It's to easy to be a single image driven artist... with the technology we have today, craft is down and therefore "every dog has its day" happens more often than it used to. Working in a project based set of parameters and having the ability to do it consistently in an upward trend over time, essentially setting a higher and higher bar with every project, is what seperates the greats from everyone else. I'm in the everyone else group but the quest is always to elevate.
Loved the topic. Series project need to be promoted. I don’t think they are things of the past but I agree that stand -alone images are today’s trend because less people print their images, they rather just share them on the social networks. When you judiciously group images aside each other, whether in a museum display or in a portfolio book, there arises some dynamics between their interactions - bringing the whole exhibit to a superior level. And while you are shooting a project, there’s an inner voice that’s already telling you how they will show when displayed. Project based photography will help you discover who you are and what you are made up of - awakening your self-consciousness. And please don’t tell me that street photography is project base, it’s only a category. But you can choose to point out specific elements within that will make it a project base series. - a theme that is dear to your heart. Thanks Ted for pointing out this fact, hoping that it will inspire younger photographers to try it out.
I personally found it way, way easier to dive deeper into photography through a series based approach than through single image approach; before I started shooting with an specific goal in mind I just wasn't that satisfied with my work but now that there's a common theme and a sense of cohesion I feel like they're stronger and more meaningful somehow.
Thank you. You have provided an excellent "roadmap," of direction, with this video, that gives immediate relief from the cloud of urgency, to produce, produce, produce - show, show, show. Relief from the "cloud" enables, allows again, to find, and be at peace again, with one's content/project (that you instantly felt, invisioned completely, after the first photograph.) Yes, please do more on series based work direction. It's grounding is invaluable! A knowing, (examples of work that took a considerable amount of time to complete) would provide such a reassuring guidance, and comfort to all of us, which Photography, has chosen. Happy Man, sanity coming back, back to the space of enjoying it all again. Thank you.
I printed a blurb book of my own photography project as well. I call it "First Lines" and it was my 1st year shooting surf. So the pictures were taking in a period that I was going to the beach every single day. The book contains as well the profile of some surfers from that small portuguese city.
Very interesting topic. I only work on projects because, on one hand I feel my images are not strong enough to stand on their own but also because going out to capture images that will ultimately form a body of work where the photographs connect, interact or even contrast with each other is more satisfactory for me.
Hi Ted, all my work so far is project based. Projects allow you to get to know your subject more intimately and during the (long term) project your view on the subject will most likely evolve. It is also more challenging for the photographer to think about new and different ways to photograph the subjects, because the most obvious shots will probably be the ones made at the start of the project. I therefore feel that long term projects can be more challenging and satisfying than one-shot-wonders ;)
Thanks Ted, recently I had. Photography portfolio review and the highly acclaimed photographer asked me to do a series based on one photograph. I have found that difficult with full time work, extended hours and travel. I have now been accepted into a mentorship program and resigned from my full time job, I hope to get this series developed with care, consideration and refined. Fingers crossed it works out. Cheers Linda
Long ago I started simple HS photo series assignments that, while seeming simple, often turned out to be quite valid and productive. "Shoot 2 let 1 photo and hour to chronicle full day (weekend, week, summer) during e.g. Thanksgiving, Winter Break, etc. Seemingly homogenous classes revealed a wide variety of results from such as a mother and daughter only celebrating Thanksgiving @ a steakhouse or a Jewish family out for Chinese food on Christmas day.
You are right, too many photographers in this digital age don't do series or projects. I find that a series of images can tell a much deeper tale. Getting lucky enough to capture a single image that encompasses the art and the emotion happens rarely. I enjoy your videos as they carry my vision and creativity to point much farther along than my landscapes, nature and wildlife images.
Ted, I did a short series of work titled "Deserted Downtown" earlier this year about our shared city (Fort Worth) and the lack of people that is sometimes the "feel" it has, especially when it's 10,000,000 degrees outside. Ironically, the ONE image in the series with people and moving vehicles was selected to be on display in an exhibition for most of August at the Kranzberg Art Center in St Louis. Two thoughts here; one is that the thing is going to be projected onto a 12' wall and I'm hopeful it'll be mind blowing, and second, is just how we don't control the images in a series, no matter how much the narrative is the center of things. If one image is head and shoulders above the rest it'll get used as a stand-alone work. I did wonder just how THAT concept affects those of us that do series work?
I have one series that I consciously add to from time to time. Its subject matter is a watershed near my home where I walk my dog and relax. I never considered I was working on other series until I got to the point where I started to see patterns in my "random" work that revealed that I do indeed have series -- unconsciously designed ones. I feel that working on series eventually leads most easily into an exhibit or a book. I expect that at least one of my "accidental" series will trigger a book authoring event for me within a year. :)
Really enjoyable Ted and thank you for the heads up on Gabriel's work I gave bookmarked his website and will have a good look through later today. I totally agree with your thoughts on shooting series based images and I think it is great to do, and alongside my street photography I am also working on 2 specific projects, and I have also noticed that sometimes when we look through our past photos we can see a pattern develop even within the single shots making up an unintentional series. Those who may struggle with thinking of a series to start, may actually have one already started within their collection and they can then can go on and add to it but with intent. An example would be, when I started taking photos with a SLR in the late 80's I walked the streets of Belfast Northern Ireland photographing life there, the shootings and bombs, kids playing, guys drinking in pubs, anything in the street and in my life got photographed. To me I wasn't thinking of a series of images I just documented what I saw and over 14yrs living there I just shot film and shot what caught my eye not looking for a series as such but getting pleasure from the viewfinder, ok not pleasure from photographing the bombings and shootings, but the other stuff I did get pleasure. However since last year starting my channel to document my return to photography again (was away from it 12yrs through depression) I have started going through my old negatives again (6-7000 :-) I can see so many different series of images that I can make from them, even though my intent at the time was to shoot the single image a lot of those single images have the makings of several series and I wonder if I had of been concentrating on a specific series at the time, would I have captured so many varied images? Thank you for once again making me think about my photography from a different perspective, and for introducing me to new photographers and getting a glimpse into theirs and your mind - Sending Love from Ireland Sean
For most of my photography years (not going to call it a career since it's not) I've been a "Single Image" guy, but in the last few years I've thought more and more about doing projects. So far nothing has really stuck with me. I have done 365 projects (technically I've failed one and doing #2 right now), but that's not quite a project in that sense. Now though I'm toying with an idea to make an "Old World" project...shooting places and items to look as if they've been done with old world photography gear. The Nik Collection spurred me into this idea. It's only too easy though to do too much effect application to motifs that don't do well in this way...but I've got around 10 images so far that I think do. We'll see how it goes! :-)
I am working on a year long project right now, where it is going right now I have no clue, I have the Idea for it in my head but at the end of 12 months I will have to see where I am at. I feel that if a single image comes up, make a photo of it, you never know when that moment is going to come up again. The series based work should be done by everyone, even if it is a series of photos that never see the light of day from anyone else do it, it will help you and your photography in the long run.
Two things I think series/project based shooting helps with is that it can help us develop our style (since projects take time and consistency, and style is not an overnight, one-shot pony) and doing them can jumpstart us when we are in a creative rut... I’ve found the second to be especially true in my case...
I've only started doing film photography and I find myself going through single images and not series-based work. Of course, I do plan on creating a small series in New York City (primarily to help me get better at photographing people.) Overall, I find series based work interesting to single works. Series-based work can tell a story and evoke emotion through multiple shots/exposures. Whilst single works can condense all of that in one frame.
Fantastic topic of choice as well as video as always. I never really looked at my work as a single image or series but as I evolve as a photographer, even though I have been one for a long time, my thought process has changed as well as thinking that a project, more specifically a series based project, is what I want to do and the type of photographer I want to strive for. i have been thinking about doing a project within the area I live and plan on doing it all on film, 120 to be exact. I have only shot 120 many many years ago when I was learning photography from my father and I want to challenge myself both doing this project as well as photographing on a different format of film.
Hi Ted, love the concept. Really speaks to 'thinking before shooting' which for many seems to be a dying art. FYI, just took passion of a OM-2N in an effort engage my brain before the shutter, so will to apply a 'series mindset' to a roll of film!Really enjoying your work, and the artist series, perhaps we should find a way for you to do some Meet-Ups in New Zealand...
Hi, Ted. Thank you for keeping us thinking about the craft we love. I wish to ask you, and maybe those who work in the long-forms of photography some questions... First, what is your process like in identifying the subject or theme of the project? I just feel weird that for the project that I will share later, it was a very personal philosophical reflection. So, I wrote a rationale/manifesto to remind me in the future why I am doing the project in the first place. (side note: the idea for this project came to me at a difficult time in my life. so, I am not all too excited to revisit that time. But my mood then has already dictated the direction of the project.) Second, how do you analyze the connections between single photographs you have made? I've recently started making prints of key pieces and I realized that when I lay all of them out together, I get a better sense of where I want to go with this project. Lastly, how do you cope with subject fatigue? I find that spacing out work on the project between other assignments or projects help give me fresh eyes to evaluate what I am doing, and where I am. But sometimes, it is hard to restart work when you've left a project for quite a while. I hope to hear some of your thoughts. Oh, and I'm sharing key pieces of the project (so far) so that whoever answers gets an idea where I'm coming from. (side note: I set up the tumblr for this project for comments &criticism, so please feel free to do so.) Thank you in advance. monolithseries.tumblr.com/
I have been working on a series of rural Texas abandoned places and buildings / homes. Akin to "a fly on the wall" having witnessed events taking place, here are places and remnants of walls where even the echoes have faded. 500px.com/steaphany/galleries/vanished-recollections I have more in this series on film waiting for the rolls to be post processed or finishing being shot and developed to be added to this. When the collection is complete, I will be publishing this in book form.
Hi Ted, great video thanks for sharing your thoughts and that book, looks like stunning work! Much through art of photography inspiration Ive started my first series project, which is about portraits (standard and environmental) of entrepreneurs in their companies, in the city I currently live in. Did my 6th today, hopefully i can get to 30. I did like the guy in the book, just email them and asked if I could go take some pictures (for non commercial purpose). Everyone watching, dont fear to try something like it. I dont have that much skil, never did portraits before,l but Im powering through and learning by doing. Cheers
Very interesting video, I also love to work on projects instead of single images, I get more focused and I love when the pictures works together.. having said that, sometimes i find it very difficult to finish the projects so I just move to a new one..
I'm loving series-based work, currently doing a photo series (Mostly to experiment with versatility and lighting) were I am trying to shoot 100 self portraits in 100 days, I am thinking of making a massive print of them all when I'm done. It is all on 500px and instagram (DaveOverThere) almost done!
Can you give an example of a "single image" work of a photographer that is presented in a show or book. Can the viewer look at it that way or does the viewer typically try to understand them as a series? Interesting topic. Thanks again for a great episode.
Top video. Want to see more of this type of video from Ted. Like a more in depth look or series of videos about how to work and develop a series. Ie the art of photography and less gear orientated.
Thanks for this video. In recent years I have focused more on project based photography than I did in the past. I really enjoy this approach as it feels more like I have accomplished something. I still enjoy the single images, but feel more satisfaction with the project.
It's interesting I have never thought about taking a series of photos but now that I think of it. It would really bring out a side of photography I have not been introduced to. I learned a lot from you.
I've found that I work by taking a range of single images that i'll then see a pattern in and be able to create a series through that, usually it wont be a massive series, 20-30 images usually but I never set out thinking 'I'm going to photography stuff for this series'
very nice topic. I just got started on a 365 days photo challenge...I was thinking of doing a theme based month. it's hard and I'm new to all this but I like the challenge and guys like you help me a lot. thanks
In my opinion, basing a photographic work on a series project is a worth thing but, at the same time, the only strenght of that kind of photography could lie in the project itself. I mean, you can have a very strong concept behind your project (e.g. a series about gates, doors, clouds, etc.) but, inevitably, the risk is achieving good photographs that work only if seen in that context, the context of the series, indeed. Seeing one photo of that series singularly could not have the same strenght or impact that seeing it in an "ensemble". A picture of a gate, a door or a cloud could be banal without that kind of concept. A large percentage of photographs of that series could be "useless". Differently, a photograph "stand-alone" could have much power as well much thought before you take it.
Hi. I now I'm late to the game (as usual) but I found your channel through this video. I'm starting my 3rd year long photo series and I'm going to vlog it. (First time vlog...🤷♀️) I like this video. I don't see many photographers working on a series.
I think i realized i am shooting series after i already made lots of shots that make up these series - sort of found out they are series half way through :)
Thanks for the great show.I've written couple questions in discussion section of the channel, do you check them? what is the best and faster way to ask a question?
How can Ted have 190k subs and his videos always just get about 2-5k views? I am looking forward for the next video so hard everytime, I dont know what the other subscribers are even doing.
I've been working on a series for just over a year now. It's entitled "Noire et Blanche." I know it's kinda cheesy title, but it was named for my wife, who speaks French and was the subject for the original image "A Sunset Stroll." 500px.com/glenroberson/galleries/noire-et-blanche I've shot more images than there are in this gallery and I haven't placed them in order yet, but I'd love your opinion on the series.
In my previous comment I said that most of MK's photographs are high key and not high contrast. I also said that his night photographs are high key. After looking at more of his work, I need to correct my comment. A lot of his work, especially the Japan and Korea series are shot in low contrast light and the printing is high key and not high contrast. Apart from this, he also has a significant amount of high contrast photographs, including night photography.
I think that the disposable nature of imagery and the short attention span of people these days has made photo series less popular. People want bitesized media due to the sheer number of images they see on a daily basis through the likes of Instagram, etc. It would be good to see more photo stories being told and I would like to see a renewed interest in such a series 😃
Hi Ted, I love your shows and this one is really a special one since I can really relay to. Series-based work is much powerfull and it gives an extra dimension to your work. Just finished my first wet-plate project on www.ritchiesedeyn.com. Thanks for another great episode!
I find it fascinating to do location-based series of work. It's really fun getting to know a location, and show the many different sides of it.
It's to easy to be a single image driven artist... with the technology we have today, craft is down and therefore "every dog has its day" happens more often than it used to. Working in a project based set of parameters and having the ability to do it consistently in an upward trend over time, essentially setting a higher and higher bar with every project, is what seperates the greats from everyone else. I'm in the everyone else group but the quest is always to elevate.
Loved the topic. Series project need to be promoted. I don’t think they are things of the past but I agree that stand -alone images are today’s trend because less people print their images, they rather just share them on the social networks.
When you judiciously group images aside each other, whether in a museum display or in a portfolio book, there arises some dynamics between their interactions - bringing the whole exhibit to a superior level. And while you are shooting a project, there’s an inner voice that’s already telling you how they will show when displayed. Project based photography will help you discover who you are and what you are made up of - awakening your self-consciousness.
And please don’t tell me that street photography is project base, it’s only a category. But you can choose to point out specific elements within that will make it a project base series. - a theme that is dear to your heart.
Thanks Ted for pointing out this fact, hoping that it will inspire younger photographers to try it out.
I personally found it way, way easier to dive deeper into photography through a series based approach than through single image approach; before I started shooting with an specific goal in mind I just wasn't that satisfied with my work but now that there's a common theme and a sense of cohesion I feel like they're stronger and more meaningful somehow.
Thank you. You have provided an excellent "roadmap," of direction, with this video, that gives immediate relief from the cloud of urgency, to produce, produce, produce - show, show, show. Relief from the "cloud" enables, allows again, to find, and be at peace again, with one's content/project (that you instantly felt, invisioned completely, after the first photograph.)
Yes, please do more on series based work direction. It's grounding is invaluable! A knowing, (examples of work that took a considerable amount of time to complete) would provide such a reassuring guidance, and comfort to all of us, which Photography, has chosen.
Happy Man, sanity coming back, back to the space of enjoying it all again. Thank you.
I printed a blurb book of my own photography project as well. I call it "First Lines" and it was my 1st year shooting surf.
So the pictures were taking in a period that I was going to the beach every single day. The book contains as well the profile of some surfers from that small portuguese city.
Very interesting topic. I only work on projects because, on one hand I feel my images are not strong enough to stand on their own but also because going out to capture images that will ultimately form a body of work where the photographs connect, interact or even contrast with each other is more satisfactory for me.
Hi Ted, all my work so far is project based.
Projects allow you to get to know your subject more intimately and during the (long term) project your view on the subject will most likely evolve. It is also more challenging for the photographer to think about new and different ways to photograph the subjects, because the most obvious shots will probably be the ones made at the start of the project. I therefore feel that long term projects can be more challenging and satisfying than one-shot-wonders ;)
Thanks Ted, recently I had. Photography portfolio review and the highly acclaimed photographer asked me to do a series based on one photograph. I have found that difficult with full time work, extended hours and travel. I have now been accepted into a mentorship program and resigned from my full time job, I hope to get this series developed with care, consideration and refined. Fingers crossed it works out. Cheers Linda
Long ago I started simple HS photo series assignments that, while seeming simple, often turned out to be quite valid and productive. "Shoot 2 let 1 photo and hour to chronicle full day (weekend, week, summer) during e.g. Thanksgiving, Winter Break, etc. Seemingly homogenous classes revealed a wide variety of results from such as a mother and daughter only celebrating Thanksgiving @ a steakhouse or a Jewish family out for Chinese food on Christmas day.
You are right, too many photographers in this digital age don't do series or projects. I find that a series of images can tell a much deeper tale. Getting lucky enough to capture a single image that encompasses the art and the emotion happens rarely. I enjoy your videos as they carry my vision and creativity to point much farther along than my landscapes, nature and wildlife images.
Ted, I did a short series of work titled "Deserted Downtown" earlier this year about our shared city (Fort Worth) and the lack of people that is sometimes the "feel" it has, especially when it's 10,000,000 degrees outside. Ironically, the ONE image in the series with people and moving vehicles was selected to be on display in an exhibition for most of August at the Kranzberg Art Center in St Louis.
Two thoughts here; one is that the thing is going to be projected onto a 12' wall and I'm hopeful it'll be mind blowing, and second, is just how we don't control the images in a series, no matter how much the narrative is the center of things. If one image is head and shoulders above the rest it'll get used as a stand-alone work.
I did wonder just how THAT concept affects those of us that do series work?
I have one series that I consciously add to from time to time. Its subject matter is a watershed near my home where I walk my dog and relax. I never considered I was working on other series until I got to the point where I started to see patterns in my "random" work that revealed that I do indeed have series -- unconsciously designed ones.
I feel that working on series eventually leads most easily into an exhibit or a book. I expect that at least one of my "accidental" series will trigger a book authoring event for me within a year. :)
Really enjoyable Ted and thank you for the heads up on Gabriel's work I gave bookmarked his website and will have a good look through later today.
I totally agree with your thoughts on shooting series based images and I think it is great to do, and alongside my street photography I am also working on 2 specific projects, and I have also noticed that sometimes when we look through our past photos we can see a pattern develop even within the single shots making up an unintentional series.
Those who may struggle with thinking of a series to start, may actually have one already started within their collection and they can then can go on and add to it but with intent.
An example would be, when I started taking photos with a SLR in the late 80's I walked the streets of Belfast Northern Ireland photographing life there, the shootings and bombs, kids playing, guys drinking in pubs, anything in the street and in my life got photographed.
To me I wasn't thinking of a series of images I just documented what I saw and over 14yrs living there I just shot film and shot what caught my eye not looking for a series as such but getting pleasure from the viewfinder, ok not pleasure from photographing the bombings and shootings, but the other stuff I did get pleasure.
However since last year starting my channel to document my return to photography again (was away from it 12yrs through depression) I have started going through my old negatives again (6-7000 :-) I can see so many different series of images that I can make from them, even though my intent at the time was to shoot the single image a lot of those single images have the makings of several series and I wonder if I had of been concentrating on a specific series at the time, would I have captured so many varied images?
Thank you for once again making me think about my photography from a different perspective, and for introducing me to new photographers and getting a glimpse into theirs and your mind - Sending Love from Ireland Sean
For most of my photography years (not going to call it a career since it's not) I've been a "Single Image" guy, but in the last few years I've thought more and more about doing projects. So far nothing has really stuck with me. I have done 365 projects (technically I've failed one and doing #2 right now), but that's not quite a project in that sense.
Now though I'm toying with an idea to make an "Old World" project...shooting places and items to look as if they've been done with old world photography gear. The Nik Collection spurred me into this idea. It's only too easy though to do too much effect application to motifs that don't do well in this way...but I've got around 10 images so far that I think do. We'll see how it goes! :-)
I'm happy you featured Gabriel. I hope I'll be able to go back to Torre Reforma with him in August when he returns to shoot more images.
I think you are a great guy and a wonderful contributor to the field. Your videos inspire and generate even more enthusiasm for the craft within me.
I am working on a year long project right now, where it is going right now I have no clue, I have the Idea for it in my head but at the end of 12 months I will have to see where I am at. I feel that if a single image comes up, make a photo of it, you never know when that moment is going to come up again. The series based work should be done by everyone, even if it is a series of photos that never see the light of day from anyone else do it, it will help you and your photography in the long run.
Two things I think series/project based shooting helps with is that it can help us develop our style (since projects take time and consistency, and style is not an overnight, one-shot pony) and doing them can jumpstart us when we are in a creative rut... I’ve found the second to be especially true in my case...
I've only started doing film photography and I find myself going through single images and not series-based work. Of course, I do plan on creating a small series in New York City (primarily to help me get better at photographing people.) Overall, I find series based work interesting to single works. Series-based work can tell a story and evoke emotion through multiple shots/exposures. Whilst single works can condense all of that in one frame.
Fantastic topic of choice as well as video as always. I never really looked at my work as a single image or series but as I evolve as a photographer, even though I have been one for a long time, my thought process has changed as well as thinking that a project, more specifically a series based project, is what I want to do and the type of photographer I want to strive for. i have been thinking about doing a project within the area I live and plan on doing it all on film, 120 to be exact. I have only shot 120 many many years ago when I was learning photography from my father and I want to challenge myself both doing this project as well as photographing on a different format of film.
Hi Ted, love the concept. Really speaks to 'thinking before shooting' which for many seems to be a dying art. FYI, just took passion of a OM-2N in an effort engage my brain before the shutter, so will to apply a 'series mindset' to a roll of film!Really enjoying your work, and the artist series, perhaps we should find a way for you to do some Meet-Ups in New Zealand...
Another great "The Art of Photography" episode!
Hi, Ted. Thank you for keeping us thinking about the craft we love. I wish to ask you, and maybe those who work in the long-forms of photography some questions...
First, what is your process like in identifying the subject or theme of the project? I just feel weird that for the project that I will share later, it was a very personal philosophical reflection. So, I wrote a rationale/manifesto to remind me in the future why I am doing the project in the first place. (side note: the idea for this project came to me at a difficult time in my life. so, I am not all too excited to revisit that time. But my mood then has already dictated the direction of the project.)
Second, how do you analyze the connections between single photographs you have made? I've recently started making prints of key pieces and I realized that when I lay all of them out together, I get a better sense of where I want to go with this project.
Lastly, how do you cope with subject fatigue? I find that spacing out work on the project between other assignments or projects help give me fresh eyes to evaluate what I am doing, and where I am. But sometimes, it is hard to restart work when you've left a project for quite a while. I hope to hear some of your thoughts. Oh, and I'm sharing key pieces of the project (so far) so that whoever answers gets an idea where I'm coming from. (side note: I set up the tumblr for this project for comments &criticism, so please feel free to do so.)
Thank you in advance.
monolithseries.tumblr.com/
I have been working on a series of rural Texas abandoned places and buildings / homes. Akin to "a fly on the wall" having witnessed events taking place, here are places and remnants of walls where even the echoes have faded.
500px.com/steaphany/galleries/vanished-recollections
I have more in this series on film waiting for the rolls to be post processed or finishing being shot and developed to be added to this. When the collection is complete, I will be publishing this in book form.
Hi Ted, great video thanks for sharing your thoughts and that book, looks like stunning work!
Much through art of photography inspiration Ive started my first series project, which is about portraits (standard and environmental) of entrepreneurs in their companies, in the city I currently live in. Did my 6th today, hopefully i can get to 30. I did like the guy in the book, just email them and asked if I could go take some pictures (for non commercial purpose).
Everyone watching, dont fear to try something like it. I dont have that much skil, never did portraits before,l but Im powering through and learning by doing.
Cheers
Very interesting video, I also love to work on projects instead of single images, I get more focused and I love when the pictures works together.. having said that, sometimes i find it very difficult to finish the projects so I just move to a new one..
I'm loving series-based work, currently doing a photo series (Mostly to experiment with versatility and lighting) were I am trying to shoot 100 self portraits in 100 days, I am thinking of making a massive print of them all when I'm done.
It is all on 500px and instagram (DaveOverThere) almost done!
Can you give an example of a "single image" work of a photographer that is presented in a show or book. Can the viewer look at it that way or does the viewer typically try to understand them as a series? Interesting topic. Thanks again for a great episode.
Top video. Want to see more of this type of video from Ted. Like a more in depth look or series of videos about how to work and develop a series. Ie the art of photography and less gear orientated.
Thanks for this video. In recent years I have focused more on project based photography than I did in the past. I really enjoy this approach as it feels more like I have accomplished something. I still enjoy the single images, but feel more satisfaction with the project.
It's interesting I have never thought about taking a series of photos but now that I think of it. It would really bring out a side of photography I have not been introduced to. I learned a lot from you.
I've found that I work by taking a range of single images that i'll then see a pattern in and be able to create a series through that, usually it wont be a massive series, 20-30 images usually but I never set out thinking 'I'm going to photography stuff for this series'
Yup, there is this too... such approach can help us develop our ability to edit/curate
very nice topic. I just got started on a 365 days photo challenge...I was thinking of doing a theme based month. it's hard and I'm new to all this but I like the challenge and guys like you help me a lot. thanks
In my opinion, basing a photographic work on a series project is a worth thing but, at the same time, the only strenght of that kind of photography could lie in the project itself. I mean, you can have a very strong concept behind your project (e.g. a series about gates, doors, clouds, etc.) but, inevitably, the risk is achieving good photographs that work only if seen in that context, the context of the series, indeed. Seeing one photo of that series singularly could not have the same strenght or impact that seeing it in an "ensemble". A picture of a gate, a door or a cloud could be banal without that kind of concept. A large percentage of photographs of that series could be "useless". Differently, a photograph "stand-alone" could have much power as well much thought before you take it.
Thanks for making these type of video’s! I wanted some inspiration for my own project and I could only find gear and technique videos!
I'm working no my first series project, being from Louisiana I picked something that relevant to the history of the south.
Thanks for the video! Great topic,..! Best and greets from Belgium.
Hi, when are you travelling to Kenya. It'd be great to have a meet up in Nairobi where a photography renaissance is currently underway.
Hi. I now I'm late to the game (as usual) but I found your channel through this video. I'm starting my 3rd year long photo series and I'm going to vlog it. (First time vlog...🤷♀️) I like this video. I don't see many photographers working on a series.
What is the difference between a photographic project and a photographic series?
I think i realized i am shooting series after i already made lots of shots that make up these series - sort of found out they are series half way through :)
Thanks for the great show.I've written couple questions in discussion section of the channel, do you check them? what is the best and faster way to ask a question?
I'm working on a series now. I seem to do much better that way. Now to get it recognized!
How can Ted have 190k subs and his videos always just get about 2-5k views? I am looking forward for the next video so hard everytime, I dont know what the other subscribers are even doing.
Very cool as usual. Thanks.
I've been working on a series for just over a year now. It's entitled "Noire et Blanche." I know it's kinda cheesy title, but it was named for my wife, who speaks French and was the subject for the original image "A Sunset Stroll." 500px.com/glenroberson/galleries/noire-et-blanche I've shot more images than there are in this gallery and I haven't placed them in order yet, but I'd love your opinion on the series.
In my previous comment I said that most of MK's photographs are high key and not high contrast. I also said that his night photographs are high key.
After looking at more of his work, I need to correct my comment. A lot of his work, especially the Japan and Korea series are shot in low contrast light and the printing is high key and not high contrast. Apart from this, he also has a significant amount of high contrast photographs, including night photography.
Such a tall building in an earthquake prone country! I believe it is a relevant book just for that reason!
Picking up a camera after 25 years equals zero digital know-how. I'm going to use a project as the platform on which to learn and re-hone my craft.
I think that the disposable nature of imagery and the short attention span of people these days has made photo series less popular. People want bitesized media due to the sheer number of images they see on a daily basis through the likes of Instagram, etc. It would be good to see more photo stories being told and I would like to see a renewed interest in such a series 😃
Great topic!
great video!
Cool.....I like it 😊👌
Hi Ted, I love your shows and this one is really a special one since I can really relay to. Series-based work is much powerfull and it gives an extra dimension to your work. Just finished my first wet-plate project on www.ritchiesedeyn.com. Thanks for another great episode!
VERY BASED
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Check out my response to this video Ted! :0)
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