Tony Sweet's Visual Literacy: Photography Workshop
by Gregory McKean
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Actor: Tony SweetDirector: Gregory McKean
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 270 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-01
Studio: Master Photo Workshops
DVD Reviews of Tony Sweet's Visual Literacy: Photography Workshop
DVD Review: Interesting, but more of a two hour product advert.
Summary: 2 Stars
I live in the UK and I enjoyed watching this video, as there are some fairly good tidbits of info in there, that is if you are advanced enough in the use of photographic jargon, to understand what he is talking about. And, unless you mainly want to shoot waterfalls with eight second exposures, using $400 filters (only available in the US, so add import duties as well for everyone else). Or how to make blurry green and white abstracts using a lens baby combined with a filter that you cannot buy(?) he had one hand made just for him. Then this DVD is of little use to you.
As you would expect, Tony being one of the people at the top of the commercial photography pile, he has access to more lenses, kit, filters and gadgets etc, than your average photog could ever dream of being able to afford, including a second high spec camera converted to infrared use only, with which he took about three images.
But if you are that advanced photographer with a large wad of spare cash burning a hole in you pocket, then this video is just right for you (although if you are, I suspect you would already have all this kit), but for the rest of us mere mortals, I would not recommend it for anything other than aspirational purposes.
UPDATE: Well, I took the plunge and bought the filters, had them shipped over to the UK and took the very large and painful hit in the groin for the import duties ($160 I think it was - thank you Gordon!). Took some shots (so so), then some more (mmm, not too bad) until finally, what do you know, I am making some really quite stunning images. Watched the video several times more and even contacted Tony directly (who was more than happy to chat with me via email - which was very nice of him and he even liked some of the images I sent him - so not too shabby...).
So with what I have learnt from the DVD and the lift it has given my photography, I am going to happily upgrade my 2 star rating to 4 stars. I still cannot give it 5 stars, as I still think the average amateur photographer is not going to be able to afford this kit, and without it the DVD is not going to be much help to them. But if you can afford it and you are obsessed with all things photographic, then I would advise you to dig deep and buy it. But if you are on a really tight shoe string budget, then I could not give the same recommendation.
Tony has a new DVD out called "Visual Artistry" which of course I will buy and which I imagine will severely hurt my pocket once again, but then I remember some advice I once overheard someone say in a book shop, when looking at buying a very expensive book on how to become a Buddhist, he looked at the book in one hand and the money in his other hand, as he weighed up what he should do "what the heck, you only live once!" he said to himself as he headed off to the till to buy it.
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