Brooklyn Beckham's Book Is Laughably BAD

[@RachelOates]

Sadly I'm not going to be around for the premier this time but I'll try and check in on the comments on my phone! :) Until then, I have to apologise whatever I managed to do while exporting this video that absolutely compressed and destroyed a couple of my photos... they look far better normally and as prints, I promise! But hopefully the couple of dodgy colours / bit of noise /glitches don't detract from the points I'm making. Also, my book is now available here! UK: amzn.to/3gxvqiy US: amzn.to/3XtWf7X Canada: a.co/d/1K3orWs

[@Palestinian_holocaust]

You are certainly and extremely BIASED. His parents are famous and he comes from MONEY. BUT U FAIL TO MENTION THAT BOTH PARENTS WORKED FOR THEIR MONEY. It’s very COMMUNISTIC OF U TO PIT DOWN THE RICH. If u WANT MONEY. Well, WORK!!! You, struggled etc .

[@Palestinian_holocaust]

This PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK IS CONCEPTUAL ART BUT WITH A FAMILY FRIENDLY TWIST

[@Palestinian_holocaust]

@@leynadebono4754 plus She is probably a communist-socialist who hates the rich.

[@thenablade858]

@@leynadebono4754 He’s 23. Please stop acting like this talentless hack is a little boy who should be protected. He’s a grown man and this book wouldn’t be published if he didn’t have daddy’s money.

[@Dutch3DMaster]

@RachelOates, It sounds like you have your pictures in the AdobeRGB colorspace or even something bigger (ProPhoto RGB) that does not allow importing in more sRGB oriented colorspaces (OK ok, video typically is not sRGB but something closer to the Rec.709's and other ones, but still). You might want to check that out :) . As for the people commenting on how she is critical of someone at 18: She has other video's where she clearly states that she definitely would not hit on someone this hard if they would be any random person. She clearly states that if someone has been born in privilege due to having famous parents and then starts to brag about an ability he or she doesn't really have, without realising that the ability to publish the results of that supposed ability or whatever it is someone does and being quite vocal about it, is the result of those famous parents, that's what the problem is for her. I think she once worded it in a different video as follows: "If you are going to go public with the end results of your ability, you might also want to be prepared to face criticism, because it's not as if you have not been a public figure before."

[@shangc2781]

I know we all have opinions on nepotism babies nowadays but... Brooklyn may be the winner of the "most likely to have no career if his parents weren't famous" award

[@Palestinian_holocaust]

Y’all hate PEOPLE WHO ARE WEALTHY. SO CULTURAL MARXIST OF U

[@thelexicon7294]

@@Palestinian_holocaust His art is lazy and incompetent, Yusuf. If you're glorifying his lack of ability just because he's rich, that says more about your deficiencies than it does anyone else's. Which you're entitled to, but also... weird, I'll be honest.

[@julijepp]

@@Palestinian_holocaust These people wouldbt be wealthy without a great amount of people loving them. Brooklyn has no artistic competance/common sense in art.

[@roojistanr5015]

@@thelexicon7294well said

[@thenablade858]

@@Palestinian_holocaustNobody hates him. They just think he’s a talentless hack. Why are you defending him? He’s not going to marry you.

[@legumesss]

The elephant page is hilarious. Of all the wildlife there is elephants are NOT hard to photograph, they are active during the day, their skin has a lot of beautiful texture, they are slow, they allow humans to be relatively close to them, they are huge, .... I could go on forever

[@Lucifersfursona]

Sleep Paralysis Elephant is a solid Brooklyn cryptid Loses points for lack of elbows

[@kestrel9975]

Ridiculous and hilarious is like a theme of his book

[@teijaflink2226]

So cringe, I have seen so many good pictures of elephants. These spoilt, rich, celebrity kids only seem to be worth as "models".

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

I've taken better pictures of elephants as a child at the local zoo with whatever camera we had back then. Elephants really aren't the hardest thing to take at least decent pictures of.

[@Emy-fv5ny]

😂😂😂😂

[@Metonymy1979]

He took a photo of his feet. Like every other 9th grade photographer. And he got a book out of it? Nepo babies need to be stopped!

[@RickReasonnz]

There is a point of who you are born in to where it is truly difficult to fail in life.

[@Egooist.]

@Metonymy1979: "Nepo babies need to be stopped!" > Don't blame/hate the player, blame/hate the game?!

[@fullmetalprism5249]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@claudiabailey5302]

Gosh if Nepo children were stopped Hollywood would collapse. But again that might not be a bad thing

[@brookeehafling]

My boyfriend has the same shot come up in his snap memories from 6 years ago

[@jasminev7595]

“is it really this boring to be brooklyn beckham?” I would have ended my career

[@qnnnnn3557]

I would’ve deleted all my social media and never come back lmao

[@misspitters2766]

What is his career

[@Mels0103]

If I spent money on a photography book that had IPhone mirror selfies in it I would become an arsonist.

[@aprylljay]

I feel like anyone who bought this book was a Beckham family fan and not really a fan of photography

[@gggthsb]

first the book, then the whole world!

[@thatalienguy1472]

I really liked this video because Rachel is proficient at explaining what I can't about art that sucks. "Bad" art is actually something I like. When people break the rules on purpose it is fun for me. I really enjoy it and can stare at it for hours and giggle to myself about how bad it is and how brilliant the artist is because of that. Art that sucks is so much harder to explain. "Boring, lazy, incompetence" are the best words to describe why a piece sucks rather than moving into the category of "badart". I dont enjoy art that sucks.

[@Billie12208]

I love bad art as well, especially photography, so I was a little hesitant about this video-Rachel was right on the money tho, just like you said!

[@Lucifersfursona]

*_Fellow bad art enjoyer_*

[@superdrwholock]

I feel exactly the same, for example I really like music that isn’t the most well produced but you can tell it comes from the artists heart and they put everything in to it. That’s why I like ‘outsider’ music and smaller indie artists

[@marocat4749]

fellow lover of art that is made clarly with care, love and enthusiasm , but also very weird and off for whatever reasons. For example maybe nostalgia but ilike atman at robin , an i dont blame shoemaker but th production is a mess.And that apearently it was a glorified toy commercial, by the studio, or artists who are clearly not good but super passionate. I mean flawed very passionate art is as , even good, or fun. O funny a lot of times. Plus it shows character

[@warlordofbritannia]

Bad art says something about society Boring art only says something about the person that made it

[@fullmoon5799]

The biggest question is why David and Victoria let him fall so bad like they looked the book and said "yeah son you are ready to be pro" 🤔 or now when he tries to cook they immediately made him serial for it like people chill and let that young man train a little not just find something in him and trying to make career out of it. I feel parents are far more responsible for all of this mess rather than Brooklyn himself

[@JerseyDevilJerseyGirl]

That’s a great point

[@puddleduck279]

Yea I agree, they should of helped him into a career instead of just throwing their money at him, I mean Richard Branson told his kids that they can have access to his money whilst he's here but they're getting nothing from him when he's gone and I think he's children are successful in their own right, I think one is a lawyer and the other one has a full career also but I can't remember what in, Sting has done the same with his kids to, and that's what's missing with the Beckham kids especially Brooklyn, he's a 'all the gear, no idea' person and that's on his parents just as much as him, they should of made him go into some work to earn his own money not this farcical photographer rubbish, or his I'm a chief rubbish which is very insulting to both carriers when people have to train for many years and put thousands of hours in to make it in those careers, it's wrong really

[@TititoDeBologay]

Spot On. I'm actually puzzled at that, coz by most accounts, Posh and Becks are hard worker in their respective lanes. Somehow, they failed to instill those values onto that kid. Worse, They enable some very loose attitudes about him.

[@raffaelae1020]

I assume it was ok to publish the book because he made money off it. Beckham sold his should for Qatar because they offered the right price.

[@mynameismolly46]

This kinda reminds me of something I read about one of the Smith’s red table talks where Will and Willow discuss how when she said at 11 that she wanted to do music he jumped behind her full force and then whip my hair came out and she went on tour and in his attempt to support her he like ruined her interest in it. Bc she’s a kid and when children say they want to do something they want to do it for fun not as a job. And then she like rebuilt her interest herself and created music she wanted to and has become talented in her own right (she’s still there from nepotism but she is talented at least and makes good original music). I think rich parents that didn’t grow up rich want to give their children all the opportunities and support they didn’t have when pursuing creative outlets. And then it leads to, an 11 yr old going on tour and becoming over worked and sad, or a kid releasing a bad photography book with a major publisher. Even my parents when I was a kid bought me a sewing machine and a dress form bc for like 5+ years I was very interested in fashion and wanted to go to uni for design

[@SmellTheCanvis]

Brooklyn got blessed with both his mum's talent and his dad's personality

[@r.brooks5287]

Ruthless, love it.

[@Jettypilelegs]

🤣

[@aranielleb7718]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 that was brutal

[@shreyas.loves.plants]

I'm crying

[@coffee8599]

I lol'ed.

[@superdrwholock]

Everyone has the right to express themselves and have hobbies, doesn’t matter if you’re good or bad as long as you enjoy it, it’s all good, it’s just a bit crazy that this guy has been able to publish a photography book with this rather low level of skill just because he has rich and famous parents lol, it does just look like someone’s phone gallery in places. I guess he’s technically a photographer because he takes photos but personally I wouldn’t describe myself as a sculptor when I’ve sharpened a pencil before (if that makes sense). Being a bit exaggerative there sorry lol, nepotism is a subject that gets me kind of annoyed because there are so many talented people out there who don’t get these opportunities because their parents aren’t rich and they have to do all the work themselves. Thing is these nepotism babies have likely been told their whole life that they’re amazing and it’s unfair because they won’t have room to grow if they think well I'm already the best so why bother

[@lii8406]

absolutely love "i wouldn't describe myself as a sculptor when i've sharpened a pencil before"

[@centrovorsial2871]

So just nepotism and capitalism, but also are we shocked? It’s just Olivia jades british cousin^

[@izzyred6562]

I think it’s nice he’s trying different art forms rather than just being a rich baby…..

[@superdrwholock]

@@izzyred6562 Yeah that's cool but it's just the fact that he got a book published without even knowing the fundamentals lol

[@orsikocs]

If only people knew that publishing anything (book, art, literally anything) doesn't require talent. The amount of badly written books out there not written by celebrity kids and still published is vast. In fact, with fairly small resources anyone can publish an e-book, too. I see no issues of someone printing their camera roll off their phone. I kinda wish I done that too 🤷

[@phnx2026]

As a semi-pro photographer and filmstudent myself I have a lot of respect for you and your photography skills and it is interesting to see your take on these. The pictures in this book are pictures of maybe the level I was on within my first few months on my first DSLR, they're on a level of someone playing around with a camera and finding out which thingy does what. It makes me absolutely mad of him being handed Leica and Hasselblad cameras, cameras I can only dream of and will probably never be able to afford to use, and him taking bad snapshots and having them published as art, also something lots of very talented photographers never get the chance to, because of who he was born with. This is just one perfect representation on how capitalism destroys art. I think it is absolutely fair how you critisize this pictures bc that is the arena he went into when publishing this and the things you point out are absolutely grounded in the most basic and essential things to know about photography which he just doesn't seem to understand or be interested in. I am self taught and when I got my first beginner DSLR I wanted to learn about all the things that go into photography, I went looked at great artists, what made their pictures so good, I learned about the different settings, composition methods because I was thirsty for more knowledge about this topic, but he seems to have been shooting for two years at least (since he was 16 at the fashion shoot) where he basically seems to have learned NOTHING at all. I think his grasp on his privilege is similar to his understanding of photography, he thinks he got a good grasp on it, but actually he has no idea how far he is from actually starting to grasp anything.

[@tifKh]

I have a hasselblad I bought in a whim, I’d love to give it to someone who it’d actually mean something to use. Is there a way to get in touch?

[@Anyox17]

Wow, really great insight in your comment, thank you! Though wouldn’t the bigger issue be elitism/nepotism destroy art rather than capitalism? People with no talent being allowed to inject their mediocrity into the art world no holds barred, and then are praised/rewarded endlessly for it, simply because of who their parents are seems like a big problem. A problem that affects every community these nepotism babies venture into, not just photography!

[@phnx2026]

@@Anyox17 Absolutely, those play a role too, though I think they influence each other and can be summed up under capitalism, due to inheritance making nepotism possible, but yeah, it's a big problem overall...

[@phnx2026]

@@tifKh OMG are you serious? :O I live in germany though... idk what way do you think would be good to get in touch?

[@sghuntress.mp4]

​@@tifKh have you gotten in touch?

[@aiplusyou]

the dinner photo is so uniquely insane to me because an actual thing we learned in my (high school!!! i have to stress i was like 15 when i took this class!!!!) photography class was how to do those really cool photos where things are blurry, but it looks cool instead of like you took a bad photo. you know, like, those pictures where one person is in focus but the people around them are blurry or the buildings are perfectly clear but all the cars on the street are just streaks of light. purposeful blurriness! brooklyn even does it later! here's the big secret: a tripod. you just use a tripod. you don't even have to use an actual tripod, just stick your camera somewhere and make sure that it doesn't move. that's literally, like. all it would take to instantly improve the photo by like tenfold and he's rich. he can afford a tripod. he owns a multiple thousand dollar camera and a gorillapod is like twenty bucks???????? please buy a tripod brooklyn holy shit.

[@melissam.6652]

I love the passion of this comment 😂

[@StorytellingHeadshots]

Or to help a lot with focus, just change the apature to f8. There’s an old photographer’s saying “f8 and forget about it”. :-)

[@Dutch3DMaster]

Not necessarily a tripod, but using the flash on second curtain and at a low flash exposure compensation freezes the person right before the shutter closes due to the flash being fired that moment, while the other things happening in the background are not exposed by the flash as well as the person in front of your camera, which can help reaching this effect as well. Though this situation is typically more something you'd do inside.

[@Dutch3DMaster]

@@StorytellingHeadshots I do not fully agree: In those purposeful blurry parts of an image you'd want to have some out of focus parts, even if the effect is barely visible but would be nearly impossible to see at f8.

[@ElementalWhispers]

Don't worry about his photography, he's a 'chef' now 😆

[@jamespage1680]

There is no way that either his parents are decent cooks… so I can almost guarantee he sucks at this also

[@linnofferlind-ljunggren5407]

Came for the roasting of Beckham, stayed for the hour long lecture on how to be a better photographer ❤⭐

[@kirpdeb]

I feel that all of us (Brooklyn included) could learn a lot from this video :)

[@MJONES8767]

I'm not an expert, but Brooklyn's photos look like photos in a textbook - identifying objects, rather than bringing the art out. It's still standard.

[@Amira_Phoenix]

Exactly, he's still at the abecedary level

[@magical-soap5359]

"Sometimes cameras don't capture the dynamic range the human eye can see" I really love that point, describing the gap between what the camera "sees" and our own perspective. Makes me think the "it all looks amazing in person" is just about finding or lacking that "dynamic range" we love.

[@Dutch3DMaster]

It can also be a huge thing of how a picture get's processed later on. Sunsets typically are quite bland due to that problem of limited dynamic range and in order to get them to look more like what you witnessed in real-life, color-correction is pretty common to do. The limited dynamic range is what I always taught people in making TV reports, when it came to putting on a light on the camera I typically got asked: "Why?" and I explained that in bright sunlight, the sky will typically go over-exposed no matter what you do, but if there's someone with the sun in their back standing in the frame, you want to light up their face as much as possible to at least balance that difference out a bit. And if you make the mistake of having someone with the sun in their eyes, you will want to brighten up the shadows below their eyebrows as much as possible. Needless to say a lot of people usually never took a light with them, at all...

[@LizzyPin2]

You clearly work so hard on each one of these reviews, I appreciate seeing someone taking so much care and time into what they do.

[@RachelOates]

Thank you! :)

[@LizzyPin2]

@@RachelOates 🥰

[@FreeTempest]

I watched the whole thing over two sittings. Why does that matter? I'm blind. You spoke with passion and conviction, making a topic I do not and cannot truly understand interesting and worthwhile to witness. I related to a lot of what you spoke about based on my experiences with writing both prose and original songs. It's really hard divorcing yourself from your art and viewing it through an objective creative lens.

[@BethaneyLilly]

❤

[@carolynmeszko7481]

❤

[@nitamaria5507]

Yeah, I agree. I got insanely bored when she was boasting about how well she took photos compared to Brooklyn. Be objective, it's the best way to go about these things.

[@kellynaz9256]

@@nitamaria5507 she literally wasn't boasting though. She was quite humble and objective

[@Likelyfairy]

@@nitamaria5507 why is it so criminal to show a comparison in a video that is about photography? And she was very objective I think the point is to show the difference in how she might not have as much access to all the things he has, but still managed to take a good picture.

[@alicegreenland9277]

It honestly feels like a GCSE Photography student who had an assignment over the summer holiday, completely forgot about it, and rushed to fill the pages at the last minute, just throwing in any and every photo he took in that time

[@Psmith-ek5hq]

It wasn't that good.

[@SoCalJellybean]

I’m dying at the whole “now I have these memories to look back on for the rest of my life” crap… like, sir, go buy a photo album, stick your mediocre shots in it, and leave the rest of us OUT OF IT! No one wants to buy your photo album, Brooklyn. (Reminds me of family vloggers and how they try to justify exploiting their kids by saying, “we film and post on KZbin for family memories! Not at all because we’re making money off our kids, and too lazy to get our OWN jobs! We’re making memories!”)

[@patrickdowney2778]

The thing is he was invited to do so by Penguin. He did say he was surprised, and indicated he didn't think beforehand that his photos warranted such attention. I imagine many eighteen-year-olds in his position would not have the maturity to turn down such an offer. So he did what he could do with what he had. Like most of us no doubt are doing in the various situations we find ourselves in during the course of our very imperfect lives. As regards not bothering the general public with his amateurish attempts, nobody is obliged to devote the slightest attention to his book - apart from close relatives and friends, who presumably would be roped in anyway even if it were just a private photo album.

[@Cat-li6hh]

You mentioned needing to learn the rules to break them and I completely agree. There is also how to break them - it has to look intentional. In the blurry dinner party photo the center of the table being at a slight angle looks unintentional and messy. If it was straight on or more angled it would look intentional. Another thing is if you break all the “rules” then it usually looks like a bad photo. It’s like poetry in that sense. The “rules” establish a format to convey a message, breaking them emphasizes something, breaking all of them emphasizes everything and thus nothing.

[@RachelOates]

Absolutely agree!! :)

[@RachelOates]

Ooh also if I’m remembering correctly there’s a great book on this exact topic that I read years and years ago called something like ‘It doesn’t have to be in focus’ - I borrowed it from the library at the time but I’m going to go and try and find a copy and revisit it now :)

[@FeministCatLadySpinster]

The odds are high the publisher was banking on name recognition for sales.

[@mariahwinterr]

As someone who worked on set for the last 10 years, he DEFINITELY had people setting his camera, and his lighting up for him on the Burberry shoot. All photographers do. Theres positions on set called photographer assistants and digital techs that set is all up for the photographer who acts as a director. But I'm sure they did everything for him for sure. This is pretty normal in the industry. Find the most couty kid and and make them a photographer.

[@TheYasmineFlower]

I don't even know much about photography and I feel that I learned a LOT from your explanations. Almost makes me want to pick up a camera. ... almost. Too many abandoned ADHD hyperfixations already, lol.

[@SliceofSimple]

Literally me lol

[@r-pupz7032]

I love finding my ADHD kin in comment sections. The struggle is real, so much passion and creativity, so little ability to master anything because I'm already onto the next fixation lol

[@Skipperthekitty]

That's where I'm at. I wouldn't mind getting a dedicated camera but knowing how I am I'd stop using it in a week. For now my iphone is enough.

[@justaname999]

Rachel: "I'm not into street photography" Rachel a few minutes later: shows gorgeous picture of an old couple in Berlin.

[@mothdust9621]

I love these videos because the criticism is actually very educational and I find them very helpful! I'm only 17, but i love taking photos as a little hobby of mine, and mentioning elements of photography such as shutter speed, framing, and post-production editing in your videos is so helpful

[@a.c.7573]

Mirror selfies can be done interestingly, like how Vivian Maier uses reflections, shadows, and distortion in her self-portraits.

[@RachelOates]

Oh absolutely! Vivian Maier’s work was also so interesting and unique!

[@a.c.7573]

@@RachelOates true!! It's such a shame that her work was only discovered years after her death😮‍💨.

[@amandamandamands]

Realistically his age doesn't have anything to do with it, it comes down to having an eye and practice (and having knowledge of what different settings etc do). If you want to see someone young that has a profile and does great photography look at what Robert Irwin does.

[@RachelOates]

Great point! His photos are fantastic and you can tell he cares so much! And yeah, he’s been given a lot of opportunities because of who his dad is but he’s worked hard and really utilised them and deserves his success!

[@mattbarneveld815]

Oops, just read your post after posting about the difference between Beckham and Irwin myself 😊

[@TititoDeBologay]

It boils down to parents teaching a modicum of values like patience,. discipline, work ethics and such. It's seems Posh and Beck, just throw money at him, and off he goes until next time.

[@olivethunderbird]

As someone who knows nothing about photography this video was so fascinating and easy to understand. I feel like my vacation photos will be much better after this crash course 😊

[@warlordofbritannia]

I know little and care less about photography and poetry myself, but I always watch Rachel’s videos. And not just for Kyra cameos!

[@hellomynamesninooo6017]

It's important to remember that, artistically, if you're rule breaking without specific purpose, you are JUST rule breaking. This, as you mentioned, seems to be the basis of a lot of his photographs. He's sloppy and trying to pass it off as experimental.

[@anima6035]

Uhhhh, is it important to remember that??? Is it? Can't people just do whatever tf they want artistically? Maybe purposelessness is his message, maybe it's a deep meta commentary on how he feels inside - about his life and society as a whole. Or maybe, just maybe, art is personal and not defined by condescending twats on the internet 🧐

[@hellomynamesninooo6017]

@@anima6035 I wasn't clear, which is my mistake, but my criticism is due to the fact that he is publishing and selling his works. In the same way that you can criticize someone for selling a novel with poor grammar and little plot, I believe that there should be room to criticize people who are clearly at the very beginning of an artistic journey who are getting publishing deals for no reason other than being a rich kid. Especially of this nature, since the end user is typically required to shell out money for the product before they're able to see it for themselves, which is slightly different than a lot of mediums of visual art. And in a poorly written novel, poor grammar and little plot isn't usually an artistic statement. It's simply bad writing when it's done without purpose. But to break rules with purpose, you have to understand the rules in the first place- this novice photographer does not.

[@mayas883]

As a photographer this video was amazing! Would love more of your detailed reviews of photographers! Also I got secondhand embarrassment from this book. It was as if someone stole the worst outtakes and showed it to the world, absolutely horrifying

[@AdventuRyn_]

Just wanted to say that as a photography student, the breakdown and analysis you've put into this is fabulous and really appreciated.

[@NovemberOrWhatever]

I recall you mentioning that you liked photography in a previous video, but I didn't realize just how good of a technical understanding you had until this video. You come across as an expert and I've learned a lot from this. I was surprised you were able to actually fix his photos. You're really good.

[@RachelOates]

Thank you so so much!! ♥️

[@wtan4742]

I would LOVE to see more videos from you about photography! I learned a lot from this video, and really appreciated how you showed your point by comparing the original photos to what you edited/similar pictures you had taken.

[@corn7287]

me too!

[@satejasateja7592]

YES !! I agree like proper photographers but I am also curious about celebrities that consider themselves photographers , like Logan Paul with the polaroids . I don't know much about photography , are they any good ? Like with the celebrity poetry books , I study literature so I get why they are usually crappy but with photos I would LOVE your insight!!!

[@_sourgrapes_]

i love your book reviews, but i really hope you do more photography reviews like this too! your point of view and your criticisms are really instructive for a novice photographer like me.

[@MrT3L]

I was lucky to use a Leica briefly, and the thing which surprised me the most was that it did almost nothing to help. It was excellent glass, and a reasonable spot meter and rock solid mechanical shutter. However, relative to DSLRs, it made me be much more intentional or I would end up with terrible images. I expect that this photographer started by getting "the best" camera and then receiving no constructive criticism and somehow deciding to publish a photo book before they knew how to use their camera. 😬

[@normandy2501]

The Leica SL felt really good to use, but I couldn't justify owning one when the Panasonic S1/S1R exists. I would love to have one of the M Mount lenses because I just prefer manual focusing (how I learned), but I agree that it wouldn't nessisarily make me any better or worse just to have one. There's a leica store in my area that doesn't even require all of your photos to be shot with a leica to be featured in their gallery. You just have to have use one for at least 1 photo.

[@MrT3L]

@@normandy2501 I have not had a chance to try and SL, but was able to shoot a few rolls on an M6. It was lovely and if I had unlimited funds I would enjoy having one for street photography. I can't justify it at all given how unsuited it is for my primary subjects (wildlife and landscape). Still, I think it is a great distillation of photography and would be amazing to learn on. If they are still getting mostly out of focus shots it seems like they are a bit too early to be selling a photography book. I hope they continue and put in the work to hone their vision and skill.

[@normandy2501]

@Travis Law a used Fuji X-t3 would be good as well, especially for those not worried about editing right away. But like you mentioned, it can all come down to your primary use cases. They're just tools at the end of the day.

[@Dutch3DMaster]

The most important thing to remember (Rachel pointed this out as well) is that the camera doesn't make you a photographer. I've been in a job where there were 2 other photographers who had a stupid amount of money invested in their gear, but you never saw the result of this investment back in their pictures. They photographed venues and parties, but managed to typically picture those events in a way that conveyed either 2 things (and sometimes by accident both at the same time): "It wasn't fun" or "There weren't a lot of people visiting the event" due to how they used their equipment: wide-angle lenses while a standard-lens would've at least cut out a bit more of the empty environment, or in other cases, picturing people while talking to someone else and having a weird facial expression or in-between bands when people were obviously not overly joyful. It was very, very annoying seeing them justifying their work when someone gave them constructive criticism.

[@MrT3L]

@@Dutch3DMaster I think this is a fair point, and an important thing to remember. These are just tools for us to use. My point is a bit tangential to this though, and that is that the kid picked one of the hardest to jump into cameras (with no effort to help make the tool easier to use as most cameras do these days) and from the photos I saw seemed to have trouble with the basics. I wonder if they had selected a more modern tool they may have had less trouble capturing their vision. These are tools, and I don't understand why that book is being sold. I was personally surprised at how little the Leica helped despite being "the best" camera (instead being very sturdy and minimalist). It was lovely to use, but it seems a painful way to start.

[@DancingSk3L3tons]

Must be nice to be able to literally pick any career and have mom & dad sky rocket you to the top with zero experience or talent. I wonder how many genuinely talented photographers got passed up because Brooklyn's parents bumped them outta line so their lil boy's project would be a priority.

[@imperfected6513]

This must be my favourite video of yours you have ever made. Your usual well-spoken and funny commentary was great and I really enjoyed seeing your photography in this as well. Your gig photography truly is something else. I would love to see more photography content!

[@RachelOates]

Thank you!!

[@gde4036]

About the high prevelance of black and white photos: I had to take two photography class for my animation degree. Both teachers insisted that ANY photograph was improved by being done in black and white, regardless of the subject matter, a thing one said he learned from his teacher. It seems possible that Brooklyn would have received the same advice in the class he took, and is just trying, for better or worse, to implement what he was taught, without any real understanding of why being in black and white can improve SOME photos, while being detrimental to others.

[@Silverwing28]

I do some photography here and there as a hobby. I haven't done it in a while, because I get stuck on the editing part. So I'm so here for videos like this one!

[@jollynyoung]

I normally don't prefer to critic people's artwork since there might be reasons or stories behind it. But omg this is one piece of art that truly should not have been published. Since viewers have to question if this even is art. I judge the publishers so much for putting this out and letting people buy it.

[@Ruylopez778]

I think this comes across a bit mean spirited. He writes that the 'dinner' photo is out of focus, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand the shutter speed was too long. It's equally possible that he thought his 'audience' won't know or care for a detailed explanation. I'm not saying his photos are good, but in a genuine photo book, the images might be selected for any number of reasons. Sometimes we have bias about our photos based on emotions or memories. That's not necessarily a sign of being a good photographer, either, but art isn't necessarily about selecting your 'best' work or best ideas in a technical sense, otherwise art would be very dry. You're making a lot of presumptions about him, and from what I've seen so far, it seems to be more about ranting about expensive gear and opportunities. Maybe he doesn't understand how his camera works at all, but you can't know that. The series you are thinking of is; Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge from DigitalRev TV, specifically Chase Jarvis.

[@DepartmentOfYouth0]

I'm not at all a photographer, but I feel like between just being around my mum who does photography as a hobby and having taken one mandatory 2-week photography course in art school I could get better photos than 50% of Brooklyn's are with just my phone and some light editing :'D The wonky horizons and the sheer number of mirror selfies were driving me insane!

[@emmelinesprig489]

One point of disagreement: technical excellence isn’t a requirement for artistic excellence. A person with raw imagination can create beautiful and innovative photographs without much understanding of camera mechanics or compositional rules. I remember Rachel addressed her own bias toward technique in one of her poetry critiques. Technique is important, but over-emphasizing it suffocates beginners. Technique is a tool, not an end unto itself. There are many “photographers” who are proficient technically, but couldn’t create an interesting photograph to save their life. That said, I’m not defending Brooklyn’s “work” in the least. I feel bad for him and this embarrassing book. His uber rich parents couldn’t be bothered to send him to photography classes where he could hone his potential into actual skills. There’s an artist/craftsperson inside him, just like there is in everyone, craving expression and growth. But he was coddled and that spark of potential neglected. This happens so much with the rich and the upper middle-class. Wasted resources on wasted potential. There’s at least half a million disadvantaged kids his age with ten times the creativity who could have made an amazing photo book. Society is cruel.

[@magical-soap5359]

Excellent points you wrote there.

[@jeroenschoondergang5923]

I agree with the point you are making, but we are not talking technical excellence but technical adequacy. The level of a painter knowing that the wet hairy bit of the brush goes on the canvas.

[@jyt74]

Good points all.

[@susansheldon2033]

"To whine that Burberry hired an under qualified photographer for this job misses the point of what a successful advertising campaign is designed to do. “What we’re looking at here is Burberry’s implementation of a marketing campaign driven on a popular social media platform with the express intention of getting people talking about their brand,” says James Law, a commercial photographer based in Los Angeles. “Even if Burberry had hired a top level photographer, chances are they wouldn’t have received this much press.” Law says the trickle down from the campaign is immeasurable, and making a few photographers mad in the process is only fueling the attention. “These photographers are making this a personal attack on their craft; its not about the legacy of photography but more about creative marketing.” The fact that you talk about this, years later, proves the point Law makes: Brooklyn's 6 million Instagram followers and his name were worth more than any professional photographer. Can most people name the photographer of any other campaign? Has any other Burberry campaign received this kind of coverage? Do the folks who buy Burberry care that they hired Brooklyn?

[@chrystellyne]

I took two photography courses in high school and learned more from you and this video than those classes. I remembered a lot of the terms but you have such a wonderful way of explaining and showing how to critique.

[@ShadowsAndScience]

Re: the elephant photo. I think using a flash to light the elephant would be a bad idea not because it would look weird, but because a sudden bright flashing light has the potential to startle the elephant. And, even though the photo appears to be of a baby, you still probably won't want even a baby elephant to be panicking while you're standing right next to it.

[@katstar4551]

As someone vaguely interested in photography but little knowledge about it, I loved the depth and clarity of this video. I adore your artistic insights.

[@ashr9285]

That black & white photo of a landscape with the fence getting in the way at first made me think it was taken on some prison grounds. Also his style reminds me of Gabbie Hanna. I’m not entirely sure why.

[@giuliab.5493]

I love photography so please please please make a beginner photography course! I know you say you're not an expert, but you spark so much passion and you'd motivate me so much to finally start too. Also, I absolutely love listening to you. Great pics, really :)

[@bailagringacovers]

Agreed

[@KumoriCoffee]

I did a photography course when I was in high school and found this far more informative than that whole course! So well-explained.

[@alexkidd3d]

Wow, the title of this video really undersells its content. I almost skipped by it because its very long and I dont give a toss about this Beckham kid. Its actually a really indepth and educational look at photography as a craft using one of my favourite techniques...pointing out when and exactly how someone has done it poorly. Well done.

[@gregkrazanski]

I don't really agree with you... I don't think a photo needs to be technically good (i.e. "correct" exposure, shutter speed, aperture, tack sharp, in focus, symmetry, leading lines, negative space, etc.) to have artistic merit or be compelling. I'm not saying all his photos are great or even good, but it's really up to the viewer to decide if they find the photos evocative in some way. I would say a typical wedding or band or commercial client probably wouldn't want photos like this, but as an intimate photo diary, I don't think they don't work. Also in terms of laying out similar photos on the same page... again totally subjective, I don't think you can assert that doing this is objectively wrong or incorrect. If I'm honest, I'm actually more compelled by the photos you showed of his than the ones you showed of yours, regardless of which of you is more skillful or knowledgeable. I genuinely like the elephant silhouette, I think there's something more interesting about it than seeing a sharp, well-exposed detailed photo of an elephant you've seen a million times. I'm also not totally sure I get a lot of your critiques. Some examples: - Why is it wrong to focus on the fence instead of the distant hills? Could make lots of arguments for what this potentially communicates. - Why is it necessary to capture fun/busyness/excitement/thrill of Coney Island? - Why is it objectively bad that his elbow is in that photo? There are many things he could potentially be trying to communicate by leaving it in.

[@mikisakan]

literally this, i came into the video expecting to dislike his photos but i actually preferred a lot of them over hers 😅 the video would have felt better if she used a skilled professional photographer’s work for comparison instead of her own, it undermines what she’s saying when you actually see her pics and they’re just like any generic amateur photos. i don’t think everything needs to be high contrast and symmetrical either, it’s just personal taste

[@hughtube5154]

Thank you for taking such vacuous, self-indulgent subject material and turning it into a chance to learn something interesting. I knew nothing about photography before this.

[@r-pupz7032]

As someone with tons of enthusiasm and creativity but an inability to master anything (untreated adult ADHD, NHS waiting list of two years, wooyeah) I appreciate your videos so much! I learn a ton and it's a joy to hear someone talk with such passion and detail about a subject they understand and care deeply about 💖💖

[@CLP334]

I wish that I had you as a teacher when I was taking photography classes. The teachers didn’t help me at all. But I still loved being in the dark room and developing photos. It was calming even though my pictures were crap.

[@vi.vi.vi.vi.vi.d]

I really appreciate these videos where you go through and break down all the decisions a creator made with their work and why it works or doesn't work. I'm always entranced by your wealth of knowledge and I feel like I learn so much about photography and poetry through these videos!!! And I always love seeing your original work!!! Everything is fantastic but I especially love your gig photos!! You always inspire me and get me excited to try to create stuff on my own!

[@RachelOates]

Thank you so much! Comments like this mean so much to me 🥰🥰🥰

[@warlordofbritannia]

I disagree that whoever wrote the description ought to be fired. That space is supposed to tell you the quality of the product, and they certainly fulfilled that function 😂

[@slavkovalsky1671]

That quote by Brooklyn "promoting" the book is unintentionally pretty brutal, actually. I just couldn't help paraphrasing it ever so slightly to "a book only the author's mother could love" (ok, ok, parents... both parents)

[@warlordofbritannia]

Me, not knowing anything about photography: Ah yes, how astute. Quite analysis. Such insightful critique. *thoughtfully strokes beard* For real though, it’s always impressive how you hold my attention in these videos on a subject I have literally no interest in, due to your obvious passion and knowledge. 🥰

[@ljn716]

The way you've structured your photo critiques reminds me so much of how my Dad started teaching me photography. It's a love of his, also was part of his job when his family and he, owned the small local paper. He would find ads in magazines or newspapers and ask how they got that final shot and why it worked. He's the reason i had access to decent cameras as a teen (nothing super fancy but 70's and 80's Nikon fully manual camera with a few good lenses). And more photography videos please! I loved seeing how you process your images I hadn't thought of computer processing digital image as the same thing as spending time in the darkroom, but thank you for that comparison.

[@Dante_Seth]

Rachel I love ur vids but I feel like more than often they don't justify their lengths. Like ur section on ur photography background went way off topic and could have been noticably trimmed. Same with a lot of sections in this video. If ur gonna make a long video then it should be dense with content and info imo but these go off in tangents..and I feel like ur videos would be a lott more entertaining and watchable if u hired an editor than knows how to trim them down while keeping all the good parts in

[@Pa5an1]

I don’t know much about photography or art in general, I know about shutter speed and aperture and that’s about it and I heard about thirds and lines once or twice and I feel I learned so much from this video. And I really enjoyed it. I found myself open my phone’s camera roll to look at some of my pics with a critical eye 😀 And now I almost feel bad for nepotism kids. Imagine having a hobby and people start praising you and offer you to publish your stuff and make you think you’re actually good at it, and at some point you realize they just wanted to make money with your name. I’d find it hard to believe anyone who told me I’m good at something at some point. So I guess I should be grateful to be a nobody. No one gets anything out of telling me my writing is good, so they don’t. And knowing I’m not good at stuff is actually pretty relieving. No pressure, no responsibility and I won’t disappoint anyone who expects me to do well 😁

[@efoxkitsune9493]

I'm joining in - please make more videos/reviews about photography! I know absolutely nothing about the theory behind it and it's super interesting to learn about. Great review!

[@choerim]

If I saw the dinner photo without any context whatsoever, I would be impressed with the artist's ability to capture such hopeless and dark emotions in a setting that's supposed to be pleasant. If you divorce the image from Brooklyn's intention, it's actually really impactful - gray, empty, unfocused, almost as if viewed through teary eyes. It's a dinner you want to just end, a dinner where you feel lonely sitting at the end of the table. But you're telling me this is supposed to be nothing more than a family dinner photo with no darker undertones? This is actually hilarious.

[@trash_panda95]

The point you make about this being an expensive, glorified family photo album is the best summary I've seen! That, and the point about not being the correct audience because I wonder if it even has one in mind. Which leads me to ask - who is the audience? I doubt Brooklyn Beckham understands that in a literary context - or really any context - but the fact that someone green lighted this is absolutely laughable when you consider how many smaller creators struggle to get their art out there without the benefits of nepotism. Great video!

[@akuroakiyama]

Hi, coming to your channel because of Girl Defined content and staying for the photography knowledge. That's being said, all your contents are awesome and I love watching your videos. However the knowledge you share in this video is hugely helpful, I had tons of photos I don't know how to deal with and thanks to your advice, I started to choose the best ones instead of just deleting the bad ones, and it really helps, I can see which one stands out the most and can decide easier. Moreover, I started to pay close attention to the composition, not to let the photos be wonky and horizon shifting weird. Already followed your patreon as well and I hope you will make more videos about photography in the future. Once again, thank you and have a nice day ❤

[@RachelOates]

Thank you so much!! I’m so happy I can help so much! ❤️

[@heresqueenie]

I think it's important to remember how young he was when this book came out. He also talked about needing to find out what he wanted to do in life. Obviously no normal everyday person would get a book deal with these photos but there's something to be said about trying things out and trying different things to figure out what you want to do as a career. Turns out he's a really good cook and is actually training to do something he loves now. People love throwing around the term nepotism baby, it's become trendy but if someone is acknowledging their privilege, perfecting their craft and working hard I don't see what the issue is. You can't change who your parents are or where you come from.

[@aspen1713]

For some reason KZbin stopped putting Rachel's videos in my recommended and I didn't realized I'd missed like 8 new videos. :c Time to binge-listen at work!

[@segue2ant395]

1:17:51 "We are truly witnessing art here" I think we're just witnessing someone focus-hunting on manual with their shutter-finger accidentally held down lol

[@PopChanx]

Photography used to be my nightmare while I was doing my bachelor's in Journalism. My teacher was an absolute douchebag, and I remember being terrified of going to class, even though photography interested me. This video brings me both good and bad memories, lol - learning photography basics was fun, and your remarks on this video even reminded me of some things. You would make a great teacher, Rachel! As always, your input is so valuable, and we, as an audience, always learn something from you. So thank you for posting!

[@lauda6945]

PLEASE review more photography books!! Also little shorts with photography tips and foundations explained would be rad as hell!! I haven't picked up anything other than a phone camera since I was 15 but gosh I loved it then and photography still inspires me so much to this day. Especially landscape and portrait work 🤗

[@soilgrasswaterair]

He has the financial privilege to indulge himself in different interests of the moment. Without training though it’s more difficult to evolve. I sat down for a law lecture earlier this fall, and my professor said ”the law book is expensive and you will have to know how to find your way in it, BUT I know that most students have a tough time financially, so I would like to suggest that you get together in groups and share a book for now which will give you some time to save up for one to the exam”. Then they went on about longing for us to start finding our way in the law book because ”that moment is magical when you find the key and manage to push open the door of law”. By having the money to skip a bunch of steps the results will align with that. You can buy a super expensive camera and you can travel to these amazing places and take photographs of stunning animals, but when the one holding the camera had no crappy analog camera for about 100- 200$ and straight away went for the 15k camera, the result will not appear- instead it will look clumsy and with no soul or attachment for the viewer to find. It simply stops at someone who aspired to do great things. Beckham jr. is skipping the steps but wosh to have the same amazing results as the photographers’ photographs that inspired him to pick up the camera, but only sifference is they had proper training and worked their way up. I’m no photographer, but if I would take a photo of an elephant I would want it to come out in a way you see the structure and life of this amazing animal, by using a macro lens perhaps and focus it on the elephant’s eye, the tail or a nail. We have all seen the landscape skin of anelephsnt or water coming out of the trunk. Photography is not just aiming the lens at something you find beautiful and pushing a button, it’s more about knowing how to work the craft and manage to evoke emotions and to tell a story through the photographs. You can’t cheat when you do art which is very much evident wheb looking at the photographs presented in his book. I will give him props for trying though and for coming off as a sweet guy who is humble even though he moves in a non humble way. Ps. 0:44 Bless him! *always* shake above the bar and not down there🙈💕

[@Rukiisdb3st]

Laughing at photos and learning at the same time. Absolute quality content on youtube!

[@ilakkiyaamudhan6131]

watching rachel progressively get more angry felt like watching my school teacher going through my math homework jknjhvbfh

[@RosyEos]

I completely love your artistic teardowns. The quality you bring is fantastic!

[@bagelprince3]

but Rachel, don't you know that black and white photo filters automatically make a photograph good?

[@selenewolf7818]

I really liked this video, Its really interesting hearing you talk about photography, especially since its something i like but i don't know how to take a good photo, but its cool to hear what makes a good/ bad photo. I do appreciate good photography more now. This reminded me of when Seventeen, a kpop group, did a self-produced magazine. I recommend looking at it, not for like a video, but its cool seeing someone passionate about photography get the chance to show it (and i liked the photos but im not rlly a discerning eye, so i want ur opinion lmao). I think celebrities doing photography is interesting to me because it photography as a media feels less pretentious imo Can't wait until u release a photobook much love

[@lalliefly]

legitimately, the feet/shoe picture is like the one I took at 13 years old when I first got Instagram. I will admit to having taken a few since, like maybe five, but that's diary pictures, I wouldn't dream about publishing them in a book, and if I did it would be in a nightmare. Also wanted to say thank you for sharing that photography advise about editing in not out, I definitely needed to hear that. I try to do that but I absolutely need to be more brutal, so I'm going to try and keep that in mind for the future!

[@ferninthehouse]

i dont think you were too harsh. i couldve made a better photography book at age 12, writing included. i actually won awards for both photography and writing even younger than that, and im not a professional. i agree about the nepotism.

[@swoobatfan6606]

This is a perfect chance for you to show photobooks or similar works from your favorite photographers!✨

[@j.t.107]

You are talking about Brooklyn being able to do stuff that normal people have to work hard for just because he is has famous parents but then at 19:54 you are complaining that he seemingly doesn't utilize the chances he has thanks to his parents...? It seems that no matter if he just sits at home or does a photoshoot for Burberry both things would make him nepotism snob in your eyes.

[@dianaadamo5574]

I think the thing with nepotism is that regardless, it would need to be acknowledged that you got a leg up. But if he had produced good photography and was really skilled, even if he had used all his family's resources to get him there, his work and himself as a photographer could be respected. Still a nepo baby, but a nepo baby AND a talented photographer who could be admired.

[@Lucifersfursona]

He looks like if Daniel Howell decided to throw away his entire life to become a Harry Styles impersonator And he has the photography to match Tbh this is a slap in the face to every eighth grade girl’s 2010s deviantart photo blog. We earned the right for our photos to look Like That 😂

[@Lucifersfursona]

Don’t kiss your children on the mouth folks

[@Lucifersfursona]

British Lad Makes GinTonic (I cried)

[@Lucifersfursona]

WHT DID HE PUT SO MUCH SHAVED CUCUMBER IN IT THERE ARE ZOODLES. IN THAT DRINK.

[@Lucifersfursona]

Rachel’s gentle coffee shop shade is so good “9 pound 50 more than it was worth” PLEASE😂

[@khill8645]

@@Lucifersfursona Bro really just made a salad in a glass with a gin & tonic dressing

[@BabyMango]

I think you made some good points. I would’ve appreciated a less snarky/ mean approach at some areas. I appreciated learning correct or “better” ways to photograph more professionally.. but making fun of someone just kinda rubs me the wrong way. When you’re educating, that’s great. When you’re just being mean, it’s not so great. It’s easy to distinguish the two because you’re not teaching anymore, or making a professional point.. you’re just degrading. I know he is a nepotism baby, and he didn’t have to work as hard to get published.. but still that doesn’t mean he should be degraded. Hope this is something you can take to heart in future videos.

[@fynnsternis6432]

I'M CRYING ABOUT THAT ELEPHANT aksdnakjnsdjka the way you just tweaked the light a little bit and suddenly there is a whole ass elephant in the picture lmaooo Like, you suddenly see it, it's not just a black blop i'm suspecting you are a witch because that cannot be poor brooklyn's fault now

[@normandy2501]

A Hasselblad or Leica camera won't compose a good photo for you lol. Someone like Gordon Parks could probably produce the same quality of work he did with a point and shoot today. But you also have photographers that can make intentionally out of focus or slow shutter movement look interesting like Olga Karlovac.

[@lane6216]

I know nothing about photography. That being said, these pictures give me parents telling their child that they’re the “family photographer” to give them something to do during the events or trips because they’re bored or being annoying. This kid has lived a very insular, indulgent life, even while being exposed constantly, and that has to mess with your head.

[@29jgirl92]

Really love that "editing in, not out" tip! need to keep that in mind, thanks for sharing that!

[@residentevil4life]

Honestly when I first heard about his book and especially his campaign photos I was incredibly jealous knowing not only the opportunity he was given but the fact he had easy access to best cameras money can buy but seeing your review and these images? YIKES. Honestly the publishers did him soooooo dirty creating this book but based on his Instagram feed it looks like Brooklyn hasn't really grown as an artist since then nor does he seem to post any new non selfie images nowadays. Personally if I had the connections he did, I would easily used it to work as a studio assistant for the best photographers in the world BEFORE creating something as important as a photography book. Brooklyn should at the very least take some cues from Cole Sprouse.

[@marcgregoriotubes]

Holy shit you out here calmly, methodically, and succintly unpacked his special brand of Nepobaby-based Mediocrity 💀💀💀 Subbed!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@alexkidd3d]

Its such a display of the opulence of the mega rich. Seems like when every teen on earth expresses interest in photography and instead of their parents following their interest and maybe buying them a beginners camera.... they say "oh cool, we'll get you a book deal".

[@ruthycantfail]

Ok I'm only 23 minutes in, and usually enjoy your videos but this is coming across as really mean. It's not exactly his fault he was born into a rich and famous family, and must surely have certain expectations placed on him. Yes of course he's given opportunities because of who he is, but it must be really hard for a 16 year old to receive the criticism that he did for the Burberry photoshoot. He was 16. Imagine if he had fatally harmed himself as a result of being publicly torn apart. Again, he was 16 years old. That's like being bullied by adults in front of the whole world. Not a fan of that kind of behavior at all, but anyway I'll continue watching.

[@Francesca-zq7me]

rachel says this already but ill reiterate. if you are charging money for your art: it is worthy of critique. being young or inexperienced is not an excuse if you are putting your art on the market for consumption. if you make art for yourself and your friends, its a different story. but if you are charging money for art, you are allowed to be criticized by those who consume the content.

[@Francesca-zq7me]

as rachel also says, if brooklyn would self harm because his book was critiqued, he shouldn't have published a book, and should wait (as most people do, for decades) until he has enough confidence in his skill to not take critique seriously

[@ruthycantfail]

@@Francesca-zq7me i understand that, but can you imagine being in the privileged but extremely strange situation of having fame since before you were even born, and having expectations of being eg. a great footballer/pop star, and wanting to forge your own path? I'm sure he's been convinced by people who can make money off his name that he's a fantastic photographer with interesting things to convey. My point being, the kid is still very young. His body of work up to this point may well be shit but maybe being born into that sort of world isn't all it's cracked up to be. I just don't like bullying, full stop. Particularly (if I can just point out again) of 16 year olds in the national/international press. By supposed adults.

[@ruthycantfail]

@@Francesca-zq7me PLUS (you left 2 comments so I feel I can do the same) if yours/Rachel's gripe is that he's charging money for it. Em, do you really think he needs money? You could flick through it in a bookshop then decide not to buy?) I think maybe more like he needs an identity/ purpose/niche while he's apparently being told he can do anything! And maybe having people around him blowing smoke up his ass? He doesn't seem like a bad person so my suggestion is that we keep our anger and annoyance for genuinely bad people 😅

[@Francesca-zq7me]

@@ruthycantfail i completely understand. i imagine it's emotionally oppressive, and that's why so many children of famous people are addicts and/or die young. too much pressure. still, i think rachel breaks down the artistic reasons why the book isn't good, while complimenting him at the end. her point always comes back to the fact that it's okay for certain things to be fun, creative experiments by brooklyn, but that shouldn't mean theyre sold/supported by a publisher. coddling him wont help, and critiquing bad, nepotistic art will hopefully make children who are born into famous families strive to make better art/give back in some other way instead of producing constantly and seeing what sticks.

[@matthewses7297]

I actually like "dinner" but not for what he's aiming for. Its a wonderful depiction of what my dissociation (some sort of dissociation disorder) feels like, for all the reasons you said. It's off, not in a good way, the lines are off, everything is clashing. Even the chairs near where he would have stood are empty, a lovely signifer of isolation, or distance from people, being an on looker to your own life, etc. The exposure, the motion, how you can still see where the people used to be like that's where they still are even though they've moved on. The fact it's so gray. I would have named it differently. Distance, or Off Kilter, even Daydream or Sludge. Even a question such as "Has Time Passed" would have suited it. I say all this as an 18 year old, he could have changed everyone perspective on the piece (including his own) with a name or description change I honestly like the piece, but it's disappointing it was taken by someone with such a surface level understanding of human emotion, and even less knowledge in the art of photography

[@byeeebye]

I have absolutely no clue how someone can mess up SO HARD! Having access to all of these famous people and money to buy gear and he still cannot put anything decent together. I laugh about this book once a month since it came out but as a studied Art Photographer it also makes me mad.

[@brunetteartist24]

There's truly such a glow to your words and expressions whenever you talk about photography, it's lovely I do a bit of photography myself and recently i was lucky enough to be gifted a polaroid camera by my parents. I would love to see a video on the basics of photography in regards to story telling and such along with technical bits? Similar to your entry to poetry video ig. With a digital camera I'm not that nervous about wasting resources, but with a polaroid its kinda inevitable so im trying to minimize that

[@goduxunike]

It was very insightful to hear how you managed to learn photography with "crappy" cameras. I personally believe that the photographer is more important than the kit and we can see photographers do wonders with smartphones! It's art and you need the eye for it. Brooklyn things that B&W and having depth of field in a picture makes him a photographer.

[@bloochoob]

The nepotism always ensures celebs mediocre kids will get the big jobs whilst very talented skilled people, who have been slogging away for years, get either nowhere or have to wait forever to get entry level, as in be Brooklyn’s assistant on a shoot.

[@clairehawkes1112]

It’s a double edged sword I’m sure

[@jasminev7595]

I had a photography professor who would always say « shit in, shit out « basically if you don’t take the time to make a nice photo in the camera it won’t look nice after editing in post

[@ghost_in_nyc]

With time he’ll get better. Putting your work out there for judgment is the most difficult part. As long as he’s having fun much respect to him.

[@dutchess2121]

I actually love your last Coney island photo the most. It's chaotic and busy with modern life and light.