Brooklyn Beckham: What I See

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The aspect ratio of every picture was extremely weird. Most of the pictures were 16:9, which doesn't make sense for a picture ratio (I assume he chose that aspect ratio because it filled the screen of his laptop?). When you don't follow the rules of thirds and you have an aspect ratio like 16:9 it ends up being very jarring in a way that I am certain was not intentional. I had one hour to kill in a bookstore and I didn't want to start a book I couldn't finish so when I spotted this book I thought "ooo pretty pictures! This should keep me occupied." Sigh...... he cannot, for the life of him, straighten his picture. The horizon line is always anywhere from 3% to 15% skewed. It makes me think that his camera's sensor may have been broken, because it is almost every picture except maybe three or four. There are some where it was obviously an stylistic choice to skew the picture, about 95% of the book is made up of...mistakes? I guess? Didn’t plan this photo – Romeo and I were waiting to see our little sister’s ballet recital and we bought her flowers. I took this when we were waiting outside and I love it. The reason that Wrighton thinks this is one of the best photography books ever published is that, “if you ever feel like you have imposter syndrome as a photographer, remember that this book was published, printed and released.”

What I See by Brooklyn Beckham | Goodreads

He didn't take all the pictures in the book! The book is called What I See, but he didn't take all the pictures! He copywrote all the pictures as his own, but at least 7% of the book was made up of pictures that his friends or family members took. He doesn't even name the friends that took the pictures. Very weird choice, why didn't an editor stop him from doing this? This is what I mean when I say the book had no sense.The image in question is captioned “elephants in Kenya, so hard to photograph, but incredible to see” which by any means should never appear in a photography book. No matter what type of photographer you are, it shouldn't be too difficult to capture a decent picture of an elephant on safari so long as you know your camera and understand the golden exposure trio. An interesting collection of images. His family makes for beautiful subjects. I especially love the images of strangers he has encountered. I also really enjoy his street photography — quite inspiring. This book was not sealed in my local bookstore and since I love photography and curious about the fame this fella has received for his “photography”, I took a peek. What I See is Brooklyn’s collection of around 300 personal photographs – most shot by him but with some shots of Brooklyn taken by others -- offering a rare and intimate glimpse of the world through his eyes. This stylish and beautifully designed edition will be comprised of fan favorites as well as new and exclusive images from his personal archive. Look what just arrived… so excited #whatisee is finally here. Can't wait to meet some of you next week at signings, who's coming?

What I See by Brooklyn Beckham | Waterstones

I got this book for my birthday and I loved it when I got it. This book isn’t just a book full of pictures, it lets you into his life. He tells you where he travels, people he meets and more. Literally, I stumbled upon this book while I was at work. My working theory is that a customer left it on the floor, partially hidden view, just waiting for me to trip and nearly catch my death. Not all the photos are by him, some are of him, and the photos themselves are of fairly average quality and interest overall, there is shall we say no stand out shots, there are some you might say oh nice photo there, but that is what you would say to most collections of photos by any average joe.The caption next to a shadowy photo of an elephant reads: “Elephants in Kenya. so hard to photograph, but incredible to see.” The fact that Penguin - a well-respected publishing company - would attach itself to such a diabolical collection of pictures is a disgrace to literature itself. I recently saw an article saying that Brooklyn's photography is better than Cole Sprouse's. First of all the two have completely different styles, second of all Cole is actually good. What I See is a book for teenagers, by a teenager, which gives Brooklyn’s fans broader insight into his world seen through his unique and creative perspective,” Managing Director Francesca Dow tells The Independent. “Teenagers lives are filled with the visual image and we know Brooklyn’s photos resonate with his huge young following, who avidly follow his life through his photography. We are proud to bring these images together in a book for a young generation for the first time.”