HT0943 - The Background

As we've been going through the entries for our upcoming Our Magnificent Planet book, one of the most interesting observations is of the images we are not choosing for publishing. The subject is often terrific, the lighting wonderful, but the backgrounds are distracting and compete for attention. Backgrounds are supposed to be, well, backgrounds. They are part of the image and should contribute, not distract.

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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).