You can view the PDF that was posted on LensWork Online.
To find out more about LensWork and Brooks Jensen's art photography:
LensWork: http://www.lenswork.com
Brooks Jensen's personal art photography website: www.brooksjensenarts.com
LensWork Online
I'm honoured that my wood nymph folio set is being featured in the Readers' Gallery of the LensWork Online site, alongside works and portfolios by other very talented photographers. LensWork is a print magazine and online environment filled with resources and musings prepared by Brooks Jensen, the editor/publisher and art photographer. I have been following the iPad version of the LensWork magazine, as well as Brooks' regular podcasts (over 900 of them!) and the Kokoro online publication of his personal art photography work. His musings are succinct and most inspiring, sprinkled with an oriental sensibility with which I find great resonance.
Tonality and selective colour
All my life, I have been photographing in colour, often using black, orange, reds and yellows. I guess I enjoy the drama of colours against a dark background.
However, for a while now, I have been developing a greater appreciation of monochrome, not necessarily black and white, but warm tones such as sepia, reminiscent of the pictorialist style. I've discovered that the range and contrasts in tonality open a whole new way of looking at things. However, I do like colour and would never be able to completely eliminate it from my work. What I like even more is the idea that I can introduce colour in a monochrome piece by selecting a specific area of the image I wish to highlight in its original colour. This adds the necessary punch or splash of colour to a warm toned image and draws the eye immediately to that area of the photo.
I explored various applications such as Snapseed and Tonality which provided some degree of success with warm tone filters and selective colouring.
However, the best way I have found to do this to my personal liking is with Photoshop, by adding B&W (with a warm tone profile) and Selective Colour adjustment layers to the original colour photograph.
However, for a while now, I have been developing a greater appreciation of monochrome, not necessarily black and white, but warm tones such as sepia, reminiscent of the pictorialist style. I've discovered that the range and contrasts in tonality open a whole new way of looking at things. However, I do like colour and would never be able to completely eliminate it from my work. What I like even more is the idea that I can introduce colour in a monochrome piece by selecting a specific area of the image I wish to highlight in its original colour. This adds the necessary punch or splash of colour to a warm toned image and draws the eye immediately to that area of the photo.
I explored various applications such as Snapseed and Tonality which provided some degree of success with warm tone filters and selective colouring.
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| Colour photo in Photoshop with B&W and Hue/Saturation adjustment layers |
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| Various filters in Tonality |
Books on books
Below are some of the finest books I've read over the years about book making and artists' books.
wood nymph process images
A few images showing design/assembly of components of the wood nymph folio set.
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| small easel-stand |
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| flutter book printouts on roll paper and images on thicker paper |
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| handmade caddisfly larva case bookmark |
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