Is there any artistic value or photographic value in this image?

[timor]

You see ? That's the other use of photography which is not about the sharpness and ideal beauty, but about triggering feelings.

 

[Tight Knot]

You see ? That's the other use of photography which is not about the sharpness and ideal beauty, but about triggering feelings.

OH YES!! If art (in any form) doesn't make you feel something, tickle your senses, or blast your emotions, it is not art, but just something to pass by.

 

[ejbonagua]

I'm still on an amateur-ish stage on photography but I'll say that this photo looks great and it definitely has that value and it's very striking.

 

[Tight Knot]

I'm still on an amateur-ish stage on photography but I'll say that this photo looks great and it definitely has that value and it's very striking.

Thanks ejbonagua :thumbup:

 

[Tight Knot]

I don't understand, why are you unsure about this image. (Well, everybody is different .) It is a strong image which every one can fit into own feelings. It is not about discovering world, it is about discovering inner space in humans.

The truth is, I have no idea why i hate this image. I really don't, I love it!! But also find something strangely sinister, (maybe a pentagram of the body in the opening? Bit of a stretch, I know) or just doesn't sit easily with me.

I'm wondering if that's because while we can see his eyes, the rest of his face disappears into the shadow. We usually use the hints of the facial expression, as expressed by the mouth, in determining the intent or attitude of the person we're looking at. Having a shadow "veil" hides this bit of information from us.

Thanks for the C&C.

Sounds about right. I guess that helps to give the image more mystique, not having the ability to see or feel the expression.

 

[Derrel]

I dunno...it's graphically strong, and to me at least, appears very "foreign" and "old-fashioned". It has a type of architecture we do not have here in my part of the world, and so to me, I see it as slightly foreign...exotic..."different". It's not immediately clear as to what it means, if anything, so it has a degree of ambiguity. It causes me to think a bit, as opposed to being some cliche, ordinary, throwaway advertising-type image of say, a woman sipping coffee. So, I guess it does have some value on a few levels.