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HT2755 - The Subjectivity Scale

Here's a Thought… #2755 with Brooks Jensen The Subjectivity Scale Imagine, if you will, a linear scale with Objectivity on the far left point and Subjectivity on the far right point. Every photograph you produce (or have ever produced) can be located on this scale. Is the image factual and optically faithful to normal human vision, or is it imaginative and a personally expressive, fanciful, or an emotional interpretation by its creator? Is it documentary, or an expressive fiction? Become a member of LensWork Online and have access to all 2700+ Here's a Thought… commentaries.

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Here's a Thought… #2755 with Brooks Jensen

The Subjectivity Scale

Imagine, if you will, a linear scale with Objectivity on the far left point and Subjectivity on the far right point. Every photograph you produce (or have ever produced) can be located on this scale. Is the image factual and optically faithful to normal human vision, or is it imaginative and a personally expressive, fanciful, or an emotional interpretation by its creator? Is it documentary, or an expressive fiction?

Become a member of LensWork Online and have access to all 2700+ Here's a Thought… commentaries.

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