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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
As 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
After 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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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.
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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
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
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
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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.
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