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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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LW1420 - How Many Images in Your Project

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/23

LW1420 - How Many Images in Your Project Perhaps the most common mistake I see in others' project-oriented photography is a need for more ruthless editing. I wish I wasn't guilty of this myself, but I am. We are invested in all our precious images and we want each and every one to have its moment in the spotlight. Too much, however, leads to boredom. "Leave 'em wanting more" is advice that is appropriate for us photographers, too. All previous episodes of our weekly podcast are available to

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HT2024 - Which Way the Shadows Fall

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/23

HT2024 - Which Way the Shadows Fall All of us are sensitive to the angle of the sun when we are out photographing. I find it more useful to think in terms of which way the shadows fall. The sun itself is rarely in my pictures, but every picture has its shadows. Said another way, shadows are a part of the visual composition, the sun is usually outside of the composition.

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HT2023 - Initial Disappointment

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/22

HT2023 - Initial Disappointment My first look at the images I captured that day are often a disappointment. Is that because the memory of them is too fresh? I've observed over the years that my initial disappointment often converts to excitement when I work on an image sometime later.

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HT2022 - Close Your Eyes

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/21

HT2022 - Close Your Eyes We photographers are such visual people that our sense of sight can overwhelm our experience. I often find it useful to close my eyes and let my other senses open to the experience. Strangely enough, when I reopen my eyes I see differently and more deeply. All 2000+ episodes of Here's a Thought . . . are available in their entirety to members of LensWork Online, our extensive resource library of our 30-year publishing history. Learn more about LensWork Online.

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HT2021 - Retracing the Circle

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/20

HT2021 - Retracing the Circle I spent the day yesterday photographing in Custer State Park here in South Dakota. A strategy I often use was my modus operandi yesterday: I retraced my morning route in the afternoon, but in the opposite direction. Different light, different clouds, different moods and moments. All previous episodes of Here's a Thought . . . are available to members of LensWork Online. 30-day Trial Memberships are only $10. Instant access, terabytes of content, inspiration and ideas

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HT2020 - Not a Wildlife Photographer

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/19

HT2020 - Not a Wildlife Photographer I've made no secret that I am not a wildlife photographer. But there I was, in Custer State Park in South Dakota surrounded by buffalo. How do I not make a few pictures? Do we have to have a purpose? Does our photography have to be serious? Is fun a sufficient excuse for pulling out the camera?

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HT2019 - Photography At 60 mph, Part 2

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/18

HT2019 - Photography At 60 mph, Part 2As I was discussing yesterday, I often pass by many photographic opportunities when driving down the road. The more important lesson is what happens when I do stop. I don't ever remember stopping and not finding a photograph. Is it possible that we could stop at random and find something interesting?

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HT2018 - Photography at 60mph

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/17

HT2018 - Photography at 60mphAfter having driven roughly 1800 miles in the last few days, I cannot tell you how many potential photographs I've seen and sped past at 60 mph. It's frustrating to see so many opportunities while we are driving and have no chance of making a picture. Perhaps this is why I love dirt road photography in the landscape so much.

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LLW1419 - Those Who Inspire Me

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/16

LW1419 - Those Who Inspire Me Excerpts from Brooks' audio book, Those Who Inspire Me (and Why) and a little introduction how this project came about. 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 up for instant access! You might also be interested in. . . Every Picture Is a Compromise, a series at

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HT2017 - Projects As Questions

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/16

HT2017 - Projects As Questions In this group of 200 projects I've been talking about the last couple of days, a common thread of so many of them was that the photographer was trying to tell us rather than to ask us. The projects were rather preachy. Photographs can easily be declarative images that propose answers, but evocative photographs ask questions rather than preach conclusions.

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HT2016 - Gimmickry

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/15

HT2016 - Gimmickry Yesterday I mentioned that I have just completed reviewing a couple of hundred projects. A very significant number of these this year included some sort of processing gimmick that was supposed to add depth and meaning to the photographs but actually became a distraction and/or a trite attempt to make weak photography significant.

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HT2015 - Mismatch

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/14

HT2015 - Mismatch I've just finished reviewing a couple of hundred photography projects each of which included an artist statement by way of introduction to the photographs. I was absolutely flabbergasted how many times the text did not fit with the photographs or vice versa All 2000+ episodes of Here's a Thought . . . are available in their entirety to members of LensWork Online, our extensive resource library of our 30-year publishing history. Learn more about LensWork Online.

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HT2014 - Simplicity and Clarity

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/13

HT2014 - Simplicity and Clarity It is not a guarantee that simplicity in a composition makes a better photograph, but for the kind of work I like to do, I find it is true more often than not. In fact, it is my strategy for almost every composition I make. The world is a chaotic and complicated thing. Making art is an interpretive activity whose goal is to express the complexity of life with clarity and understanding. All previous episodes of Here's a Thought . . . are available to members of

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HT2013 - Lost Opportunities

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/12

HT2013 - Lost OpportunitiesSometimes I don't have my camera with me. I always have my smartphone with me. So, I always have a camera with me, everywhere, right? Not really. Yesterday was a typical and frustrating example.

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HT2012 - People or Things

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/11

HT2012 - People or ThingsA great deal of photography is about one of two subjects: people or things. I've always thought that the best photographs are about a moment.

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HT2011 - Opposite Problems

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/10

HT2011 - Opposite ProblemsBlack shades and white shades present us with opposite problems. Pure whites have no detail and need to be toned down. Dead blacks have no details and need to be lifted. Of the two, blasted whites are far more visually troubling than crunched blacks.

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LW1418 - What the Eye Can't See

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/09

LW1418 - What the Eye Can't See The old saying goes: What the I can't see, the heart doesn't miss. I think this should be the first lesson taught in all photography courses. What can't a viewer see? Your camera for one. What you left out of the framing of the shot, and all the non-visual sensations you experienced at the moment of exposure. 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

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HT2010 - My Precious, Precious Photograph

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/09

HT2010 - My Precious, Precious Photograph Are photographs precious? A photographic print from a long-lost master may very well be precious. A contemporary print by any of us is anything but precious. After all, we can knock out copies by the hundreds if we have a need to. I can't think of any other art medium that flips in value so dramatically. In fact, our contemporary clutching over our "precious" artwork reminds me of a certain fictional character.

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HT2009 - Noticing the Unnoticed

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/08

HT2009 - Noticing the UnnoticedThere is undeniable fun in photographing (or should I say re-photographing) the cliché. In doing so we can feel a sense of accomplishment and even pride. I've always felt that noticing and photographing the unnoticed provides an even great sense of accomplishment.

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HT2008 - Just a Little Bit Tired

LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process ·

2024/09/07

HT2008 - Just a Little Bit Tired Here is an odd observation from years of photography that has been consistently true. I see more creatively when I am a little bit tired. Too tired makes me lazy. A bit tired slows my chattering mind enough to allow my intuition to surface. All 2000+ episodes of Here's a Thought . . . are available in their entirety to members of LensWork Online, our extensive resource library of our 30-year publishing history. Learn more about LensWork Online.

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