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LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process

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

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HT2215 - No One Cares About Our Plans

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2025/04/02

HT2215 - No One Cares About Our PlansIt's a fairly common thing in photography to hear a photographer talk about what they are going to do. They haven't done it yet, but they announce to the world they are about to do it — as though we are supposed to care about their plans. Don't tell people what you are planning to do; tell them what you've actually done, accomplished, finished. That's the only thing that counts in the art world.

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HT2214 - Every Work of Art Has a Title

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2025/04/01

HT2214 - Every Work of Art Has a Title I mean that. Every sculpture, every painting, every poem, every novel, every song — they all have titles. So why do we photographers think "Untitled" is a reasonable title? Is our imagination that limited, or are we just lazy?

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HT2213 - The Size of the Print, the Size of the Paper

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2025/03/31

HT2213 - The Size of the Print, the Size of the Paper In my first photography class we were taught to leave a quarter inch white space all the way around our images. If we printed on 8x10 paper, the actual area of the image would be seven and a half by nine and a half inches. As my thinking about this has evolved over the years, I now leave space around the image that creates a mat board-like margin on all sides. In practice, this means I print 8x10s on 11x14 paper, 11x14 images on 16x20

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LW1447 - Limited Editions

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2025/03/31

LW1447 - Limited Editions Years ago, after showing my work to a gallery owner, I was thrilled when she said she loved my work and would like to represent me. It was a lifelong dream come true. She then insisted, however, that I limit my editions as a prerequisite to her representation. I passed. Mechanically, there is no limit on how many "copies" you can make. This is especially true in the age of digital printing. No one knows how many you actually make unless you publicize that. A designation

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HT2212 - Postal Code Titles

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2025/03/30

HT2212 - Postal Code Titles One of my favorite photographers is Jay Dusard. A number of years ago we were preparing to publish a portfolio of his in LensWork and I had sent him proof pages to approve. He immediately got back to me and asked me to change the abbreviations I used in his titles, for example AZ as compared to Arizona. He explained "AZ is not a location, it's a postal code." If we're truly interested titling our prints with accuracy, perhaps we should include the ZIP code in our

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HT2211 - Ready at a Moment's Notice

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2025/03/29

HT2211 - Ready at a Moment's NoticeIt's a fairly common occurrence that an exhibition space develops a crisis when a scheduled artist has to pull out for one reason or another. It leaves the exhibitor / gallery with a hole that needs to be filled quickly. Would you be able to respond if you were to receive an invitation that required an exhibition be provided immediately? Maybe it's a good idea to have an exhibition or two ready for any opportunity that presents itself. Show your appreciation for

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HT2210 - How Many Projects at a Time

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2025/03/28

HT2210 - How Many Projects at a Time In my earliest days of photography I tended to work on one project at a time. I gave it my total focus and postponed working on others. To avoid that void at the end of a project I started working multiple projects at a time. As new ideas came, I added them to a list which became increasingly lengthy and unmanageable. I've since found the sweet spot by using a tiered strategy for managing multiple projects simultaneously. Show your appreciation for our free

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HT2209 - Framing Is Its Own Artform

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2025/03/27

HT2209 - Framing Is Its Own ArtformIn the late 1990s when we were doing the LensWork Special Edition prints, we offered them with or without frames. It didn't take long before we discontinued the framing options. Now, I never offer my work pre-framed. Show your appreciation for our free weekly Podcast and our free daily Here's a Thought… with a donation Thanks!

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HT2208 - Camera Ergonomics

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2025/03/26

HT2208 - Camera ErgonomicsI loved that camera, but I couldn't wait to sell it and get rid of it. Have you ever had that experience? I loved everything about that camera except one button that I was constantly pressing accidentally that caused frustration and many a missed shot opportunity. I finally got so frustrated that I sold it with prejudice. The lesson I learned is to pay more attention to camera ergonomics than I do to technical specifications.

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HT2207 - Never to Be Seen

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2025/03/25

HT2207 - Never to Be Seen One of the realities I cringe to admit is that I know of the vast majority of my work will never be seen by anyone, ever. I also cringe to admit that I know this is silly, somewhat narcissistic, and impractical. I am my own audience, as each of us are, and that's probably the most important audience we should ever care about. Nonetheless...

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LW1446 - Defining Artistic Success

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2025/03/24

LW1446 - Defining Artistic Success With all the time and energy and effort you put into photography, how do you define success? Are you successful when you've made an interesting picture? Are you successful when someone compliments you on it or perhaps purchases it? Are you successful when you have a gallery exhibition or a book published? Defining success is an important step in planning our efforts. All previous episodes of our weekly podcast are available to members of LensWork Online. 30-day

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HT2206 - Fast Lenses Are Less Important to Me Now

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2025/03/24

HT2206 - Fast Lenses Are Less Important to Me Now Such fascinating technological times we live in! I used to fret and fuss over the fastest lens I could buy in order to keep the ISO as low as possible and the depth of field shallow. But now with DeNoise and Lens Blur via software, I'm perfectly comfortable with a slower lens. Software doesn't work every time, but it does enough times and I don't feel it's necessary to own those really fast lenses.

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HT2205 - Exposure Preview

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2025/03/23

HT2205 - Exposure Preview As a strategy, pre-visualization has always required a vivid imagination. I've never been able to master that skill. My SLR cameras could not provide a visual rendition of my settings. Same with you cameras. But now, with a mirrorless camera and electronic viewfinder, changing the exposure shows me exactly what I will end up with in terms of brightness or darkness. What a great feature! Show your appreciation for our free weekly Podcast and our free daily Here's a

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HT2204 - Macro Lens or Extension Tube

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2025/03/22

HT2204 - Macro Lens or Extension TubeThere are times when getting closer pushes us into the macro photography range. Over the last 50 years I've owned a number of macro lenses and extension tubes. I know there must be a difference between them, but when I look at my photographs (now that I can't remember how they were made), I can't see any difference between those shot with an expensive macro lens and those made with an inexpensive extension tube. Show your appreciation for our free weekly

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HT2203 - Changing Expectations

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2025/03/21

HT2203 - Changing Expectations In my film days, I used Grafmatic sheet film holders with my view camera. I had a maximum capacity of 48 shots before I needed to reload film. My standards then were to hope for one or two good pictures from a weekend's work. My how expectations have changed. Show your appreciation for our free weekly Podcast and our free daily Here's a Thought… with a donation Thanks!

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HT2202 - Repetition

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2025/03/20

HT2202 - Repetition One of my favorite Zen sayings is: If the spirit of repetition leaves you, your work will become difficult. Pursuing photography involves a measure of drudgery. It may seem that artmaking should be all fun in the sunshine, but there are undeniable aspects that require discipline and raw commitment and endurance. Show your appreciation for our free weekly Podcast and our free daily Here's a Thought… with a donation Thanks!

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HT2201 - Try Something New

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2025/03/19

HT2201 - Try Something NewThe very concept of creativity is entwined with the challenge of problem solving. The question about how to be creative can be thought of differently than inspiration. Creativity, like problem solving) is often a matter of trial and error. That, in turn, can be reduced to trying something new and assessing its consequences. In essence, experimentation is the heart of creativity. I wonder what would happen if . . .

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HT2200 - White, Off-white, Ivory, and Cream

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2025/03/18

HT2200 - White, Off-white, Ivory, and Cream Paper colors come in lots of variations. How does one choose which paper to use? I find that decision is often a consequence of the color of ink we select, especially with monochromatic images. Dynamic range also comes into play which is often influenced by the textures of the subject matter. Even more important is how the paper carries over distance. Um, "carries over distance?" What?

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LW1445 - Yup, Photography is a Great Medium for Art

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2025/03/17

LW1445 - Yup, Photography is a Great Medium for Art For years now, I've said that today is the greatest time in the history of photography to be a photographer. It's true, and here are several reasons why I continue to think we are so fortunate to be photographers today. All previous episodes of our weekly podcast are available to members of LensWork Online. 30-day Trial Memberships are only $10. Instant access, terabytes of content, inspiration and ideas that expand daily with new content. Sign

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HT2199 - Abstract Moments

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2025/03/17

HT2199 - Abstract Moments Yesterday we had a visitor who is not a photographer, but it's fascinated by the photographs she can make with her iPhone. Understandable, she's probably one of millions. She showed me a photograph of an abstract that was quite lovely. She had sprinkled comet all across her bathtub in preparation for a good cleaning and it made a gorgeous colored pattern. She inadvertently confirmed that abstracts are everywhere, and available to everyone.

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