Random Observations on Art, Photography, and the Creative Process. These talks focus on the creative process in fine art photography. LensWork editor Brooks Jen...
HT2167 - Stop Looking for Shortcuts
For reasons I suspect are deeply held inclinations, it seems that photographers are always looking for shortcuts. The demand for plug-in, one click "treatments" grows with every generation of both software and photographers. We want to arrive without having taken a journey. What if the journey was the point? What if the art life is not a destination, but an ever-unfolding process that we engage because of the challenges and surprises we uncover along the way?
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HT2166 - Meeting Expectations
HT2166 - Meeting Expectations
What is it that differentiates a good photograph from a lesser one? I'm asking this question seriously. If we can't answer it, how can we expect to make good photographs? When I press this question further, the answer seems to be that a good photograph is one that meets the viewers expectations. In my way of thinking, meeting expectations is the worst thing we can do with our images.
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HT2165 - PBWA - Virtues and Pitfalls
HT2165 - PBWA - Virtues and Pitfalls
I love to photograph by wandering around. I find some of my best photographs exploring unknown roads. On the other hand, I can waste a lot of time down those dirt roads because I find there's nothing there of photographic interest. But is this true? Is there nothing there or is it simply that my wandering has not coincided with the right season, weather, or my mood?
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LW1440 - Archival Fantasies
LW1440 - Archival Fantasies
I was taught from my very first classes in photography the importance of archival processing and storage to preserve my work for future generations of admirers. I can't fault the concept, but the premise that my work will be of any interest to anyone in future generations does seem a bit farfetched. The audience we should really care about and pursue (if we choose to share our work at all) is our contemporaries. Besides, who better is there to promote our work than ourselves, now, today?
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HT2164 - Printing Paper, Glossy or Matte?
HT2164 - Printing Paper, Glossy or Matte?
Do you use glossy paper or matte paper for your prints? Warning, this is a trick question. Here are a few thoughts about paper surfaces.
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Random Observations on Art, Photography, and the Creative Process. These talks focus on the creative process in fine art photography. LensWork editor Brooks Jensen side-steps techno-talk and artspeak to offer a stimulating mix of ideas, experience, and observations from his 50 years as a fine art photographer, writer, and publisher. Topics include a wide range of subjects from finding subject matter to presenting your work, and building an audience.
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