Next week I will be at AiPAD in New York. If you live near New York City you should definitely come check this show out! http://www.aipad.com/ This week I released the trailer for the Artist Series. I thought it might be interesting to do a Q&A video about the series today - I got some great questions this week via Facebook and Twitter. Check out the Artist Series Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA58BYmNxkQ Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes ...
Apr 08, 2016
Last year we crowdfunded an entire series of artist interviews with living photographers for the show. This trailer is for the first three. Alexey Titarenko William Wegman Laura Wilson The series will start on April 24. Stay tuned and subscribe! Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tedforbes Website: http://theartofphotography.tv And get on our mailing list to stay up to date...
Apr 06, 2016
This is a review of the Canon EOS 80D that came out this week. Having been an avid user of the 70D for almost a year, I was extremely excited to check out the new version. B&H http://goo.gl/nGKUAG Amazon http://amzn.to/1SpT6vU First off – the dynamic range is amazing. The new sensor Canon is using may be an indication of things to come in the future. I did some testing in this video. There’s a more complete test over at DPReview – definitely have a look. http://www.dpreview.com/news/7168986570/c...
Mar 31, 2016
Join us on April 28, 2016 at the DMA! We will meet in the Atrium Cafe at 6:00PM Get your tickets here: https://dma.org/art/exhibitions/irving-penn-beyond-beauty Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tedforbes Website: http://theartofphotography.tv And get on our mailing list to stay up to date on photography news and the latest episodes: http://theartofphotography.tv/about/mai...
Mar 29, 2016
For the second day with the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, we'll have a look at the Canon gear being used and check out how the students are coming along with their George Clinton documentary. The final video will be released on the John Lennon Bus channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/johnlennonbus This video is sponsored by Canon Cameras on the bus: Canon EOS C300 Canon EOS C100 Mark 2 Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS 1D C Lenses: Canon CN-E 24mm Canon CN-E 50mm Canon CN-E 85mm Canon CN-E 30-105mm ...
Mar 22, 2016
I'm currently in Austin, TX at SXSW working with Canon and the John Lennon Bus. We're doing a project with students from Round Rock ISD and the one and only George Clinton! Make sure you follow the John Lennon Bus - all of their student projects are posted on their channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/johnlenn... This video is sponsored by Canon Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinte...
Mar 20, 2016
Book - Dave Heath, Multitude Solitude http://amzn.to/22fko2C Dave Heath was part of the New York school of photographers in the 1950's along side visionaries such as W Eugene Smith, Diane Arbus, Gary Winogrand and Robert Frank. He was a 2 time Guggenheim Fellowship recipient and most known for his seminal book, A Dialogue with Solitude. SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Squarespace for a free trail and 10% off your order, visit http://squarespace.com and use offer code AOP on checkout. Twitte...
Mar 15, 2016
I've had many questions from the previous video about how to round-trip projects between Final Cut Pro (or Premiere) with DaVinci Resolve. Its fairly easy to do, but you need to understand a few limitations. I'll explain how to do it in this video. You can get DaVinci Resolve for free from https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pintere...
Mar 10, 2016
Filmed at Dallas Contemporary :: 2016 Art by Jeff Zilm (Lossless Forms For Picture Plane) Drone by Ted Forbes Music by JLin http://amzn.to/1VYtbyY Samples from the film Mommie Dearest Recorded with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional - footage in 4k See Jeff's Work at Dallas Contemporary (Dallas) http://www.dallascontemporary.org/ and at Simon Lee (London) http://www.simonleegallery.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/a...
Mar 08, 2016
Prepare for something a little bit different… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hiet5MnZ9c JEFF ZILM :: LOSSLESS FORMS FOR PICTURE PLANE at the Dallas Contemporary through March 20, 2016 http://www.dallascontemporary.org JEFF ZILM :: SOME SCREEN MODS at Simon Lee (London) through April 1, 2016 http://www.simonleegallery.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tedforbes Websit...
Mar 07, 2016
Irving Penn was one of the most important editorial photographers of the mid-twentieth century. Equally comfortable in both commercial work and fine art, Penn continued to develop and push the limits of portrait and still-life work until his death in 2009. Irving Penn :: Beyond Beauty on Amazon http://amzn.to/21cgMZs Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tedforbes Website: htt...
Mar 04, 2016
This week DJI announced the specs for the DJI Phantom 4 quadcopter. It looks quite impressive – redesigned battery, object avoidance (sort of), a new TapFly mode, a new lens design on the camera and a new “sport” mode for faster speed. The Phantom 4 will be available with a release date of March 15, 2016 Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tedforbes Website: http://theartofp...
Mar 03, 2016
Check out the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxLwZURX14w SUBSCRIBE to Sara's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/saradietschy BIG shoutout to my friend Sara Dietschy who featured me on her new season of Creative Spaces TV! Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tedforbes Website: http://theartofphotography.tv And get on our mailing list to stay up to date on phot...
Mar 02, 2016
After my last few travel videos I've had people ask me if I could do a video on my color grading process. I'm using DaVinci Resolve 12 currently. Its free and its absolutely amazing. https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tedforbes Website: http://theartofphotography.tv And get on our mailing list to stay up to date on ph...
Feb 25, 2016
I had the chance to try out the Sony RX1R II last week while I was in New York. This is a top-of-the-line camera from Sony which features a compact body paired with a 42 megapixel sensor and fixed 35mm f/2 lens. This is probably the best camera in terms of image quality that I have used to date. The highlight for me is the impressive 35mm lens which is way more versatile and has much better range than I expected it to have. Though its missing a few features for video, this is an extremely impres...
Feb 22, 2016
I'm in New York filming 2 videos for the artist series. I had the day off today so I decided to do a little photography tour of New York City. In this video I'll take you to see Saul Leiter's Apartment, W. Eugene Smith's Jazz Loft and Richard Avedon's home/studio. Filmed entirely on my Sony RX100 Mk IV in Slog2. Color graded in DaVinci Resolve. Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinteres...
Feb 20, 2016
Russian born photographer Alexey Titarenko is one of the more important young contemporary artists. Known for his long exposure technique, he approaches photography from an opposite direction where backgrounds stay in focus as people form blurry masses of motion. Also a master printer, Titarenko's techniques are often born of necessity. The City Is A Novel on Amazon: http://amzn.to/23ZWB57 This video is sponsored by Squarespace.com - Build it Beautiful For a free trial and 10% off your order, vi...
Feb 11, 2016
Laura Wilson has had a photography career spanning over 40 years. She began as Richard Avedon’s research assistant on the In The American West series and currently has a solo show of her work at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth. Books: That Day: Pictures in the American West http://amzn.to/1KDPhWs Avedon at Work: http://amzn.to/1KDPlFu Exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum http://www.cartermuseum.org/exhibitions/that-day-laura-wilson Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://ins...
Feb 09, 2016
Sony has announced the successor to the popular a6000 mirrorless camera. If this camera performs up to what Sony claim it will, this will no doubt be a game changer. This video is NOT sponsored or affiliated with Sony. I'm just looking forward to the a6300. Pre-order from B&H: http://goo.gl/eca6VU Images and clips from Sony's press site: http://www.sony.com/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras/ilce-6300-body-kit Intro Music: Kimiko Ishizaka, Goldberg Variation #3, JS Bach BWV 998 Twitter: ht...
Feb 04, 2016
This video is a review of the Canon G5x. This is a new top-of-the-line compact camera from Canon, but does it match up to the hype? You can see footage from this camera in my 2 previous videos shot in Los Angeles. The Canon G5 X was the only camera used in both videos. All footage was shot with a flat color profile as described here. Post color grading was done in Davinci Resolve. GETTING IN TROUBLE WITH JOHN FREE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnGkgfbCRYM THAT TIME I MET ALEXEY TITARENKO https...
Feb 03, 2016
Today I was in Los Angeles for Classic Photographs LA and got to meet one of my photography heros, Alexey Titarenko. Alexey is a Russian-born photographer known for his long exposure images and amazing printing talent. Check him out: http://www.alexeytitarenko.com/ http://nailyaalexandergallery.com/ http://www.classicphotographsla.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/ted...
Feb 01, 2016
I can't come to Los Angeles without meeting with my friend John Free. John is an outstanding street photographer and teacher. We got together with our cameras in downtown Los Angeles and this is what happened. John Free's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/JohnFreePhtography Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tedforbes Website: http://theartofphotography.tv And ge...
Jan 30, 2016
This is a behind-the-scenes look at the travel rig I will be filming the Artist Series of videos with. I've changed up my rig quite a bit for these to minimize setup and create more intimacy in the videos I'm going to make. So no fancy lighting setup with extra bags to haul. I'm going to be renting 2 Sony A7SII camera bodies and I'll be shooting using ambient light only. I'm renting my gear through BorrowLenses - check them out! http://goo.gl/9gmYcK Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagra...
Jan 27, 2016
So excited to share with you - the Artist Series is going into production this week! Over the next 4 weeks I'll be filming in Dallas, Los Angeles and New York City. I'm going to release these videos in groups so this first set should be wrapped up and ready for release sometime in March. I will announce the photographers I will be working with then. Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pin...
Jan 25, 2016
As many of you know, I moved into my new studio about 2 months ago and finally have everything in working order. So here's my studio tour video! As mentioned - Paper Lantern - 30-inch :: http://amzn.to/1RSd6MX IKEA Cord Set :: http://amzn.to/1UakZL2 SPONSOR This video is sponsored by Squarespace. Build it beautiful! For a free trial, visit http://squarespace.com and for 10% off your order, use offer code AOP on checkout. Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedfo...
Jan 19, 2016
The GoPro Hero4 Session is a tiny cube that records HD video at 1080p 30fps and 8-megapixel still images. I'm really liking this camera. Its had some negative reviews and people seem to misunderstand how to get the best footage out of this camera. As mentioned in the video - color grading is done in DaVinci Resolve which you can get for free. https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve The plugin I used with final cut to reduce the wide angle distortion the GoPro records is the Alex...
Jan 14, 2016
Sadly David Bowie passed away today. I wanted to put together some of my thoughts as well as some excerpts of an interview that I did with Mick Rock a few months ago about Bowie. Mick was David Bowie's personal photographer during the Ziggy Stardust years. Also mentioned is Masayoshi Sukita who spent many years photographing Bowie as well. http://time.com/4117090/sukita-david-bowie-photos/ Also see my interview with Mick Rock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIn10qncUIU For a free trail visit h...
Jan 11, 2016
Keith Carter's first book, From Uncertain To Blue is a monograph of photos from several trips across Texas. On Amazon: http://amzn.to/1VQOt1I Keith Carter: http://www.keithcarterphotographs.com/ SPONSOR: This video is brought to you by Squarespace.com Build It Beautiful For a free trail visit http://squarespace.com For 10% off your first order, use offer code AOP on checkout. Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.po...
Jan 08, 2016
This week, Kodak announced the new Kodak Super 8 camera to be released in the Fall of 2016. This is a particularly interesting announcement considering the decline of Super 8 in film production over the years. But more importantly will be the process behind the camera. It has digital features such as a 3.5 inch display and outputs for compatibility with other equipment. But it captures on Super 8 cartridge film. When you purchase the film, you will be pre-paying the processing as well. Shoot the...
Jan 06, 2016
For the final video of 2015, I've compiled a list of my top 10 photographer monographs for 2015. Actually there are 11… Magnum Contact Sheets http://amzn.to/1Vqe3dH Louis Faurer http://amzn.to/1Vqea99 Keith Carter :: From Uncertain to Blue http://amzn.to/1QZiAov Builder Levy Photographer http://amzn.to/1QZiEVw Alexey Titarenko :: The City Is A Novel http://amzn.to/1VqehkU Chris McCaw :: Sunburn http://amzn.to/1Vqek0a David Brookover :: The Road http://amzn.to/1Vqel4n Rothko | Sugimoto http://amz...
Dec 31, 2015
