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Ted Forbes has released / is releasing a new book called "Visually Speaking" which is available on Amazon at a pre-order of £20.

I like(d) Ted Forbes when his channel was focussed on art so will probably give this a whirl. Available in the UK in Jan I believe.
 
Harlequin565 said:
Ted Forbes has released / is releasing a new book called "Visually Speaking" which is available on Amazon at a pre-order of £20.

I like(d) Ted Forbes when his channel was focussed on art so will probably give this a whirl. Available in the UK in Jan I believe.
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I too like Ted's channel and yes, I also prefer when he discusses the art of photography (hence his channel name) but I've come to realise recently and mentioned in another thread that this is full time for a lot of these people now and to get paid, they sometimes have to make compromises and talk about gear even if they don't want to do because that's what pays so I can understand it. I
 
Downhill Specialist said:
I too like Ted's channel and yes, I also prefer when he discusses the art of photography (hence his channel name) but I've come to realise recently and mentioned in another thread that this is full time for a lot of these people now and to get paid, they sometimes have to make compromises and talk about gear even if they don't want to do because that's what pays so I can understand it. I
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100% agree. I don't watch his channel any more for this reason, but I'm sure I've been replaced by 100k others which is much better for keeping a roof over his head.
 
I don't watch Ted's gear videos but he's still showcasing zines and books people send him. And let's be honest, there's only so much to be said about making pictures. Alex Kilbee has been repeating himself on that front for some time now. And Sean Tucker's always been up his own arse.
 
Harlequin565 said:
100% agree. I don't watch his channel any more for this reason, but I'm sure I've been replaced by 100k others which is much better for keeping a roof over his head.
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Ed Sutton said:
I don't watch Ted's gear videos but he's still showcasing zines and books people send him. And let's be honest, there's only so much to be said about making pictures. Alex Kilbee has been repeating himself on that front for some time now. And Sean Tucker's always been up his own arse.
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I still watch it, including the occasional gear video (usually stuff I either have or am interested in) as his delivery and videos in general are one of the best photography related channels IMO. I do really like the zine/photobook videos he does as well as studies of famous photographers.
 
Has anyone read this yet?

I've just finished it, and a little disappointed. I think I was expecting something a bit deeper. It has very little text and a lot of Ted Forbes's own photographs. It's actually tricky to find the text at times, as some of it is hidden in blocks of pages with photographs.

Having said that, it's obviously aimed at the beginner photographer, who has only been exposed to photography in terms of equipment and technical skills.

To that end it’s a fairly quick, easy and useful read. But with so little text, it also feels a little superficial to me But, maybe that's a good thing, as the book I was hoping for, might put, what appears to be the target reader, off reading it.

What I didn't find easy to read at times was his comparison between photography and music, as I didn't have the knowledge of music that was assumed.

I'm still glad I read it, but interested to hear what others think
 
I'm enjoying it but I think it is one of those books I will want to read a few times. I've been spending time just looking at the photo's so I'm only about a third of the way through it.

I forgot I had pre-ordered it so it was a nice surprise when it turned up.
 
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I'm enjoying it but I think it is one of those books I will want to read a few times. I've been spending time just looking at the photo's so I'm only about a third of the way through it.

I forgot I had pre-ordered it so it was a nice surprise when it turned up.
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I enjoyed it well enough, just a little disappointed.
 
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