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- HT2681 - Making Art Is Picking and Choosing
Nothing damages a project so thoroughly as trying to say too much. It's far better to say a small thing well rather than a huge thing poorly. This is a good idea to keep in mind when defining your project boundaries. Here are two examples.
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Show your appreciation for our free weekly Podcast and our free daily Here's a Thought… with a donation Thanks! - LW1513 - Small Prints
Making giant prints is expensive, complicated, and requires lots of room to produce and store. And then there is the cost of framing. Add to that the logistical challenges to pack and ship. It's no wonder so many photographers search for alternatives. Instagram appears to be the dominant alternative, but of course ignores the advantages of physical prints. Small prints and chapbooks are alternatives worth considering.
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"How to" tutorials and camera reviews are everywhere on YouTube, but if you're interested in photography and the creative life, you need to know about the incredible resources you can access as a member of LensWork Online. - HT2680 - The Rain on Our Parade
I received an email from an important gallery that was offering a number of reasonably well-known Ansel Adams images for sale. Most of them were priced at $6,800. The most recognizable name in fine art photography, images that have been frequently published and collectible, and that is their fair market value? Am I wrong in stating that the market for fine art photography sucks?
This RSS feed includes only the most recent seven Here's a Thought episodes. All of them — over 2500 and counting! — are available to members of LensWork Online. Try a 30-day membership for only $10 and discover the literally terabytes of content about photography and the creative process. - HT2679 - Treatment Based on the Project
Not too long ago, if you'd asked me what kind of photographer I was, I'd have said black and white—that's literally all I did back then. But digital processing changed the game, and now I'm making color images too. So you'd think it's just a choice, right? Pick one or the other. But here's the thing—that mindset totally locks you in. You start thinking every image has to be either b/w or color, never both. Turns out that's a pretty limiting way to look at it. I've got tons of examples of shots that absolutely work in both b/w and color depending on what the project needs.
Show your appreciation for our free weekly Podcast and our free daily Here's a Thought… with a donation Thanks! - HT2678 - Limiting Your Choices
You are serious about your photography, so you probably have a pretty reasonable kit of gear that covers almost anything you might want to shoot. Great. But what if you only had one camera, one lens, and that's it? Would you not be able to do photography at all? Would your photographic career grind to a halt? How silly. Of course you would do photography, just with the limited gear that you have. In truth, you might be more creative and more productive within these limitations.
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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.
Included in this RSS Feed are the LensWork Podcasts — posted weekly, typically 10-20 minutes exploring a topic a bit more deeply — and our almost daily Here's a thought… audios (extracted from the videos.) Here's a thought… are snippets, fragments, morsels, and tidbits from Brooks' fertile (and sometimes swiss-cheesy) brain. Usually just a minute or two. Always about photography and the art life.
Brooks Jensen is the publisher of LensWork, one of the world's most respected and award-winning photography publications, known for its museum-book quality printing and luxurious design. LensWork has subscribers in over 73 countries. He is the author of 13 books on photography and the creative life -- the latest books are The Best of the LensWork Interviews (2016), Photography, Art, and Media (2016), and the four annual volumes of Seeing in SIXES (2016-2019).
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