Art Not Technique

One of the things I worry about as I try some more and more distinctive techniques is that the technique will take priority to the art work. So often I see shows and magazine stories where the artistic quality of the photographs takes a backseat to the techniques involved. As I start to make these tintypes/ambrotypes I want the story to be the photographs not the technique. The art created the story being told should matter more than the type of medium/techniques used.