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Its all about the idea.

In the Conceptual Photography gallery here on deviantART the only images that should be posted are those where the concept for the image came before the image was made..

The original artistic idea is much more important than the physical image that portrays it. Obviously its important for the photograph to portray that idea in an interesting and understandable way. But its still the idea that comes first.

The ideas themselves do not have to be about the mysteries of the universe. They can be smaller and much more personal than that. But they must have been thought up prior to an image being created to express them.

This doesn't mean you have to spend hours or days thinking about a photograph in order for it to be a great image. For most photography we conceive an idea for the shots that we take from the things that we see and come across. But these shots are not specifically conceptual as they have not been planned out and have instead been created by taking the right opportunity. A wide landscape shot across rolling hills with a random lone person standing staring out into the distance may portray loneliness and beauty and this idea may have been conceived before the shot was taken. But it has more of a home in the Landscape Gallery. This does not mean the image has any less merit, as Conceptual photography is no less or more important than any other form of photography.

Please keep this in mind and help keep the CP gallery free of miscats and packed full of great concepts.


Some of those Great Concepts


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:iconhend86:
~HeNd86 Apr 27, 2010  Student Photographer
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Mood: Speechless ~xXmypaperHaRtXx May 6, 2009   Photographer
all of this work is so beatiful,Im at a loss for words. I try to see the darkness within beauty without it being scary. This is just so, good.
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:iconyori1976:
~yori1976 Jan 3, 2009  Professional Photographer
Well said Pete, I have seen this definition a few times here, with out so many explanations. I think many images in the conceptual gallery are miscats, but I am not sure what can be done?

So who is going to move all of `gilad's photos?
This is an example of many excellent photographs by an amazing photographer - but very few were conceived before the click; however - the added words and thought turn the combination into a new conceptual work, but it doesn't make the image conceptual...
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:iconmarkbrmb:
good work!
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:iconshellywebsterbrutal:
Mood: Promiscuous ~ShellyWebsterBrutal Mar 28, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
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And why did you move just the second image???Heh....
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Mood: Mad ~ShellyWebsterBrutal Mar 28, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
I'm sorry but MY PHOTO IS CONCEPTUAL!!! My idea was to shoot the most interesting parts in my guitar in a special way and that's why I made "Guitar- Element 1" and "Guitar- Element 2". You guys have NO RIGHT to move my art from this section. It has its idea!!!
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:iconpete-b:
This is not the place to discuss this, Please note me and we can discuss it. If a mistake has been made then I will gladly rectify it.
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:iconsamseddon:
who are you to say that my picture was not conceptual. Who do you know what i thought of before I took the picture. How dare you guys move something that is not ...well...explicit or anything bad anyways.

thanks. You should just comment on it, or note me on your concern or something like that, or just leave it the heck alone, because I feel that it is conceptual.
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:iconpete-b:
Hi..... note me with a link to the image I moved and we can look at the decision I made.

Pete
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