HT0886 - You'd Best Tell Them It's a Metaphor

In Guy Tal's book More Than a Rock, he divides photography into either representational imagery or creative imagery. Using a camera to reproduce what the world looks like is, by far, the most common use of photography. So if your project uses photography to create a metaphor, it's a good idea to tell your audience that. Otherwise you run the risk of them interpreting your image as strictly representational.

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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).