The Mechanics of Image Making

...it seems to exude an air of being hand-crafted (which it is), and especially the genre of plein air painting where the artist isn't painting from a photograph but rather from his own internal visual perspective...

I agree, drawing and painting can hold a sort of warmth that is never present in a photo. I guess it's because, up to a certain point, you see traces from the person behind the artwork, from the artist him-/herself. When hand-crafted art becomes very technical, or "perfect", this warmth cease to exist. In photography, it would be impossible to achieve because you never hold the pencil or brush. You can only manipulate the arm.

But when it comes to the ability to display the artists intent, I'm sure all artforms are equal. Sometimes one form fit the specific intent better than others. There are strengths and weaknesses to all of them.
 
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