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-steps techno-talk and artspeak to offer a stimulating mix of ideas, experience, and observations from his 35 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. Brooks Jensen is the publisher of LensWork, one of the world's most respected and award-winning photography publications, known for its museum-book quality printing and luxurious design. LensWork is sold in over 1500 stores in the USA and has subscribers in 62 countries. His latest books are "Letting Go of the Camera" (2004) and "Single Exposures" (2005).
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104 Episodes of this Podcast:
LW0603: Delight the Eye
Published: 2010-02-08 13:45:55As a primarily visual medium, photography has the potential to delight the eye - a characteristic that is always present in the very best photographs.
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LW0602: Two Signatures
Published: 2010-02-04 15:41:57How we choose to sign our work has its own significance - which is why I use a signature for artwork that is different than my normal business signature.
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LW0601: A Couple of Vicarious Lessons Learned
Published: 2010-02-03 14:33:35In recently offering some photographic advice to a couple of friends, I found it an opportunity to re-examine some of my own photographic habits.
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LW0600: It's Not About You
Published: 2010-02-02 15:36:11The writing of an artist's statement can naturally focus on you and your motivations. But, the crafting of an artist's statement that focuses on the work can do a better job of furthering the connection you make with your audience.
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LW0599: Inside Out Marketing
Published: 2010-02-01 13:01:00Every one of us is the center of a small universe of people - family, friends, acquaintances, and their friends. It may be a small circle, but it's the best place to start developing an audience for your work.
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LW0598: Down the Rabbit Hole
Published: 2010-01-27 15:35:47It will serve us well to remember that our technological expertise, our historical knowledge of photography - in short, our photographic literacy - may be our biggest impediment to connecting with an audience outside our peer group.
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LW0597: Sleep On It
Published: 2010-01-26 12:42:24When faced with an intractable puzzle, an often successful strategy is to turn its solution over to one of your most productive and creative allies - your subconscious mind.
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LW0596: Steering Into Creativity
Published: 2010-01-25 19:44:16Changing directions - or discovering a new direction -is much easier with a little momentum behind you to help you steer.
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LW0595: Of Space and Time
Published: 2010-01-21 13:31:44In On Writing by Stephen King, he suggests we create both a dedicated space and a regularly scheduled time for producing our artwork. He's right - and perhaps figuring out how to do this is one of the most important tasks in our creative life.
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LW0594: Technology and the New LensWork Blog
Published: 2010-01-20 13:12:09For seventeen years now, both LensWork and LensWork Extended have focused exclusively on photography and the creative process - and will continue to do so. But, with the launch of a new technology blog, we now have a place for discussions about a wide ranging assortment of technology topics. Stop by http://technology.lenswork.com and take a look.
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