tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post188254694952221989..comments2024-03-27T00:32:29.877-07:00Comments on Photos and Stuff: LensWork #129amolitorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-62073426244352136952017-03-23T08:51:46.929-07:002017-03-23T08:51:46.929-07:00In case it was not completely clear, I had not eve...In case it was not completely clear, I had not even read the editorial when I wrote the above, which was purely directed at the pictures. <br /><br />I have now read it, stay tuned! <br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-29234141344981058162017-03-23T08:30:20.019-07:002017-03-23T08:30:20.019-07:00I just downloaded issue 129 (I also receive the ha...I just downloaded issue 129 (I also receive the hard copy) to see what your complaint was about. I don't find your critique to be particularly on point. Unsurprisingly, not all parts of every issue leave me breathless. Yet, the editor's comments are thoughtful, well written and address an issue that you might feel is so obvious as to not warrant a mention but is presented in a well thought manner that urges reflection and surely helps organize ones thoughts. Long before Brooks Jensen was publishing pictures he was publishing words on photography. He was publishing on paper to paying subscribers, not on Wordpress or some digital media. <br /><br />My quick critique of issue 129 is that some of the portfolios might have some repetitive images. Personally, I only need to see a few pictures of pebbles before they start just blending together. But, that's just me. Some people are bored by Ansel Adams or Robert Adams or Diane Arbus, and I'm just on the A's...<br /><br />As for your main critique that the portfolios contained within are simply "greatest hit's" collections, I disagree. Or maybe you have a very different understanding of what that might mean. I have good reason to believe that Brooks Jensen is very much attuned to the notion of a cohesive theme and not likely to publish a greatest hit series. I once presented some work for critique to Mr. Jensen and a significant point of his was that I had simply presented a collection of "greatest hits". And he was right. Also important was that his critique was constructive beyond that.<br /><br />You do share something in common with Brooks Jensen in that you both write about photography. He is one of the better writers on photography and while I would never urge you to mimic him, there is certainly a lot to be learned from him.<br /><br />Your posting would have been vastly improved if only you had highlighted the last 2 sentences and hit DELETE.FMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194273196379426019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-47401020619872720762017-03-22T14:57:29.475-07:002017-03-22T14:57:29.475-07:00Thank you! I *hope* it was clear that I was passin...Thank you! I *hope* it was clear that I was passing judgement based strictly on reading one copy of one magazine, and that therefore there's more room than usual for me to be wrong. Still, I see I didn't explicitly state that.<br /><br />Let this comment stand for that, then, and thank you for the link and other remarks!<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-75554024181531320072017-03-22T14:38:02.638-07:002017-03-22T14:38:02.638-07:00"It's painfully clear that Jensen still l..."It's painfully clear that Jensen still leans heavily on the idea of the Single Iconic Photo and that therefore a portfolio is a sort of Greatest Hits album."<br /><br />I've been reading Mr. Jensen's blog (daily.lenswork.com) for quite some time now, and also read some of his books, and my impression is quite the opposite. He works in terms of self-published mini-portfolios around a given theme for quite some time (20 years?) now. Currently, he publishes most if not all of his own work as downloadable PDF files. As an example see http://www.brooksjensenarts.com/kokoro/kokoro.html.<br /><br />I also recommend his books. They are organized as collections of self-contained essays, which e.g. deal with:<br />* Working in projects<br />* Collaboration with artists of other art forms<br />* Ways of publishing<br />* Getting out of one's comfort zone<br />* ...<br /><br />Best, ThomasThomas Rinkhttp://www.picturesfromthezone.com/noreply@blogger.com