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LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process · October 27 · 2 min

HT2787 - The Plot Twist, the Dissonant Chord

Here's a Thought… #2787 with Brooks Jensen The Plot Twist, the Dissonant Chord Literature and music share a common technique that involves the unexpected surprise. In literature, it's the plot twist. In music, it's the dissonant chord. Try as I might, I can't think of a single example in photography that employees the same idea. How would we introduce the unexpected in a photo project? One color image in a book of black and white? One soft focus image when the rest are all tack sharp? And how would such a startling surprise in a photography project enhance the project? Maybe there's no answer to this, but sometimes asking these kinds of quirky questions opens up unexpected paths in our creative thinking. 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… #2787 with Brooks Jensen

The Plot Twist, the Dissonant Chord

Literature and music share a common technique that involves the unexpected surprise. In literature, it's the plot twist. In music, it's the dissonant chord. Try as I might, I can't think of a single example in photography that employees the same idea. How would we introduce the unexpected in a photo project? One color image in a book of black and white? One soft focus image when the rest are all tack sharp? And how would such a startling surprise in a photography project enhance the project? Maybe there's no answer to this, but sometimes asking these kinds of quirky questions opens up unexpected paths in our creative thinking.

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

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