HT2354 - Planning vs the Unexpected
I rarely find success when I plan a picture idea, especially when I do so to a fine degree of control. More often than not, it's the unexpected that produces the best opportunities. I remember once pulling the car over on a long dirt road to photograph a juniper tree and some foreground sagebrush. As I approached, however, it was the perfectly preserved and thoroughly unexpected coyote skeleton that became the photograph I treasured.
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HT2353 - Famous for One
HT2353 - Famous for One
One of Cherie Heiser's most poignant observations about photography was that photographers make thousands of negatives, hundreds of prints, exhibit a dozen or two, sell even fewer and are famous for one. I couldn't help but think about this as I wandered through the recent exhibition at the Fenimore Museum.
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LW1467 - Five Things I Wish I'd Learned Earlier
LW1467 - Five Things I Wish I'd Learned Earlier
Being a photographer means learning things that will help us grow as an artist. During my first decades, that learning was narrowly focused on the technical aspects of image making. Looking back on those years, I can't help but thinking that I missed so much of the truly important aspects of being an artist. I now wonder how my photography would have progressed if someone has shared with me some of the deeper aspects of being an artist. Then again, maybe they did and I just wasn't listening.
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HT2352 - Relationship with the Artist
HT2352 - Relationship with the Artist
Over the decades, I've met and talked with a lot of people who collect artwork and photography in particular. One characteristic of collecting that I've noticed with almost universal consistency is that people have work because of their connection with the artist. Obviously, there are exceptions, but it's amazing how frequently I hear acquisition stories that involve knowing the artist in one capacity or another.
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HT2351 - Square Pegs and Round Holes
HT2351 - Square Pegs and Round Holes
As a creator, I like to think that if I work hard, think deeply, and apply my best efforts with perseverance that I will be able to connect with people through my artwork. As much as I want to believe this, my experience tells me that sometimes that connection is simply impossible.
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