How much of art comes from the artist?

I think photography is a much different area of art. When you take a picture, you are under the assumption that what you are taking a picture of isn't so much important as how you take a picture of it. Two people can take the same picture, but one will more than likely come out better and be considered art; framed and sold.

Your camera is your tool, just as a paintbrush and a pen is your tool for creating art. You don't read a book telling you how to take a particular picture of bird in a very particular sort of way, then call it your art. At least, that's been my experience in doing photography.

Though again, since there is no real deifnition of art, it's all art. So why do we continue discussing what is and isn't art if it all is?

I do because I'm always right. It's just no one ever listens to me.

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