HT2368 - Photographic Realism
Photography certainly has a reputation of being the most real medium for showing things. Every detail, every instance of light is so akin to human vision. Compare this to other visual media like watercolor, oil painting, dry point itching, linoleum cuts etc. All other media have an aesthetic that makes no pretension about realism. So is photographic realism its strength or is it the characteristic that separates it from the rest of the visual arts community?
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HT2367 - Before the Destination Is Known
HT2367 - Before the Destination Is Known
An aspect of the creative life that is rarely discussed is the importance of faith. We produce work without knowing where it might go or who might see it. But before that, we need faith that the ideas and thoughts, snippets and quotes, the image captures and the bits of flotsam and jetsam we gather might someday be useful.
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LW1469 - What You See vs What You Feel
LW1469 - What You See vs What You Feel
Perhaps there is no more fundamental question in photography as an art medium than this one: Do we photograph what we see or do we photograph what we feel?
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HT2366 - We Are All Minimalists
HT2366 - We Are All Minimalists
When I was out photographing the other day, it dawned on me that we are all minimalists, but perhaps to different degrees. The fundamental act of composition is the elimination of distractions. Even that is a form of minimalism.
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HT2365 - Art, an Assertion or an Observation?
HT2365 - Art, an Assertion or an Observation?
When you make art, is it an assertion of your fundamental beliefs and philosophies about life? Or, are you a third party observer who simply shares what you've seen with others through your art? In other words, does your art say, "This is who I am" or does it say "This is what I've seen."
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