PHOTOGRAPHY LESSON WITH JOHN FREE

[@Konradmakesphotos]

It's not only a photography lesson video but the way it was filmed, it makes a great tribute to John Free as well. And look: no fancy camera strap, no fancy new camera, no fancy lenses but this guy shoots better photos than 99% of us

[@andreik3096]

may be he just shoots 99% *more* than you, that's the 1st thing to change if you want to match him (which is *not* that hard, after 20 yrs of doing it every day :-))

[@stigmatedbrain]

Indeed

[@jimmason8502]

Yup, and doesn't even use a lens hood. Focuses with his left hand like an amateur. A legend nonetheless.

[@sexysilversurfer]

@@jimmason8502 I don’t understand your point “focuses like an amateur with his left hand”

[@arneheeringa96]

​@@sexysilversurfer I don't understand either. With manual focus you have to use your left hand. And me and my dad never used the lens hoods on the Nikon manual lenses (mostly pre-Ai) because there's no quality difference with lenshood.

[@bannermanmedia]

"Make it difficult, easy ain't worth nothin'" - words to live by.

[@APPLEPIE978]

+Dave C. Bannerman Except taking Statistics instead of Calculus for the only math credit you need in College.

[@bannermanmedia]

I get a headache even READING the word calculus!

[@gilbertbermudez1452]

Dave C. Bannerman those are the words that no one ever had to tell me. I've always hated easy things.

[@TheKkkk45]

His enthusiasm for photography is out of this world. People like him inspire me everyday to shoot and explore the world, so that one day I may inspire others like John has done to me. Forever be one of my favorite photographers, Wish I could meet him one day.

[@Shmyrk]

🔥

[@fanjan7527]

Thank you Ted for sharing this and thank you John for sharing your thoughts.

[@antiquephotographyodedlevy]

After watching this numerous times I suddenly figure that Ted is fulfilling what John told about contributing to photography by being a better photographer. Ted,,You are doing a great service to the world of photography by creating this magnificent movie. Thank you. Oded levy

[@Eric_Rossi]

Gotta say, this is one of the best videos yet man. Really enjoyed the music, the way you shot it docu style and the energy and inspiration from John, holy hell. Well done. One of the best pieces of info happens at 5:00 mins in. Thanks for sharing and making this.

[@Halfpint71]

Great video. What a unique man. I could listen to this guy all day! Such enthusiasm.

[@mirahgirl01]

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[@matthewashton93]

I could listen to john free talk all day. His passion and insight that he offers towards photography is truly inspiring.

[@jasonwilliams1556]

Possibly the most absorbing video regarding photography I've ever watched. Brilliant. John Free, what a guy.

[@dreamcatcher3622]

Only just discovered this guy - am now a huge fan of both him and his work. This man has the gift to inspire and to teach

[@ShootStreetTV]

John Free! Sir! You are a Legend! I hope someday in the near future, I can catch one of your workshops. Thank you Ted for showing us this video.

[@Joe_VanCleave]

Great documentary, the best I've seen of John Free. Ted, you have real talent for cideo story telling.

[@joshan4043]

His enthusiasm, discipline, and endurance are goddamn inspiring.

[@gtaIVlord]

John is an amazing person and a real artist, truly dedicated to what he loves. Amazing video, Ted. You and John never cease to amaze. Only wish it was longer - or better, that I'd been there.

[@TheTuscaloosa]

Still love watching this video even after 5 years. „The brain wants you to be the schmuck walking down the streets“ greatest quote ever .

[@salmontes]

Simply Amazing! Thank You.

[@RaveeCG]

I love his enthusiasm on describing things!

[@EdwardIglesias]

Very inspirational. I love how he talked about the snow.

[@hellbent2280]

You and John Free are a inspection for me and thank both of you . Both of you keep me moving forward in photography. Thank you so much.

[@Andrew_85]

Just fantastic. That combination of excitement, intrigue and pursuit of excellence is what photography is about. I'm at the beginning of my photography journey and this short documentary is really inspiring. Thanks so much for filming it Ted. "The brain doesn't want you to be a photographer" - in one sentence John has summed up the on-going struggle I have in my mind when wanting to take photos but never quite stepping outside, being fearless and doing it. I've just seen that you've got some more John Free stuff coming soon....can't wait. Thanks again Ted.

[@arnomuskens]

Ted, you articulated his eloquence beautifully. Thank you.

[@honest_noise]

Thank you for making this black and white.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

So many great quotes! Such passion! John Free is a true artist!

[@jamessebright4196]

He's called John Free with good reason. What a guy. I'd never heard of him until 12 minutes ago, but I've already loved him for 11 minutes. Great stuff, thanks Ted! x

[@tonywalton1052]

I watch this whenever I want to be motivated. It always motivates me.

[@googo151]

This is Dennis Hopper of photography. What a lesson to the brain and how it captures through the poke holes of our face. Brilliant analogies from this man.

[@RileyNotRyan]

Excellent. I love listening to John's passion.

[@jimlloyd7459]

My bucket list includes a class with Mr John Free.....love his work and insights...excellent show Ted!

[@jcnash02]

My bucket list includes a lesson with Ted Forbes @theartofphotography

[@JerryC25]

Love his energy

[@tonytimpe3225]

Simply amazing! Passion at its best. Just wow!

[@stefanol9272]

I really like John frees work and his approach. I am watching these old videos again. With a hope Ted will make more of these types of videos 😎😎😎✌️✌️✌️

[@michaelgilligan7567]

Great video. John comes across as a kind and generous man. And.........he makes sense!

[@blackubuntu]

Loved it! especially the B&W video (in my eyes film)

[@andyfarmer2661]

Very well done film; the subject, the cinematography, the music all combine so masterfully here with John's passion and forceful personality.

[@arryharry]

I love the verve and enthusiasm John shows when talking about making pictures, it's very reminiscent of Joel Meyrowitz in its passion and honesty. That capturing the key moment and making the viewer part of that 'scene' as if they were there, but with the subject completely unaware of them. Magical. I'd love to hit the streets with Mr Free, my Nikon FE2 would be great company!

[@LisaMarieStevens]

Love these vignettes with working photographers. I believe you have found your niche Ted. BRAVO!!

[@pbomike]

Great stuff! Really enjoyed this video. Excellent choice of music, too!

[@bryanfleishman6151]

Very well produced. John is full of energy.

[@seamusandpat]

thanks Ted, what a wonderful video, I love John Free, his work and his attitude and his sheer vitality.

[@PhotoLighthouse]

Thank you Ted & Gary. I love John Free.

[@lindaj6675]

Watching this video this morning inspired me to go out for the day and take photos. I'm going out again tomorrow. I might even do one of his workshops in the future. Thanks for the reminder to get out there and take photos.

[@PaulGriffiths]

Totally Brilliant... I cant say anymore... Congrats Ted...

[@AuthenticSound]

GREAT !!!!!! And great music too !!

[@GilFeliciano]

excellent film Ted! "Your brain doesn't want you to be a photographer, your brain wants to be a schmuck walking down the street" I'll be thinking about that statement for some time.

[@JohnFreePhtography]

+Gil Feliciano I am happy that I made a point for you to think about. Thinking about photography takes up most of my time. Anywhere I happen to be and I just close my eyes and float off to new visions and level of a higher understanding of love, life and of self to know whatmust be photographed.

[@Florian-dg7mi]

AMAZING - this is coming in my list of special photography videos

[@CollazoVision]

What a treat!!! Thanks for sharing these moments.

[@zaccrowpt]

Fantastic! I so hope you can pull together more episodes like this.

[@miguelolmedo100]

Great choice of music. A perfect combo to black and white video.

[@squire361]

Wow, that really struck home for me. Ireland reawakened my love for photography a year and a half ago. Something about the Emerald Isle.

[@troyferris8389]

Ted this was amazing! For some time now I have been hitting a creative wall and no matter how I tried there was no inspiration. But while I was watching this I started to get a kind of flutter inside me (its the only word that seems to fit) it hit a nerve. It didn't take me long to realize that I never think of why I'm taking a picture, never thought of what am I trying to show. Thank you very much.

[@theartofphotography]

+Troy Ferris So glad John got you inspired! Thanks for the kind words…

[@zolie.7191]

An outstanding Photographer, yes a legend! Even over here in Europe. Thanks vor this wonderful video!

[@doncarr128]

He seems an absolutely top bloke , really cool teaching the kids with disposable cameras , these people make the world a better place

[@52lyndon]

What a great video, thanks John and Ted

[@LFPG100]

Thank you for sharing this lesson. Love his energy. Love the message of respect for craft but do-your-own-thing at the same time.

[@vanannavarasan4522]

I like the enthusiasm John has on photography. As he said the need to do the math in your mind on realtime is important when doing photography.

[@JoeLopez]

Well done Ted. I recently came across John's work and absorbing what he says as I learn more about my own Street Photography.

[@adrienbraud1663]

Excellent!

[@angus10538]

Passionate man... Great lesson and video of it.

[@JohnathanRidgeway]

Ted this was pure excellence. Thank you for bringing us great content time after time. Something that cuts through the noise and static that is photography on KZbin.

[@lexpat]

Absolutely Brilliant !

[@MatanDrori]

fantastic

[@C---M]

So this was great, reminds me of my dad, another crazy street photographer. Excellent video, hope you do more like this.

[@luismartins3262]

I just discovered John Free yesterday here on KZbin. This is my second video I see about him. My question is, why isn't this man more well known? His enthusiasm and dedication are at a level that makes me want to work harder. His quote about making it harder resonated with me. I wish I could have taken one of his classes. The world needs to know more about him. Thank you for the videos about him.

[@rejeannantel1185]

Intense, to the point, and keeping to the basics, not the camera basics, but to the man standing behind it. There are wonderful lessons here: - "What can you give photography, what can you give to yourself?" (Photography is about you and who you are). - "Adding authenticity." (PoV is important, it's yours). - "You don't want to be misunderstood!" - "What's the idea behind the picture? - "Imagine what the viewer is going to see." - "Think about your intent." - "Train your brain, free it from the false beliefs" (from what he lazily commands you or wants you to avoid). Amazing video Ted. Well-chosen soundtrack "True Radiance by Baby Brainiac". It guides us toward the exploration that follows. You are rolling, we are moving on, and learning from it. Say thanks to Mr. John Free from all of us. He puts into words what we learn of life, of us, through photography.

[@davidcope51]

Love this style of presentation. Jon Free - the man. Outstanding video Ted.

[@DouglasKnisely]

This is one of the clearest presentations by John Free that I've ever seen. On a side note, I think your musical selections were brilliant and so very appropriate.

[@theeggtimertictic1136]

He sounds like a preacher fired up in church! Very passionate and animated about his work. I'm from Ireland too and if he took photos on a beach like that nowadays it wouldn't be long before his camera would be in the sea......such is life in the modern world unfortunately. I love the freestyle (no pun intended but I do like what I did there) of his photos.......I could never be that good because I try too hard with composition and control.....I'd never think to cut a person in half.....but I'm going to try that soon. Thanks for introducing me to John Free :)

[@DavidMeyerPhoto]

Great video and a great photographer to learn from. Thanks!

[@ChamberWorker]

Several times looked at the timeline with the same fear: the end is even closer! Very gentle and very strong. Thanks, Ted! :)

[@jillianhorsley5985]

I really enjoyed this....a man who is still in love with taking images....love it !

[@jonathanshapiro285]

This is one of the most incredible photography lessons i have ever watched!!!!! This man is amazing!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

[@Daow9915]

hats off ted! ahh to have half the passion john has! thank you. inspirational.

[@francochamps3855]

Best 10 minutes of the week. Cheers!

[@Auhana50]

What a incredible man unbelievable a rare gem

[@ziprock]

great video, one can't help but be inspired when listening to John talk about photography. man's got serious passion.

[@cjedwards5941]

Great video. I could listen to him all day!

[@whatilovetofilm]

Please bring us more videos of great photographers, i learned few things from John in this video, Thanks a lot

[@AmyDyas]

he's a great man. such an inspiration.

[@Images-by-Ramona]

This is my most favourite video you have made. His words on photography really give that AHA with a punch to the gut. Thank you!

[@bexserver]

Thanks for bringing us some of John Free's knowledge - so much to be learnt from a 10 minute video.

[@piotrzdziennicki7838]

Great video, superb music, Ted you've captured John's spirit wonderfully.

[@affinitymaster]

Wow!! What a man! True to his name he’s so Free! Thank you Ted for this.

[@DavidSpector]

Excellent video. This one I will watch a few times

[@RobertsonDMcI]

I did enjoy this .... I'm reminded to dig up my tri-X B & Ws, taken lo those many years ago in the mid 60s, beneath the Santa Monica Pier ... with my 1st SLR, my trusty Asahi Pentax S3.

[@carstenwegst]

Wonderful piece of KZbin Art of Photography. Love this channel

[@kaimai79]

I love it! Such a great photographer!

[@Birchwoodfb]

John makes any video gold.

[@stephandjulien]

That man is so expressive, theatrical. It's refreshing to see he's still having fun doing his craft.

[@andrewfrost8866]

Absolutely awesome Ted! I'm blown away.

[@sloany1967]

Awesome Ted... I'm a big fan of John, and his process. Love the fact he's still using that old Nikon too.

[@moidutoiphotography8427]

John Free. What a delightful human being, thanks for bringing this to us Ted :)

[@christianrivera228]

Thank you for open my eyes.

[@StephenDypiangco]

Great video, Ted. John is quite a personality who is so much fun to spend time with.

[@theartofphotography]

+Stephen Dypiangco thanks Stephen!

[@MrIggyboo]

Love this!!! What an amazing man.

[@rubenforlagetrhodos1987]

great Video Ted - liked the way John almost sounds like Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now :-)

[@ronrogers2]

Inspiring lesson and a great video.

[@saldina2871]

Ted, wonderdul video, full of good thoughts, thank you

[@johnhernlund539]

Nice video! I love his straight talk. I used to live next to Santa Monica pier, back in the days I was a grad student at UCLA...I was too busy to be a photographer then, but it is fun to see this lesson in a place and context that I am very familiar with.

[@Daniel_Zalman]

Watching this for the 3rd time! This is just a glorious short film. The use of those exquisite string quartets, filled with a buoyant energy, mimic John's youthful exuberance, the exuberance of being alive. Thank you for adding such beauty to our lives, Ted!

[@whyrural]

Ted, We are all tasked with finding our own super power. This video with John Free really shows us your super power!!!Fantastic work!!!