Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Get Black And White Art Photography For Artsy Elegance In Your Home

By Carmella Rolls


If you'd like to add some elegance to the walls of your home or workplace, look no further than black and white art photography. We're confronted daily by bold, colorful advertising images on billboards, online and in magazines, and while many are beautiful, they're not images to have at home. Beautiful art photos of nature and flowers bring elegance and style to a wall.

Art photography is something special. It exists to inspire you with feelings of joy or peace, pleasure or excitement. To quote an artist-photographer, "A fine art print should sing". It should be able to transport you to the scene, so that you can experience the sights, sounds and scents captured by the photographer. Beautiful nature photos for sale can change the way we see things. Imagine a close-up of a sparkling rain drop on a lily petal and the magnified world it shows, or the abstract patterns an aerial shot reveals in a landscape.

Black and white images are the best choice when it comes to buying art images to decorate your walls. You get a powerful, evocative, tonal image in black, white and greys, and no risk of strident clashes with the colors of the rest of the decor in the room.

Before choosing an image, know where you want to hang it, for example in the bedroom, sitting room or study. Think about the atmosphere you'd like to have: romantic or energetic, graphic or elegant. You could buy a nature photo of wild stallions in the windswept plains, or a scene of clouds racing through the sky, or the all-time classic of tall vase of flowers.

Also consider size, format and framing. If you buy your photograph from a dealer, online or at a gallery, you may find you can chose the format and the finish you'd like it printed on: a large poster on photography paper, a glossy art print framed, or even have it printed on metal or canvas. The price varies according to the size and material you choose.

You may also be given the option to choose from "limited editions". This means that a fixed number of prints will only ever be made of that image so each print is rarer and as a result, more valuable.

Buy the best quality that you can. The better the quality of any black and white art photography, the longer it will retain its tones and enhance your walls. All other factors aside, it's important that you love the image you choose. There are many lovely photographs of nature, and flower photos for sale, so you can be sure to find something that's right for you and your home.




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