Nope, it is the capturing of an image with a mechanical device.
In the same respect, movie-making is not “art”.
Again, the Photoshopping of a photograph definately has some artistic aspects to it, but can’t be compared to taking a blank canvas and painting a coherent image.
Apparently I’ve offended some photographers on this site :)
I mean no offense, but I have real problems with the “art-community” and the “standards” applied.
I’ve seen people comment that Warhol is a genius, whilst Norman Rockwell is simplistic, campy, and not worthy of praise.
Nope, it is the capturing of an image with a mechanical device.
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and music is simply the mechanics of creating sound waves. That one is able to boil something down to such a bare essence hardly means that you’ve captured its essence.