Ted Forbes' ARTIST SERIES :: LAURA WILSON

[Steaphany]

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[CMoore]

He has a lot of interesting videos on his sight.
The audio and video are quite well done, and he is a fairly competent Host/Guide through the world of Art/Photography.
Seems like I hear a lot of guys bag on Ted, and that is their prerogative...but I do not think Ted has ever claimed to be any great picture taker...just a dedicated student of cameras and photography in general.
If you have not seen any of his vids, I think you would enjoy taking a look.
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[rwreich]

I love Ted's videos and that one is no exception. He's a super down to earth guy and he puts a lot of thought into making the series. I've learned a lot by watching his weekly videos in the past.

 

[blockend]

Ted has some interesting guests, but I always fast forward the first five minutes as he'll be talking about himself in a big close up. To summarise, nice ideas, and some useful info, but he could carve the episodes down by two-thirds and not miss anything out.

 

[Julie McLeod]

Thanks for sharing this. I enjoyed hearing her commentary and especially the photos of the Hutterites.

Ted Forbes has introduced me to the work of several noteworthy photographers and coming from a non-art background, I like how accessible he makes the subject. This new Artist Series is excellent and they really are all about the artist, not about Ted.

Also, before seeing Ted's videos on film developing, I considered it a mysterious and difficult process so I credit him with bringing me (back) into the world of film photography.

 

[blockend]

This new Artist Series is excellent and they really are all about the artist, not about Ted.

That's good to hear. I hope he carries over the idea into his other shows.

 

[rwreich]

That's good to hear. I hope he carries over the idea into his other shows.

I don't mind Ted talking about Ted - he's a person, not a textbook, and it's nice to see people being open about who they are and what they like to do.

 

[Julie McLeod]

I don't mind Ted talking about Ted - he's a person, not a textbook, and it's nice to see people being open about who they are and what they like to do.

I agree - I find him refreshing.

 

[blockend]

I don't mind Ted talking about Ted - he's a person, not a textbook, and it's nice to see people being open about who they are and what they like to do.

It's not just an anti-Ted thing, he's one of a number of vloggers who offer interesting content but preface everything by downloading the contents of their head, often at considerable length. Ted compounds this tendency by doing so in a big close up that might be excusable on a teenage girl, but comes across as narcissistic on a middle aged guy. It may be coincidental and I'm sorry if this sounds tough, he's doing his thing for free and at great effort, but that's why I skip over the first few minutes, and sometimes longer of everything he says.

The Artist series are much more agreeable to my (conservative?) tastes, they're well made and Ted doesn't get in the way and make it a reflection of himself. I commend him for it and would suggest everyone watches them.

 

[ParkerSmithPhoto]

Great piece, Laura's work is really wonderful. Makes you realize how many great photographers there are in the world. If you haven't seen her book "Avedon at Work in the West" it's a real treat to get the stories behind how his great series of Western portraits was made.