Photorapher or Artist?

 Serene Morning

I have been thinking about whether I consider myself to be a Photographer or an Artist. I have come to the conclusion that I am inclined towards the title of Artist. The only true reason I can think of is that as I very seldom photograph people, and that I am always drawn to the landscape. I don't know if this makes me more an Artist, but it makes sense to me.

I want to be more creative with my images and I am moving towards taking objects out into the landscape to make “art.” This may seem pretentious to some people, I don’t mean to sound this way. I was looking at some Wedding Photographer’s work and know that I just couldn’t do this, neither am I a commercial photographer, mainly due to the fact that I don’t like enclosed spaces. The studio for me is extremely claustrophobic. This would be a bit of a stumbling block when it came to doing commercial work. So as from now, I think I will concentrate on being an Artist and not worry so much if my photographic work is not as sharp or technically perfect as I think it should be. As an Artist I feel that I can have more freedom, more poetic license to experiment and be creative just for Art’s sake!