r/FineArtPhoto

Photography & Edit: The Ninth Form

Model: Loliana

Sony a6400 · Yongnuo 50mm

Today’s book review for #WorldPhotographyDay on PhotoBookHaul is the inspiring ‘The Blind Photographer’.

Julian Rothenstein and Mel Gooding’s groundbreaking collection challenges everything we know about imagery. Featuring 150 extraordinary works by blind and partially sighted photographers worldwide, it proves that vision extends far beyond sight. A truly profound, perception-shifting photobook that redefines the limits of visual art.

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I'm a theatre photographer but hoping to create more fine art photos.

Canon R3
50mm RF1.2

I was in North Dakota photographing horses at Carrie and Dale’s ranch with my friend Beni Paulson.

Carrie had around 150 horses, and I arrived with a very specific photograph already in my mind.

I wanted movement that reminded me of motorcycle racing—the moment a rider enters a turn and leans dramatically into it. I wanted to see that same sense of speed, balance, and controlled power in a horse.

There was one problem.

I had only recently met Carrie, and creating this photograph required everyone to work. The horses had to be gathered, the gates opened, and the herd driven toward exactly where I was positioned.

I couldn’t keep asking them to do it again and again until I got what I wanted.

So everyone took their positions.

I placed myself at the bottom of a hill and tried to remain hidden from the approaching horses.

The gates opened.

The herd came charging down the hill.

Then they saw me.

The horse in front made an extraordinary turn.

I pressed the shutter.

For a fraction of a second, I thought I had created the photograph I had envisioned.

Then doubt took over.

I wasn’t certain.

So I walked back to Carrie and asked if we could do everything one more time.

She agreed.

It wasn’t until I returned to New York and began going through the photographs that I discovered something I hadn’t realized in North Dakota.

I already had it.

The first run had given me almost exactly what I had imagined—the horse leaning deeply into the turn, its body suspended between speed and balance, its mane following the movement.

The second run hadn’t been necessary.

Sometimes we become so focused on what we think perfection should look like that we don’t recognize it when it has already happened.

This photograph was one of those moments.

An accident.

A surprise.

And a reminder that sometimes the photograph you are searching for has already found you.

Just joined the sub and read a few comments about posts on the subreddit. And now I’m curious if my photos could potentially join the beginner ring of fine art?

I didn’t take the photos with fine art as the intention but I feel a connection to the photos. And I really enjoy taking these types of photos.

Also the last picture is of my chunky cat named a Little Lady.

Upper Antelope Canyon

I guess based on the rules, it's OK to link to the larger body of work? https://www.puutela.com/galleries/nubilus