HT1999 - Handwork On a Photograph

There is a sizable number of photographers who are rejecting the digital workflow in favor of more handwork using so-called alternative processes. Are they missing an obvious hybrid that would involve handwork after digitally printing their images? Anyone remember Marshall Oils?

HT1998 - The Date It Was Printed

It is very common to see the date (or at least the year) of capture in the title of a photograph. From a collector's point of view, the more important date is when the print was produced. The date of capture may tell us something about the subject, but the date of the print tells us more about the artwork. Why not include both?

HT1997 - Hands Off My Negatives

For as long as I can remember, photographers at every level have been vehemently opposed to someone else having access to print their negatives or digital files. Are photographers just being protective of their copyrights and financial interests? Or is something else going on here? What if composers felt this way about their scores of music?

HT1996 - Your Best Work vs Your Favorite Work

It's very common for photographers to conflate their best work with their favorite work. In fact, these two may not be the same at all. The former is a judgment of our audience, the latter is a judgment from ourselves. Which work do you choose to exhibit and publish?

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LW1416 - A Few Thoughts About Thinking

I remember with clarity my early workshop experiences. I thought they were going to be great fun out with my camera making meaningful artwork with an inspiring instructor looking over my shoulder. Instead, we talked and then talked some more about images and the creative process. Those hours of conversation, print commentaries, and just hanging about prompted a flood of thoughts about what I was doing and how I was thinking about my own creativity. In these LensWork Podcasts and my Here's a Thought. . . series, I hope to pass on that process of thinking about your creative life. My purpose is not to have you agree with me, but rather to have you think - - every day - - at least a little bit about your creative process.

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HT1994 - Photographic Doodling

Have you ever just whiled away the time losing yourself in a doodle? I've always thought there is a connection between doodling and creative photography. In both processes, there is an abandonment to the activity to see where it leads. Creating a preconceived image seem like work. Photographic doodling feels more like play.

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HT1993 - Purposely Changing the Game

There are certain subjects that just lend themselves to black-and-white. Other subjects seem axiomatically to be ideal for color photography. It's amazing, however, how many times purposely changing the game can create interesting images that go against the stereotype.

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Every Picture Is a Compromise, a series at www.brooksjensenarts.com that looks at failures as a way to learn.

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HT1992 - Swap RAW Files

Years ago, we featured an experiment in LensWork Extended that is worth thinking about again. We posted a group of RAW files and invited people to download them and process them in any their imagination lead them. The variety of results was fascinating. Why not do something similar with your photo group or peers?

HT1991 - Praise for Your Craft

Be careful in thinking there is merit in your accomplishment because it was difficult to achieve. The history of technology has proven beyond a doubt that whatever is difficult today will be easy tomorrow. When praise for your craft disappears, what will remain is the content of your vision.

HT1990 - Assume That Feature Is Coming

One of the responses of admiration to artwork is the wonder about how it was done. What happens to the appreciation for our work when everyone can do it as well? Whatever difficult thing you currently wish you could do will probably be easy in the near future. Do we wait for the new features? Or, do we direct our efforts toward something else?