The relation between the two has created many a discussion, book and article.
Last night, the discussion came from a BBC Nature programme called Springwatch where wildlife photographer Chris Packham was talking about a spectacular photograph of a Brown-headed Gull flying directly at the camera; the detail is captured perfectly along with the intent gaze of the bird while there is artistic flair in the spread of the wings. Chris Packham thought the image could be taken further via Photoshop by copying one foot of the bird and flipping it over to cover the other foot of the bird which is hanging limper.
This strive for perfection is what one might call art while photography accepts that nature is not perfect and that lack of symmetry can be a strength rather than a weakness in the final image.
