Episodes
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HT2155 - The Unexpected Image
There are times (probably most of the time) when we are photographing on purpose, intently, with a concentrated zeal of a dedicated photographer. But there are other times when we light years away from photography and nonetheless we see an image. How sad it is when we lose those ideas that bubble up from the void. Perhaps it's a good idea to have a strategy for those images that are a gift from the Photo Gods — or our subconscious creative mind.
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HT2154 - To What Degree of Not Perfect
Every time we press that shutter button we do so because we think we are about to capture a winner. You wouldn't press the shutter release if you thought you were about to capture a loser. And then something happens between the time we press the shutter to the time we reject the image in Lightroom or Photoshop. Where did we make a mistake?
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HT2153 - Within the Necessary Requirements - Teleconverters vs Cropping
Any time we throw away pixels - - for example, in cropping an image - - we know we are limiting ourselves with that image. But, is it a problem? I was doing a little math about this and came up with some surprising results. As long as what is left is with the necessary requirements, we haven't lost a thing.
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HT2152 - So-called Decorative Arts
I don't often hear people use the term "decorative arts" anymore. Is photography a decorative art? Or, is photography a medium for more personal artistic expressions? Or is it both, thereby confusing both producers and consumers?
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HT2151 - Making Art Is Asking Questions
On the surface of things, showing our artwork feels like a declarative statement. We've addressed some subject and are presenting our audience a proposition. In all of this there are lots of statements and facts. The beginning of the process, however, that is to say the making of artwork, is always about asking questions. What can I do with this? Why is this significant? What do I want to communicate?
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LW1438 - The Target Audience
If you don't have a target audience in mind when you produce your work, then how do you know what to produce and how? Of course, for most of us, our target audience is ourself. Perhaps that's as it should be for all artists, but if we are the only target audience, doesn't that seem a bit futile?
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HT2150 - This Moment Will Never Repeat
The older I get, the more I realize that my photography is an accumulation of unique moments. The Japanese have a phrase that captures this spirit: Ichi-go, ichi-e. Photography provides us, no, it seduces us to become one with the moment. With this in mind, the purpose of our photography is not the product, but rather the experience.
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HT2149 - Learning from Our Failures, The EPIC Series
With every press of the shutter release, with every processing step in Photoshop, with every action we take, we aim toward making a significant image. We strive for success. But curiously enough, an even better way to learn is to pay close attention to our failures.
