HT2607 - Better by What Standards
From LensWork - Photography and the Creative Process by Brooks Jensen
April 29, 2026 · 3 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of digital processing in photography and how the definition of 'better' varies based on personal criteria.
HT2607 - Better by What Standards With today's powerful digital processing, we can easily remove any element of a captured image. Doing so will make our artwork better, right? Doesn't this depend on the criteria we assign as better? Removing an object makes the image less truthful. Moving an object makes the image less geometrically or optically accurate. Changing the contrast or the tonal relationships makes the image less like human vision. Altering the natural colors makes the image artificially intense. How do you define "better" in your work? Show your appreciation for our free weekly Podcast and our free daily Here's a Thought… with a donation Thanks!
People in this episode
Host: Brooks Jensen
Topics covered
- digital processing
- artwork improvement
- truth in photography
- criteria of better
- image manipulation
Keywords
- digital processing
- photography
- artwork
- truthfulness
- image manipulation
- contrast
- tonal relationships
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