HT2770 - Yes, Seagulls
Here's a Thought… #2770 with Brooks Jensen Yes, Seagulls There are some subject clichés that are so cliché they become uber clichés. I would...
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LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process
Random Observations on Art, Photography, and the Creative Process. These short 2-4 minute talks focus on the creative process in fine art photography. LensWork editor Brooks Jensen side-step...
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20 of 163 episodesHT2769 - My Favorite Dead Fish Picture
Here's a Thought… #2769 with Brooks Jensen My Favorite Dead Fish Picture One of my favorite pictures from 50 years of photography was photog...
HT2768 - Clouds and No Clouds
Here's a Thought… #2768 with Brooks Jensen Clouds and No Clouds Looking through our archives at all our previous work can uncover some of th...
HT2767 - Performative Photography
Here's a Thought… #2767 with Brooks Jensen Performative Photography I don't think many people would think of photography as a performative a...
HT2766 - From Whence the Inspiration
Here's a Thought… #2766 with Brooks Jensen From Whence the Inspiration There are photographers who prefer not to view the work of other phot...
HT2765 - Way to Go, God
Here's a Thought… #2765 with Brooks Jensen Way to Go, God When does a scene/subject become worthy of making a photograph? After all, we don'...
HT2764 - Archive or Burden
Here's a Thought… #2764 with Brooks Jensen Archive or Burden We spend our life amassing a pile of prints that form our archive. It can also...
HT2763 - Visual Syncopation
Here's a Thought… #2763 with Brooks Jensen Visual Syncopation Structure in a presentation of images can be both good and bad. Structure can...
HT2762 - Understanding Fatigue and Exhaustion
Here's a Thought… #2762 with Brooks Jensen Understanding Fatigue and Exhaustion There are times when I try to go photographing in spite of f...
HT2761 - The Immersive Challenge
Here's a Thought… #2761 with Brooks Jensen The Immersive Challenge We all have art we love and art that leaves us cold. In thinking about my...
HT2760 - The Cynic in Me
Here's a Thought… #2760 with Brooks Jensen The Cynic in Me This is the best time in the history of photography to be a photographer. That sa...
HT2759 - Not ETTR, but ZJSOTR
Here's a Thought… #2759 with Brooks Jensen Not ETTR, but ZJSOTR I'm sure you have all heard the advice, "Expose to the Right." In theory, th...
LW1524 - Photography as an Art Medium
If you want to insult a photographer, accuse them of "spray and pray." It's a not so subtle way of saying they are relying on luck rather th...
HT2757 - Entering the Creative Bubble
Here's a Thought… #2757 with Brooks Jensen Entering the Creative Bubble The world of athletics can be divided into two different sets of act...
HT2756 - Too Much Salt Spoils the Food
Here's a Thought… #2756 with Brooks Jensen Too Much Salt Spoils the Food Not long ago we tried a new Italian restaurant, just for fun. I ord...
HT2755 - The Subjectivity Scale
Here's a Thought… #2755 with Brooks Jensen The Subjectivity Scale Imagine, if you will, a linear scale with Objectivity on the far left poin...
HT2754 - The Exposure Triangle Reconsidered
Here's a Thought… #2754 with Brooks Jensen The Exposure Triangle Reconsidered There are certain unavoidable truths in photography that are b...
HT2753 - Blue Light Blues
Here's a Thought… #2753 with Brooks Jensen Blue Light Blues We spend hours and hours, sweat numberless bullets, and endure creative torture...
HT2752 - We Are Media Producers
Here's a Thought… #2752 with Brooks Jensen We Are Media Producers Media, plural. In my youth, I produced one thing — black and white prints...
HT2751 - Chasing Dollars
Here's a Thought… #2751 with Brooks Jensen Chasing Dollars I prefer not to think too much about the amount of money I've spent in my life to...