HT1019 - Sunsets

12/18/21 • 2 min

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LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process

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HT1019 - Sunsets

During all those years I was a strictly b/w photographer, I never paid much attention to sunsets. In the last 15 years of adding color work to my tool bag, I've paid lot more attention to sunsets and discovered they are a lot harder to photograph successfully than I thought. It's not a technical issue, but a real challenge to avoid the cliché.

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HT1019 - Sunsets

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HT1018 - Copyright Violations

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HT1018 - Copyright Violations

I just happened, by sheer coincidence, to recognize an image that we published in LensWork on the cover of a new album and CD. I contacted the photographer and was relieve to learn that they used this image with permission and compensation! On the other hand, if they hadn't, it would have clearly been a copyright violation that wasn't authorize. Maybe all of us in the LensWork community can help each other by being extended eyes and ears for potential copyright violations.

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HT1020 - My Most Valuable Photographic Tool — Sitting

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HT1020 - My Most Valuable Photographic Tool - - Sitting

I know there are some styles of photography and some photographers who prefer a frenetic approach. I'm the opposite. One of the most enjoyable ways to photograph for me is to pull up a chair and just watch. The photograph invariably reveals itself.