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Here's a Thought… #2724 with Brooks Jensen

Audience Indifference

A painful truth is that no one cares about my artwork. Don't feel smug; no one cares about your work either. Such thoughts could be thoroughly depressing. On the other hand, believing in universal audience indifference has the power to infuse each compliment, sale, exhibition, Internet visitor, invitation, or publication with a magical feeling filled with genuine gratitude. I can only speak for myself, but I know I'd rather feel gratitude than bitterness.

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Here's a Thought… #2723 with Brooks Jensen

Books and Digital Publications

The first half of the20th century was the era of original prints. It appears that the first half of the 21st century is the era of the Internet. My photographic maturity came in the last half of the 20th century. One of the consequences of that serendipity is that my appreciation of photography is largely based on books. Perhaps this is why I am a proponent of multiple-image projects that rely on layout-intensive publication rather than the single-image showcase of framed prints on the wall or Instagram.

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LW1519 - Those Who Touch Us Deeply

If we are lucky, our art life is filled with people with whom we connect deeply through their artwork. For example, I love Caravaggio, but not that crazy about Botticelli. Why? Why do we connect with some work more deeply than others? Seriously, why? What is it about these artists that touches us so deeply? Even if we don't find answers, asking such questions and spending time with their artwork is a joy that adds something precious to our experiences. I explored this in my series, Those Who Inspire Me and Why that is available at LensWork Online.

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Here's a Thought… #2722 with Brooks Jensen

The Density of the Detail

Assume an image has a definable amount of detail we'll call X. Take that detail and make a small print and the density of detail will be much greater than in a large print. This can be both advantageous and disadvantageous depending on the viewers interpretation. In essence, what I'm suggesting is that the size of print you choose to make may be influenced as much by the density of detail as it is by the available wall space.

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Here's a Thought… #2721 with Brooks Jensen

The Future of Photography

He said, "It's a fantastic camera. It does everything for me." I responded, "Too bad it doesn't automatically post your images to Instagram." Excitedly, he replied, "That's coming!" I tried as best I could not to appear suicidal. I wonder if there is any way we could make photography way more difficult, on purpose? Outlaw prints smaller than 42"? Revert back to film? Invoke a pixel tax?

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