate the market with a lot of work. Keep the quality as well \u2013 my printing and my framing have a very high value.<\/p>\n

Be unique<\/h3>\n

Each piece in my Punctured Ink series can take me weeks to produce, and each piece is unique. After the prints have been made, I work on them physically \u2013 I puncture them with needles and different kinds of puncture tools, and scarify or tattoo the paper-like skin. It\u2019s very time-intensive, and some are more elaborate than others. It\u2019s very physical, the process of stabbing the paper.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Blooming Ink. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 70-200mm lens, 1\/60sec at f\/8, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Photo future<\/h3>\n

There are so many different things to try. I love doing video portraiture, for example. It has its place, but it can be very gimmicky. I personally love art that doesn\u2019t move and rotate. Trends come and go \u2013 it\u2019s like analogue film or watches or magazines and books. Sure, you can get an audio book or watch a movie, but for me I still love to pick up an actual book.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a classic thing. You look at painting and early photography, right now it\u2019s as relevant as ever, and probably more valuable than it was before. I don\u2019t think traditional photography is going to go away. I hope it\u2019s going to be appreciated as a fine-art medium more
\nthan it has been before. Photography is so great at capturing the moment as well, and it has such a particular way of capturing the world \u2013 it\u2019s a different language in its art form.<\/p>\n

Back story<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s definitely an important part of the whole planning and process, especially because my work is so much about the individual story of
\neach person I shoot. I consider myself a storyteller, so I get to know my subject and their life story, as well as the story behind their tattoos.<\/p>\n

Fine lines<\/h3>\n

I think you can make fine art from anything and you can make anything into fine art. I could take a picture of my coffee cup right here, put a frame around it, and if I gave it context and started documenting my coffee every morning, it would start to become a piece of art. I don\u2019t know if there are any guidelines as to what art can be except what you want. It\u2019s up to each person to decide for themselves.<\/p>\n

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Julia Fullerton-Batten<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Julia Fullerton-Batten is an acclaimed fine art photographer. Her unusual locations, cinematic lighting and use of street-cast models are hallmarks of her inimitable style. She has won many prestigious awards and is a Hasselblad Ambassador. She is also widely published:
\nsee www.juliafullerton-batten.com\/books<\/a> or Instagram @julia_fullertonbatten<\/p>\n

Fine art photography is your own idea, a creation that you see in your head<\/strong> \u2013 capture it, print and exhibit the work, and ideally sell it. I stage my photography, hire locations and studios. It\u2019s really starting with a blank canvas like a painting. Then research, set up a camera, not have it moved, then set up the scene in front of me. Fine art photography is certainly the opposite of doing a commissioned piece. If you were to shoot advertising, then it\u2019s someone else\u2019s idea.<\/p>\n

Intense pressure<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s months and months of research and then the whole planning stage, casting the right models according to the story I\u2019m trying to tell. Weeks, sometimes months of preparation for one really intense shoot day. Often, I have people who are recording behind the scenes. It\u2019s not just popping in with a camera, few lights and a couple of assistants and having a jolly good time \u2013 it\u2019s really intense. Somehow I get a kick out of it and really enjoy the story telling, and possibly educating people and myself.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Tweedy, Lockdown Day 472. Sony A7R IV, FE 24-70mm lens, 10 secs at f\/9, ISO 125<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Weighed down<\/h3>\n

So many different photographers are drawn to different ways of seeing photography and what excites them. I question why this approach excites me and I don\u2019t have an answer. I would love to have become a painter and paint for hours and keep going back to it. Putting a camera on a tripod and shooting one frame at a time is the closest I can get to painting. You don\u2019t touch the camera again, it\u2019s there on the tripod \u2013 unless someone walks into it, so it\u2019s usually taped down and weighed with sandbags so that doesn\u2019t happen!<\/p>\n

Control issues<\/h3>\n

I will have complete control over where the costumes are sourced from. I mostly find my own costumes and props. I\u2019m very lucky living in London that there are many prop houses. I can go and get inspiration just by being there myself rather than sending someone. Or I might meet up with a stylist and we\u2019ll go together and walk down the aisles to see what we can find. I do a lot myself, it\u2019s very time-consuming, the whole process is a big task.<\/p>\n

Do a recce<\/h3>\n

I will go and recce the location possibly two or three times, find my camera angle in advance and print it out so I know exactly which person is dealing with which prop and what their individual story is to create the final look and feel. I always cover off empty plates, shooting backgrounds into which I can drop a person.<\/p>\n

Light work<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s self-funded, one shoot day for one image. We go in as a big team, a lot of lifters and shifters, a lot of students who want experience and then I have my very professional lighting assistants who have been working with me for many years. We go in and I brief them and we get it done.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Old Father Thames, Ophelia. Hasselblad H6D-100c, HCD 35-90mm lens, 1\/30sec at f\/10, ISO 200<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Attention to details<\/h3>\n

I don\u2019t shoot to a memory card, I shoot tethered to a laptop attached to a really large screen. Every single detail is really important, if it\u2019s not telling the story then it\u2019s removed. I\u2019m known for going into a location where I will remove the furniture, everything, and bring in my own bits to tell the story I want.<\/p>\n

Making a statement<\/h3>\n

People view and read photographs in completely different ways and ultimately you need a little description or a title that could just tell you something about the image much more than just seeing the image on its own. I quite like reading a little bit of text that goes with the image to understand more about it.<\/p>\n

Be seen<\/h3>\n

To get noticed, you can send an art director a pdf. There are so many competitions now to get your work seen. Some of the prizes are having a solo show. At portfolio reviews you get to speak to the right people you want to introduce your work to. It has become much easier to be a photographer now than it ever has been.<\/p>\n

Get moody<\/h3>\n

I create mood boards just for myself that come from lots of different inspirations, including other photographers. You\u2019ve got to be careful that you\u2019re not copying someone\u2019s style or idea \u2013 that is a definite no-no. You can be influenced and take inspiration.<\/p>\n

Outside the box<\/h3>\n

Try coming up with something new. For example, at the same time as making my lockdown project, Looking Out From Within, I saw other photographers shooting people behind windows. I\u2019ve always been drawn to seeing through window frames, it\u2019s a picture within a picture.<\/p>\n

I was aware I had to do something different and also stay true to my style of photography, therefore I brought in lighting and dressed my sitters in vintage clothing or had clothes sent to them which they would then try on and send me pictures of what they looked like. It was
\na subtle idea, it doesn\u2019t have to be complicated.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Old Father Thames, Tower Bridge. Hasselblad H6D-100c, HCD 35-90mm lens, 1\/80sec at f\/16, ISO 100<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Thick skin<\/h3>\n

After a shoot I sometimes have regrets that I wish I\u2019d covered off something else or I\u2019ve photographed that person too far away or the composition should have been different. A lot of photographers do have self-doubt. I don\u2019t have that much \u2013 I feel quite confident. Once I start working on an idea, I do all the research, then go onto the pre-planning stage, then production and shoot.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve got to make sure there are no doubts lingering around because it\u2019s taken a lot of my time and can be costly. If I had any doubts I wouldn\u2019t do it. You\u2019ve got to be thick-skinned and have a certain confidence and then just go for it.<\/p>\n

Galleries<\/h3>\n

A recommendation from the right person certainly helps. If you\u2019re introduced by someone to a gallery it is the best. People often say you can\u2019t just approach galleries but yes you can, that\u2019s how I got started. I was also fortunate to win a competition that involved exhibiting my work in five known galleries around the world for a year and then getting a book published.<\/p>\n

That got me kick-started in the art photography world. Once you have a gallery, they start showing your work at art fairs, then other galleries contact you. They feed off each other, in a way. Galleries help guide you and work out a cost for your work.<\/p>\n

Keep learning<\/h3>\n

You can study photography. I never did a Masters degree in photography, only a BTEC Diploma, then decided to become an assistant. You can study photography and art. I do remember sitting there and spending an hour analysing an Edward Weston nude, what the photographer is trying to tell, the composition and lighting, where the shadows were and why it was created a certain way.<\/p>\n

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Further reading:<\/h3>\n

World\u2019s best fine art photography revealed <\/a><\/p>\n

Fine art landscape photography <\/a><\/p>\n

Follow AP on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, and YouTube<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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