HT0656 - Just Before It's Obvious

I was watching a YouTube video about the Cohen brothers choice of wide angle lenses for their dialogue shots in their movies. It struck me that they use wide angle lenses at just the point before it's obvious. Too wide and too close and suddenly we get that distorted bulbous nose effect. But a bit more modest wide angle at just the right distance adds a certain sense of intimacy intention. Maybe we can use that in are still photography, too.

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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 has subscribers in over 73 countries. His latest books are "The Creative Life in Photography" (2013) and "Looking at Images (2014).