In art today, beauty is really out of fashion. And one of the things I treasure about your work is that it captures some beauty. Do you ever have an urge to make a clear picture? What are you trying to do with that? With the beauty thing? That's a thorny subject today.
When everyone is carrying a camera in their pocket, what raises the act of taking pictures to the level of fine art photography? Jessica Todd Harper, the award-winning portrait photographer, says that it's equal parts mindset and technique--and lots of setting the stage to seize that perfect light. Listen as Harper speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her desire to capture the complexity of life in a single image, why family relationships and home life are her chosen subjects, and the integral role beauty plays in her images, despite its diminished status in art today.