009 | A tweet
> Ah, it’s past twelve. I’m tweeting this just in case so I can post on my blog
Mitchel Lensink
Photographer and writer working on long-term projects that uncover the overlooked beauty and quiet goodness in the world, shared in my monthly newsletter Dialogue.
008 | Photo editing vibes on Friday night
I sit down after a long day at the office. I open my Heineken and drink it
straight from the
007 | Modifying a Voigtländer 50mm f1.8 for my digital camera
My afternoon was marked by de- and reassembling a vintage Voigtländer
Color-Ultron 50mm f1.8.
You might think I’m
006 | I sold my first fine art photo print and I realized something
Today marks the day that I sold my first fine art photo print! I’ve made and
sold many prints
005 | My mailing list has a name, and elevator pitch
I’m keeping today’s Monologue short on purpose to temper the expectations a
little. I wrote a few hundred
004 | Prints are better than Instagram, change my mind
This is a cliché. As creatives, we need to make more physical products.
Photographers in particular can benefit a lot
003 | Notes to self
It’s day number three and I already don’t know what to write. That shouldn’t
matter though. The
002 | Thinking out loud
I find myself thinking out loud a lot recently. Sure, it’s something that I’ve
always done. Haven’t
001 | How impatience is prohibiting your creativity
Photography is easy when you know where to point your camera. Finding those things might be the biggest challenge.
2020
My best work and most memorable moments from 2020.
000 | A new 365 project: daily writing all 2021
Daily writing. That’s something I want to do. Why? I’m not sure yet. Partly
because I want to
It’s almost 2021 and I’m starting a mailing list
Do I think people are interested enough in what I have to share? I have no clue. I don’t have the illusion that I unequivocally deserve your attention. I can ask for it though.
The Silence Around
Panorama photos that allowed people to take a step back from the hectics of modern life.
A photography study will make you a better photographer, sort of
It might seem like an obvious answer and not really something worthy to write about in such lengths. Still, you would be amazed how often I get asked this question. I still get surprised reactions when I tell them how I became the photographer I am today.
How a telephoto lens can improve your photography
A few weeks ago, I mounted a vintage 135mm lens on my APSC crop-sensor Fujifilm X-E3.
092 | I walked today. And I will again tomorrow
My guys,
I have done no sprinting today. I needed the time off. Not that I could take
any, my
072 | My day in 11 sentences
Moved The Silence Around installation to its grave today. Feeling unburdened
again.
Visited a friend’s new home. Brought bubbles.
On assignment in Prague with Calgari
This story has been long overdue, since I have actually been on this trip before going to Curaçao. I just didn’t have time to finish all the photo edits in time for my Curacao trip so I had to do that still upon return. There is a good reason for that though.