Visually Speaking

Forbes’ passion is to help amateurs, artists, and professionals alike gain new skills. Forbes calls on his expertise to instruct you on how to take pictures, and carefully walks readers through composition, lighting, exposure, contrast, color, alignment, balance, repetition, cameras, lenses, and more. Rising above a simple photography skills handbook, Forbes also offers advice on commitment, integrity, what it means to be an artist, and navigating the social media landscape. Ted Forbes’ award-winning work centers around photography education. He has worked with many of the most renowned photographers of our generation as part of his Artist Series project, including Keith Carter, Harold Feinstein, Laura Wilson, Alexey Titarenko, Graciela Iturbide, Lourdes Grobet, William Wegman, David Brookover, and Pedro Meyer. He has also collaborated with companies including Apple, Leica, Hasselblad, Sony, Nikon, Canon, and Fujifilm.