@@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631 why do you say that? Maybe not all photographers approach the task artistically but some do and therefore I would say YES, we are artists. Good actors are considered artists, a good author is considered artists etc etc etc, it's the art of storytelling, the art of touching souls, the art of creating bodies of work which speak to people in ways that create feeling and deep thought - bodies of work which can change lives, even save lives.
I am 74 years old with a kaleidoscope of experience in theology, military, business, in health care, let alone being in the photographic Weltanschauungen since 1974, yet when I listen to Ralph Gibson I feel like a freshman back in college.
This was revelatory. What he said about turning the pages of a book and composing the book as an object to be interacted with was astonishing. What a privilege it must be to work with him.
I love how he explains himself, really shows the growth between just a photographer and an artist, an how you really cant turn off that eye one it’s strong enough.
Thank you so much for this pair of interviews with Mr. Gibson. It really makes make miss your Artist Series. Hopefully one day you’ll be able to produce a new season of artists for us to learn about.
I second that. I learned about Bresson, W. Eugene Smith, and Gibson by watching this channel. I think the Artist and history series were important contributions because they introduced a new generation to these important figures. They'll end up being a big part of Ted's legacy to the field. He's photography's best public educator of our era.
I agree too! Actually it's 6am here (still dark) here I'm drinking coffee and watching ted videos getting inspired and ready to go out and shoot! His videos always put me in the mood to create 🙂
I could sit here and listen to Ralph all day. His wealth of knowledge is precious and in these short 14 mins or so I've learnt more about creating a book than I ever knew beforehand. Let alone what I could learn about photography!!!.
Fantastic interview Ted! Ralph has so much wisdom and insight on this subject matter that I hope this series continues into the future as the book unfolds.
I met Ralph Gibson many years ago in the mid-1970s while studying at UT-Dallas. I have a signed autograph book of his famous Days at Sea which he had just come out with! Seeing him at this age is striking but it must be the same with me if he saw me!! Glad he is still in the game.
Wow! That interview gets better and better as we move along. I like what I’m hearing because it’s been a while that I want to print my photographs much in the manner that M. Gibson describes. I have done some work but it seems see the task is endless because the “composing” needs to fulfill your expectations. Now that I know how much time M. Gibson puts into publishing his books, I feel more comfortable to venture on without feeling too guilty. Along with reading many books by photographers, I also have read many books on “designing” in the last few years. I find that photography and designing solicit the same vision and knowing both can only help to display your work, whether in books or in galleries. I will favorite all of Ralph Gibson’s interviews to view them over and over. They much appeal to me.
Hi Ted, I really enjoy these interviews. I read his book, Self Exposure and I admire him as much as his work. He self-published before anyone else was doing that. He never gave up!
Ted, both videos are incredibly engaging. In fact, I’ve watched them several times. Ralph, while explaining his vision, is also engaging the crew / audience behind the camera. Lovely. Thank you.
Thanks so much for all the inspirational material! The reoccurring thematic element is certainly a fascinating concept as they are often not even noticed while capturing the photograph.
I must say Mr. Ralph Gibson is totally right about being able to photograph anything by getting out of ones comfort zone, funny his commentary on the Photographer he visited that was photographing the glass figurines. Thank you Ted Forbes for all the great content you make for us all in your wonderful channel!
It is really special to get these stories and insights out to all of us - thank you to you both (and your team if there are people behind the scenes). Mentoring has more reward than the initial creating....he gets that and it just confirms how special and kind he is. Thank you for putting these out there. Taught me a lot - every word. Every answer and smile.
Going to look at the other video when I get off work but my this is amazing seeing two photographers and artists having a conversation. Hearing “I see new thing everyday a photographer should photograph everything” legit has opened up so many possibilities in my head. I needed that and hoping to the people who are also in this creative rut. Amazing series! Please MOREE.
As much as I love this artist and his works, he uses the same verbiage for every interview and every book about his process or technique. He has basically created a very wordy way, in a very “Leica” way, of saying basic things. He uses the same very few stories and circumstances and recycles them over and over as a way to enlighten the art crowd, not other artists, but the rich folk who drink champagne while in a gallery. Take for example his point of departure story. He tells the same story all the time and then shrouds it in mystery by making the actual “point of departure” elusive to the audience. It can mean going to the store, or basing your works on a dream sequence. This is a Very vague and broad definition. This can confuse a reader or listener, this is elusive on purpose and makes him seem more mysterious. Joel Meyerowitz stood on a street corner waiting around and his photographs are amazing. Garry Winogrand as well. Take it with a grain of salt. I’ll sum things up, frankly and abruptly; make the pictureS YOU WANT to make. Don’t let another artist, who is rich and wealthy, make a script for your processes. Make your own script. Enjoy making art and be well.
Always fantastic content. I have been a photographer for some time but I always find many interesting points in your videos. Well done and Thank you both.
Great interview full of wonderful insights. Interviews, like this one, remind me that photography is more about vision and creativity than gear. A great photographer can take great photos with not so great gear. Photography is what happens inside the mind of the photographer. Gear, where it be film or digital, is just a tool that the photographer uses to get the image from his/her mind onto a medium so others can see into the mind of the photographer.
Hi Ted, What a great experience being able to be the student learning from the master and record it for our learning as well. Thank you for setting this up, Mr. Gibson's time, your time and efforts! Hurray! More please.
I love your channel. It informative and many videos are prime for re-watch to inspire new projects or experiments. I hope to see more of the Artist Series, but I wish there was more representation in Black photography. Gordon Parks is an obvious example. Prehaps a review of the photobook Glory by Kathran and Regis Bethencourt, a review of Black by Deborah Willis, or another that assists in representing the Black canon. Perhaps documentary/photojournalost Dee Dwyer? There are many more which are comparable, but this channel is quite white when not necessary. I am only posting this here, because it is the most recent video and I fear in the others it might be lost
I'm a "Recovering Moving Still Image-Maker" for last 2 1/2 years I have been on the wagon but after listening to part 2 I'm afraid I might be tempted to fall off the wagon / as Henri Cartier-Bresson said "taking photographs is like making love" and making love can be very addicting / Robert Gibson is a very dangerous man and should be heard and seen / ha / thank you
It has been a long struggle to get photos recognized as ART. Beaumont Newfield, J Sarkowski helped. So did Gibson. I steal as many of his ideas as I can
Hi Ted, Great series. I know this is a year old already & you may not know the answer. When you brought up the move to digital, I was wondering if Mr. Gibson does his own editing or if he oversees someone else doing it. No disrespect intended, more of a curiosity. (Many long established photogs of note don't from what I've seen/read.) It seems like a tall order. It's one thing to learn to shoot digital; something else entirely to reconceive of ones entire printing workflow having been a master analog printer. I work in music and we have experienced the exact same shift, albeit earlier, as what has happened in photography and most of my older colleagues of Mr. Gibson's generation had an extremely difficult time with it, rightfully so in most cases. On the other hand, no one younger than me could do what they could do with analog tape and a razor blade! ;-) I came up during the transition, so I got the best of both worlds. Thanks for this series.
Absolutely fascinating and informative. Getting inside the head of a master photographer that is still very active and relevant is a gift to us all. Ted,my hats off to you. Truly.
Photography and Art in traditional sense in need to be paint of print on a media, but Now we have a media is varsity is so diverse that How as an artist or photography should do to the various limited.
Hi Ted. Absolutely love your channel. I don’t know if this is an appropriate place to ask, but I want to give your fujified and kodakified presets as a gift to my wife, but she is using Lightroom for iOS and a one year old iPad Pro. Is it possible to download on my Mac and then gift it to her? Can she use your presets on iOS Lightroom? I have your preset bundles on my Mac and love them. Anyway, thanks and I’ll keep watching your videos! Cheers, -Mikey
I like his work, but as I said, he is over wordy deliberately and it’s rather annoying. Every interview with him is the same, because he uses the same script
Work on your own personal style. Take a few momentos every day to journal about what caught your eye during the day, what did you imagine? what would you want to make appear? photography for me is about oneself, a medium to see better and we all see differently and that is the door we shall find the key to open.
Study the history of Photography, emulate the photographers that you feel drawn to, finally developed over time what you want to say in your work, and explore that path. Don't worry about the rejections etc and remember you can only photograph who you are so make your life full of experiences. Good luck. J
It's a digital world. With access to a digital camera, computer and basic editing software, image-making today is free of $$$. Take photos of anything and everything that interests you. Experiment with light and different times of day. Experiment with composition and various lens focal lengths. Even if you think the image you see on the camera display is "bad," take it anyway. You'll be surprised how often those photos you deem failures at the time you take them turn out to be keepers and the images you think are "can't miss" when you shoot them end as failures. Allow yourself to fail, again and again. It will make the successes that much sweeter. Evaluate your failures, make corrections, move on and improve. As Ralph Gibson discussed, learn to "read" your photos - what recurring elements occur? How are you composing your images - is that changing over time? What about light and your handling of color and/or black-and-white? Learn to edit and sequence your work. Be dispassionate and decisive here. Toss images and sequencing that just don't work. Assume those viewing your work don't know the back stories of your photos. Your photos will resonate (or not) with viewers based on the photographs themselves - not the "invisible" circumstances surrounding the making of the images.
It’s not so much that “you should be able to photograph anything” but more like photographic seeing shouldn’t be turned off. There shouldn’t be a separation between artist and individual self.
I love Ralph's work but he's talking nonsense when he says he's only happy when he's shooting out of his comfort zone as all of his stuff follows the same graphic design format. If he really wants to get out of his comfort zone he should shoot some war stuff, some wide landscapes, wide street stuff, some food stuff, some sports stuff and get out of his graphic comfort zone....But I'd rather he carry on just as he is....
Thanks
Thank YOU!
@@theartofphotography can I send you my photo zine???
@@theartofphotography a photographer is not an ARTist
@@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631 why do you say that? Maybe not all photographers approach the task artistically but some do and therefore I would say YES, we are artists. Good actors are considered artists, a good author is considered artists etc etc etc, it's the art of storytelling, the art of touching souls, the art of creating bodies of work which speak to people in ways that create feeling and deep thought - bodies of work which can change lives, even save lives.
I love how happy you look to be interviewing him Ted.
I am 74 years old with a kaleidoscope of experience in theology, military, business, in health care, let alone being in the photographic Weltanschauungen since 1974, yet when I listen to Ralph Gibson I feel like a freshman back in college.
This is the type of content I enjoy most on this channel.
This was revelatory. What he said about turning the pages of a book and composing the book as an object to be interacted with was astonishing. What a privilege it must be to work with him.
I have never heard anyone explain photography like this-- that alone is inspiring. Wow, just wow
I love how he explains himself, really shows the growth between just a photographer and an artist, an how you really cant turn off that eye one it’s strong enough.
Thank you so much for this pair of interviews with Mr. Gibson. It really makes make miss your Artist Series. Hopefully one day you’ll be able to produce a new season of artists for us to learn about.
I second that. I learned about Bresson, W. Eugene Smith, and Gibson by watching this channel. I think the Artist and history series were important contributions because they introduced a new generation to these important figures. They'll end up being a big part of Ted's legacy to the field. He's photography's best public educator of our era.
I agree too! Actually it's 6am here (still dark) here I'm drinking coffee and watching ted videos getting inspired and ready to go out and shoot! His videos always put me in the mood to create 🙂
I could sit here and listen to Ralph all day. His wealth of knowledge is precious and in these short 14 mins or so I've learnt more about creating a book than I ever knew beforehand. Let alone what I could learn about photography!!!.
“I have to listen to my eye” wow what an amazing quote.
Fantastic interview Ted! Ralph has so much wisdom and insight on this subject matter that I hope this series continues into the future as the book unfolds.
Thanks David!
I met Ralph Gibson many years ago in the mid-1970s while studying at UT-Dallas. I have a signed autograph book of his famous Days at Sea which he had just come out with! Seeing him at this age is striking but it must be the same with me if he saw me!! Glad he is still in the game.
Wow! That interview gets better and better as we move along. I like what I’m hearing because it’s been a while that I want to print my photographs much in the manner that M. Gibson describes. I have done some work but it seems see the task is endless because the “composing” needs to fulfill your expectations. Now that I know how much time M. Gibson puts into publishing his books, I feel more comfortable to venture on without feeling too guilty.
Along with reading many books by photographers, I also have read many books on “designing” in the last few years. I find that photography and designing solicit the same vision and knowing both can only help to display your work, whether in books or in galleries.
I will favorite all of Ralph Gibson’s interviews to view them over and over. They much appeal to me.
Excellent! Mr. Gibson is so thoughtful and insightful.
Love the notion of photographic overtones🙌
So refreshing and inspiring to hear from a true national treasure.
Hi Ted, I really enjoy these interviews. I read his book, Self Exposure and I admire him as much as his work. He self-published before anyone else was doing that. He never gave up!
I can't believe this has such little views! Awesome interview.
Wow! This maybe the most interesting man and artist ever. I’d like to see more on him. Good talk and set up!👍🏻
Love the concept of „visual overtones“!
Well done - wonderful interview series. Bravo.
When Ralph speak, you listen. Such an intelligent Man.
Ted, both videos are incredibly engaging. In fact, I’ve watched them several times. Ralph, while explaining his vision, is also engaging the crew / audience behind the camera. Lovely. Thank you.
He is a true inspiration. Thank you Ted for every interview with him 💕
Great interview! Thanks Ted!
Thanks so much for all the inspirational material! The reoccurring thematic element is certainly a fascinating concept as they are often not even noticed while capturing the photograph.
Exactly ;-)
Excellent interview Ted, Mr. Gibson is most impressive with a wealth of information.
Fantastic interview! So many useful insights and wisdoms!
Wonderful man, wonderful interview. Awesome! I learned a lot just by listening to this interview. Many thanks!!!!
I must say Mr. Ralph Gibson is totally right about being able to photograph anything by getting out of ones comfort zone, funny his commentary on the Photographer he visited that was photographing the glass figurines. Thank you Ted Forbes for all the great content you make for us all in your wonderful channel!
Kertesz was right, you mean
LOVE LOVE this conversation! more of this!
Thanks for these interviews, they are of tremendous value!
What an interview, what a guy... so much wisdom he is willing to share.
It is really special to get these stories and insights out to all of us - thank you to you both (and your team if there are people behind the scenes). Mentoring has more reward than the initial creating....he gets that and it just confirms how special and kind he is.
Thank you for putting these out there. Taught me a lot - every word. Every answer and smile.
Wow! Absolutely brilliant.
What a refreshing video. TH-cam is full of click bait and drivel. This content is what I enjoy.
Going to look at the other video when I get off work but my this is amazing seeing two photographers and artists having a conversation. Hearing “I see new thing everyday a photographer should photograph everything” legit has opened up so many possibilities in my head. I needed that and hoping to the people who are also in this creative rut. Amazing series! Please MOREE.
these were rich discussions, thank you!
Excellent interview! I shall now go look for vocabulary I regularly use in my own photos, but have never thought about.
Excellent series, thank you!
As a fan of stories, this was a great series. Thank you both.
Love these videos about photo art and the artists.
Outstanding interview. You really showed your understanding of art and photography in the way you pulled this off. Congratulations and thank you.
Lifetime of Knowledge
As much as I love this artist and his works, he uses the same verbiage for every interview and every book about his process or technique.
He has basically created a very wordy way, in a very “Leica” way, of saying basic things. He uses the same very few stories and circumstances and recycles them over and over as a way to enlighten the art crowd, not other artists, but the rich folk who drink champagne while in a gallery.
Take for example his point of departure story. He tells the same story all the time and then shrouds it in mystery by making the actual “point of departure” elusive to the audience. It can mean going to the store, or basing your works on a dream sequence. This is a Very vague and broad definition. This can confuse a reader or listener, this is elusive on purpose and makes him seem more mysterious. Joel Meyerowitz stood on a street corner waiting around and his photographs are amazing. Garry Winogrand as well. Take it with a grain of salt.
I’ll sum things up, frankly and abruptly; make the pictureS YOU WANT to make.
Don’t let another artist, who is rich and wealthy, make a script for your processes. Make your own script.
Enjoy making art and be well.
Great work Ted! Always Love your interviews.
This man is so sharp.
Always fantastic content. I have been a photographer for some time but I always find many interesting points in your videos. Well done and Thank you both.
Great interview full of wonderful insights. Interviews, like this one, remind me that photography is more about vision and creativity than gear. A great photographer can take great photos with not so great gear. Photography is what happens inside the mind of the photographer. Gear, where it be film or digital, is just a tool that the photographer uses to get the image from his/her mind onto a medium so others can see into the mind of the photographer.
Where can I find Ralph Gibson's music? Sounds amazing.
Very inspiring.
Hi Ted, What a great experience being able to be the student learning from the master and record it for our learning as well. Thank you for setting this up, Mr. Gibson's time, your time and efforts! Hurray! More please.
I love your channel. It informative and many videos are prime for re-watch to inspire new projects or experiments. I hope to see more of the Artist Series, but I wish there was more representation in Black photography. Gordon Parks is an obvious example. Prehaps a review of the photobook Glory by Kathran and Regis Bethencourt, a review of Black by Deborah Willis, or another that assists in representing the Black canon. Perhaps documentary/photojournalost Dee Dwyer? There are many more which are comparable, but this channel is quite white when not necessary. I am only posting this here, because it is the most recent video and I fear in the others it might be lost
That was brilliant!
I'm a "Recovering Moving Still Image-Maker" for last 2 1/2 years I have been on the wagon but after listening to part 2 I'm afraid I might be tempted to fall off the wagon / as Henri Cartier-Bresson said "taking photographs is like making love" and making love can be very addicting / Robert Gibson is a very dangerous man and should be heard and seen / ha / thank you
Found this video Easier to follow than the first 👍
It has been a long struggle to get photos recognized as ART. Beaumont Newfield, J Sarkowski helped. So did Gibson. I steal as many of his ideas as I can
Hi Ted, Great series. I know this is a year old already & you may not know the answer. When you brought up the move to digital, I was wondering if Mr. Gibson does his own editing or if he oversees someone else doing it. No disrespect intended, more of a curiosity. (Many long established photogs of note don't from what I've seen/read.) It seems like a tall order. It's one thing to learn to shoot digital; something else entirely to reconceive of ones entire printing workflow having been a master analog printer. I work in music and we have experienced the exact same shift, albeit earlier, as what has happened in photography and most of my older colleagues of Mr. Gibson's generation had an extremely difficult time with it, rightfully so in most cases. On the other hand, no one younger than me could do what they could do with analog tape and a razor blade! ;-) I came up during the transition, so I got the best of both worlds. Thanks for this series.
Did he mentioned his new book Salon Littéraire one year ago but it`s coming out right now?!
The intro music is fantastic, what is it?
Absolutely fascinating and informative. Getting inside the head of a master photographer that is still very active and relevant is a gift to us all. Ted,my hats off to you. Truly.
Photography and Art in traditional sense in need to be paint of print on a media, but Now we have a media is varsity is so diverse that How as an artist or photography should do to the various limited.
I'll take that one with me, "listening to my eye"
May I ask what is you option on digital photography book, like pdf format.
Gibson is a very influential photographer. His work will be viewed with reverence for centuries.
Hi Ted. Absolutely love your channel. I don’t know if this is an appropriate place to ask, but I want to give your fujified and kodakified presets as a gift to my wife, but she is using Lightroom for iOS and a one year old iPad Pro. Is it possible to download on my Mac and then gift it to her? Can she use your presets on iOS Lightroom? I have your preset bundles on my Mac and love them. Anyway, thanks and I’ll keep watching your videos! Cheers, -Mikey
Sure!
I never was into Gibsons work or philosophy. Maybe there is a book that would introduce his work.
I like his work, but as I said, he is over wordy deliberately and it’s rather annoying. Every interview with him is the same, because he uses the same script
@@nickfanzo just like every politician.
@@bngr_bngr those guys too, yep
I’m new to the photography game and I want to get better and could appreciate any advice. Any advice?
Work on your own personal style. Take a few momentos every day to journal about what caught your eye during the day, what did you imagine? what would you want to make appear? photography for me is about oneself, a medium to see better and we all see differently and that is the door we shall find the key to open.
Study the history of Photography, emulate the photographers that you feel drawn to, finally developed over time what you want to say in your work, and explore that path. Don't worry about the rejections etc and remember you can only photograph who you are so make your life full of experiences. Good luck. J
Relevant Meaningful Sincere - If your final photos are at least one of the three, you’re golden.
Shoot and edit a lot of subjects in all conditions. Good luck and enjoy yourself.
It's a digital world. With access to a digital camera, computer and basic editing software, image-making today is free of $$$. Take photos of anything and everything that interests you. Experiment with light and different times of day. Experiment with composition and various lens focal lengths. Even if you think the image you see on the camera display is "bad," take it anyway. You'll be surprised how often those photos you deem failures at the time you take them turn out to be keepers and the images you think are "can't miss" when you shoot them end as failures.
Allow yourself to fail, again and again. It will make the successes that much sweeter. Evaluate your failures, make corrections, move on and improve. As Ralph Gibson discussed, learn to "read" your photos - what recurring elements occur? How are you composing your images - is that changing over time? What about light and your handling of color and/or black-and-white?
Learn to edit and sequence your work. Be dispassionate and decisive here. Toss images and sequencing that just don't work. Assume those viewing your work don't know the back stories of your photos. Your photos will resonate (or not) with viewers based on the photographs themselves - not the "invisible" circumstances surrounding the making of the images.
It’s not so much that “you should be able to photograph anything” but more like photographic seeing shouldn’t be turned off. There shouldn’t be a separation between artist and individual self.
I love Ralph's work but he's talking nonsense when he says he's only happy when he's shooting out of his comfort zone as all of his stuff follows the same graphic design format. If he really wants to get out of his comfort zone he should shoot some war stuff, some wide landscapes, wide street stuff, some food stuff, some sports stuff and get out of his graphic comfort zone....But I'd rather he carry on just as he is....
u dont have to take shots of a dead boy to step out yr comfort zone mike.
''Israel is oldest and youngest country in the world.'' Not True.
One ad every two minutes! Your content does not worth it. I give up..
A wonderful series. Ted, you look like a kid in a candy shop throughout the whole video with that huge smile on your face.