Photography and the Creative Process
Filed Under Photography, Podcasts
One of the topics I’ve been meaning to post about is my fairly recent infatuation with podcasts.
I’ve written before about how I was late to the iPod world as I am not always a fan of the way Apple chooses to maintain such strict control over their products. When I finally broke down and switched to an iPod, I was thrilled with the ease with which I could download podcasts onto my iPod. Prior to that, I had only played around a little with the podcast section of iTunes (yes, even though I was late to the iPod party I was an early adopter of iTunes as an excellent media manager).
One of the first podcasts that I subscribed to, and have listened to regularly, is LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process.
LensWork is a magazine that I’ve enjoyed for years, though I sheepishly have to admit I’ve never had a subscription. As much as I’ve loved the magazine, I’ve never been able to justify the cost. The images in LensWork is exceptionally presented - the publisher does an excellent job of reproducing the images and they’re presented in a meaningful portfolio fashion so that you don’t only get one or two poorly displayed images surrounded by loud advertisements but you get several pieces of work thoughtfully reproduced - in fact I think they’re among the best photographic reproductions available in a periodical.
In the series, the publisher of LensWork (Brooks Jensen), conveys thoughts and impressions on the creative process - usually around photography - but applicable to many creative endeavors. I find that I often agree with much of what he’s saying, I just haven’t taken the time to formulate thoughts on the subject and so I appreciate that he has. It’s nice to sit and listen to his rather zen-like voice and take the time to appreciate the message that he is conveying. It’s a good break from the day-to-day.
The Photography and the Creative Process podcast is published - um - well, just kind of whenever. It tends to go in spurts, depending on what else the publisher has going on I suppose. But I started listening from the beginning so I tend to be pretty far behind - which I kind of enjoy, because they’re rather short and I can often listen to a few of them at a time.
If you’re interested in the creative creation process then you should give the podcast a try - and since most ring in at around 3-4 minutes, it’s a small investment to make.
