People in the photography business typically like to emphasize how the technology of bringing out accurate representations of people and things has transformed our lives for the better.

1. Photo-like Paintings and the
Art in Photography

2. People in the photography business typically like to
emphasize how the technology of bringing out accurate
representations of people and things has transformed our
lives for the better. Photography has also raised our aesthetic
appreciation of things, events, sports and nature. However,
one can’t help but look back at how things were before that.
Paintings vs. Photographs
Artists needed days to paint a portrait and the end result was
incredibly perfect. The art of painting pictures is remarkable
indeed and, since that art has been transferred through
generations, we can’t but help remark at the originality of
these paintings. Photography requires skills too, in handling
the equipment and understanding its nuances.
Understanding the behaviour of light on objects is also
essential. But painting requires more than just an
understanding of the effect of light and the elements. It
needs you to recreate those effects by hand. Photography
captures, painting creates.
The Famous Realistic Painting of Morgan Freeman
One of the most widely circulated realistic paintings is a
portrait of the legendary actor Morgan Freeman. Turns out it
was painted by an 18-year old artist! Pedro Campos is
another great realist painter. As these artists would affirm, a
portrait takes days to complete. A photograph just takes a
few seconds to snap, though there’s the work of developing

3. it. But now, with digital cameras everywhere, it doesn’t take
much time to get them ready.
The Art in Photography
But photography is an art too. In the initial days, it was hard
for people to accept it that way. The presence of the camera
equipment made people consider it as more of a technical
activity.
But, as the understanding of how photography works and the
skill and patience involved in identifying and taking perfect
shots increased among the public, photography became
recognized as an art with photographers being considered
artists. Photography became a topic of display in galleries
and museums. Its diverse applications are not just in art but
also in scientific and commercial photography.
Fine art is defined as a creative art particularly exuding visual
appeal, something that appeals to the emotions, intellect and
aesthetic appreciation of people. Arguably, photography
faced the challenge of living up to these qualities to be
considered an art. But over the decades, the effect of
photography on the mind, emotions, aesthetics and intellect
came to be realized. Now photography is well and truly
considered an art form. But I am still in awe when I see a
painting that looks just like a photograph.

4. About Peter Theodorou
Peter Theodorou has been snapping nature shots ever since
he got his hands on a camera in his teens. The move to fully
digital cameras was a transition he welcomed. And he has
been keen to emphasize the artistic aspects of photography.