Ansel Adams Vs Amateur Snapshots Prank

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Lee Morris pranks Mike Kelley and Patrick Hall by telling them that they will be critiquing random black and white photos when in reality, half of them are famous photographs taken by Ansel Adams and the other half are snapshots taken from each of their Facebook pages and converted to black and white. The results are hilarious and are exactly what you would expect.
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@mrhevia 3 года назад

Lee’s face while they are destroying Ansel Adams photos, is priceless lol

@jakubstrumillo 3 года назад

:D Something die inside of him :D

@fernank017 3 года назад

"looks like it was taken on a potato"

@neuromooseman 3 года назад

Lee is such a troll. This video is unbelievably hilarious. Brilliant!

@TatzkaTube 3 года назад

3:22 ”I mean... if it had a person on a rock” *Lee’s nose starts itching

@FStoppers 3 года назад

As I was editing this I realized how nervously I was messing with my face the entire time.

@TatzkaTube 3 года назад

@@FStoppers XD ahahah

@joe_a_photo 3 года назад

I couldn’t stop laughing. How in the WORLD did lee keep a straight face

@twosheafilms 3 года назад

I was wondering the same. I might be able to hold it for 5... maybe 10 mins, but 30+. He is a beast!

@dblissmn 3 года назад

Years of practice at Ritz Camera....

@MrMeddlinG 3 года назад

I mean several times he looked like he would burst out laughing but it was really impressive.

@fredriksvard2603 2 года назад

Because its staged lol, who in the business doesnt know ansel

@FrankWalsh 3 года назад

Beautiful. It just goes to show how much "critique" is based on current trends and social influence.

@youknowwho9247 3 года назад

That's one way to look at it. Another is to say that famous art might be generally overhyped.

@FrankWalsh 3 года назад

@@youknowwho9247 By all means, let's trust the opinion of 20 and 30 somethings. But honestly, of course that is a valid point. Art is defined by the consumer, not the artist. Styles come and go, but an appreciation for what the art of today is built upon is pretty useful if you ask me.

@youknowwho9247 3 года назад

@@FrankWalsh Forgive me for not engaging further with someone bigoted enough to dismisiss people's opinions purely based on their age. Truly breathtaking arrogance in that comment.

@FrankWalsh 3 года назад

@@youknowwho9247 Sure, that's exactly what I did :rolleyes: My point was simply that youth and enthusiasm are not the only qualifications of an expert. But I can see how my validating your point would be seen as arrogant from your perspective. Have a nice life.

@youknowwho9247 3 года назад

@@FrankWalsh Neither is age a guarantor for wisdom. In fact, medically speaking it's nearly always the guarantor of declining mental faculties. Your line about "20 somethings" may not have been intended as insulting as it sounds, however it does display quite vividly the arrogance with which older generations continually treat the young; and how the elderly tend to believe that their age alone somehow makes them knowledgeable or respectable.

@barclayjb 3 года назад

Excellent concept. I always hate photo critics when they say, "It would be better if there was a little yellow dog in the corner instead of that green bird." WTF!

@allomentproof2573 3 года назад

PHOTO BY: MIKE KELLEY VALUE: WORTHLESS

@tdawg719 3 года назад

Best part. I died

@pendaco 3 года назад

😂😂 Was laughing so hard!

@zarathsutra 3 года назад

Savage.

@PaulKentSkates 3 года назад

This part was the boiling point. I lost it..

@ggstylz 3 года назад

😂

@gilscharf 3 года назад

Show this to the People from the auction lmao

@cudackedees3327 3 года назад

It will further solidified their decision. every single Ansel Adams’ pictures in this video still have way better tonal range and composition than every other images...... people who cannot tell that must be blind or has no artist sense.

@cudackedees3327 3 года назад

@@CallMeP1ink you don’t have to like it to know the artistry of those photos. Like I said you have to have no taste to not be able to tell the difference in tonal range and composition in the photos. You don’t have to like it. But it is there and you can SEE it. You can even SEE it and then describe how it is boring to you because you lack the imagination for the story unless some one tells you one.

@cudackedees3327 3 года назад

@@CallMeP1ink hey if all the bullshit you are saying is just to announce that you have a taste. You can just say so but my statement is still true. It take one that is blind or has no artistic taste to NOT BE ABLE to tell the difference. You don’t need to like spicy food to be able to tell the food is spicy. However you don’t like spicy food or you don’t even eat anything spicy then your taste has no value in the dissuasion or an actual tasting experience. I really don’t which category you want to put yourselves in but the fact is fact. It is is actually obvious to see and tell the difference in this video even on iPhone so the gap is even larger on prints. In fact in the second video, one of them is actually tried to find best of the copy cats attempting to fool the other two. The other two are still able to tell the difference.

@lightspeedbear 3 года назад

Please get Mike in for more Fstoppers content, the chemistry is amazing between him and Lee. Always makes me laugh

@ramonsohal2404 3 года назад

I agree so much :)

@FStoppers 3 года назад

It took Mike 2 years to visit us in PR. He must not like us

@fodsonmedia 3 года назад

@@FStoppers What? After THIS?? Gee, I really can't see why... XD Great video guys, loved it!

@MikeWalmsley 3 года назад

Many of these critiques, especially the minimalist one, put down images that aren't "sellable" or lack a "purpose". But great photography doesn't need to be commercial or have a purpose. This prank doesn't show that Ansel Adams' work has no value, like some people here are saying - it shows that Mike, Patrick and even Lee only reward a certain kind of value.

@simianinc 3 года назад

The problem is that Ansel Adams' aesthetics have been assimilated and extended to the point where modern audiences can't objectively see what was original about them. By contrast, the photo-journalism of Cartier-Bresson is still startling even today

@David-lt9jw 3 года назад

I would’ve still easily pointed out the Ansel Adams ones😉 Except for the one of the door, which is actually boring. What one of them pointed out about that they would probably leave more headroom for the mountain is actually true for most photographers I think and it would make the photo way less interesting because the mountain wouldn’t seem as big and towering anymore. This happens a lot when people use wide angle lenses and think that it’s just best to get everything in the shot

@domste 3 года назад

Yes! It’s important to consider the contest of those pictures: what came before, the abrupt change brought by straight photography, the techniques that AA himself helped developing and more. One could argue that it’s important to consider also the direction that fine art landscape photography has taken since the Ansel Adams days, which can make his images feel somehow old fashion

@davidhunternyc1 3 года назад

@@domste There aren't many fine art modern landscape photographers that have merit. The last great one in my mind is Hiroshi Sugimoto. Have there been any greats in this century? I'm not sure it's even possible. The genre is generic, saccharine, and stale. It's like a contemporary painter making Impressionist paintings. What's the point?

@domste 3 года назад

@@davidhunternyc1 To me it’s like a contemporary painter painting a landscape, they don’t need to use the style of an impressionist to be defined “someone who paints landscapes” That’s why new artists steer the genre toward new directions, which is fine. I’m thinking Michael Kenna and some of Salgado’s work.

@davidhunternyc1 3 года назад

@@domste I would not call Sebastiao Salgado a landscape photographer. Living in NYC is tough but the concentration of art galleries here are the best in the world (pre-pandemic anyway.) I've watched the careers of the world's greatest photographers. Not one of them you can look at on a computer screen and say whether or not their work was great. Their work is considered through the lens of art history. Does it matter if someone today discovers E=MC squared? Similarly, Ansel Adams did what he did and he is the gold standard for that type of photography. It's next to impossible to follow in the same vein no matter how technically great your photography is. Certainly no National Geographic photographer would pass muster. The only other photographer that fits within the landscape genre whose work moves the needle are the tree photographs by Rodney Graham. Again, you have to see his work in real life and not on a computer screen. There are many photographers that will stand the test of time but almost none of them are landscape photographers. I'm thinking Cindy Sherman, Gregory Crewdson, Andreas Gursky, and Francesca Woodman. The German school is brutal. Very deep.

@diotough 3 года назад

We learned that Patrick has a VERY HIGH oppinion about himself and his abilities... :D

@larson0014 3 года назад

This just tells me how I don't need the critics

@bjure8111 3 года назад

Depending on what experts giving it.. 😂

@AlEbnereza 3 года назад

Lee’s biggest troll session thus far. Well played bud 😂😂😂😂

@twosheafilms 3 года назад

It was GOOD! lol

@sunnygsm 3 года назад

Patrick claiming Ansell Adams as his own, too funny.

@dustiny.334 3 года назад

for real that image was perfect no way he took that as a snapshot pls

@JamesParkerPhotography 3 года назад

Photo by: Patrick Hall Value: Worthless LOL Factor: 1,000,000

@carlosgastelum8251 3 года назад

I agree with Mike, Historical context is important.

@ExhaleCantShuffle 3 года назад

Honestly, what’s more important is presentation. At an Ansel Adams exhibition, you’ll find pictures ranging from 2 meters wide to the size of your hand, which enhances the pictures that invite you to closely study the small details, and pictures the size of your hand which you digest as a whole. Seeing his images on an iPad screen, in low resolution, is not a valid way of judging his work. It’s absolutely jaw dropping in person.

@phoenixgtr 3 года назад

@@ExhaleCantShuffle They are jaw dropping in the video. They just didn't take enough time to see the patterns in contrast, light, shadow, midtone in Ansel's photos

@hyttennis 3 года назад

It does raise an interesting question. How much of our appreciation of the arts comes from within, and how much comes from us simply taking on faith that something is brilliant when told so?

@BOBMAN1980 3 года назад

You can buy a second-hand drinking glass at the thrift store for 50-cents; but how much would you pay for the glass that Abraham Lincoln took his last drink from?

@David-lt9jw 3 года назад

Yeah no. I would’ve rated all the Ansel Adams shots quite highly except the one of the door which is actually a little boring. But the other ones are really majestic and way better composed than the Facebook snaps. I just think that they are getting at photography from a really nerdy technical standpoint and not an artistic one. Worrying that the blacks are completely black in that one shot, while knowing Adams’s style of working that was absolutely intentional and it probably emphasises the glowing white mountain that rises above

@shad0wCh8ser 3 года назад

If you study Fine Art, you'd be able to tell the difference. Compositionally speaking, Ansel Adams' work is way more advanced than the others -meaning, though his images are static, compositionally, there is a great deal of visual movement. The way the image is structured keeps the viewer's eye in constant movement. Most ppl, even most "photographers" don't know how to compose an image correctly. They think in terms of background, foreground, and middle ground. They use pretty basic techniques when they frame out an image.

@BOBMAN1980 3 года назад

@@shad0wCh8ser That statement basically epitomizes what "pretentious" means. You should be proud!

@David-lt9jw 3 года назад

@@BOBMAN1980 What he said is true though. Look at Instagram. All the landscape shots look the same. Simple compositions with over-saturated colours mimicking each other’s styles instead of trying to make something unique and new.

@SuperCarcher 3 года назад

Shocked that the Adams photos aren’t immediately recognized by these 2. I would pick up on that almost immediately

@chairreader 3 года назад

Lesson: nothing matters, assigning value to art is meaningless. Create and consume art for yourself.

@dennissilvas882 3 года назад

Most of Ansel’s photos are (by modern technical criteria) good, but not great. The prints’ auction values are more from historical significance than anything. “Landscape photography” wasn’t considered art, until he lobbied hard to change that. So it’s sort of like how DaVinci’s works are valued due to the innovations of their creator, not by their individual beauty or success.That being said, a few of Ansel’s gallery-sized prints are truly awe-inspiring in person!

@naveedhasan9098 3 года назад

Art like this isn't only famous for how it looks, it's the fact that he did it when it was so hard, and nobody else could. He is one if the pioneers of photography. The story behind the photo matters, not just the aesthetics of one photo. People today take photos like him by following him without even knowing it.

@rajajinnah6749 3 года назад

11:32 Lee's reaction killed me 😂😂

@giorgiozattini4112 3 года назад

And that Metal Gear Solid's audio fx! 🤣

@hbron112 3 года назад

I've imagined what it was like for Ansel Adams to lug the equipment, wrangle an 8x10 camera, find the spot without prior knowledge, no internet etc. This video got me to think; what if Ansel was alive today, with access to a modern camera or even a modern phone. I'm sure he would create modern masterpieces that would put us all in awe.

@marcoantoniogarcia38 3 года назад

I modern phone doesn’t make prints nearly as impressive as an 8x10 camera. In fact an 8x10 camera can make better print than most, if not all, modern digital cameras, obviously if the photographer knows what he’s doing.

@slickhatter9812 3 года назад

Exactly like photographers living nowadays creating masterpieces everyday the creation process and path is the same like Alan schaller and many more; art speak to the soul and heart if i feel something out of what you do it is a masterpiece to me and if I don’t it doesn’t matter much but respect for old art because of the dedication and knowledge that we built upon now.

@JonnyRobbie 3 года назад

Even medium format film can still blow modern digital out of the water. Not to mention 4x5 or 8x10. Yes, 8x10 sheets of film are extremely expensive today, esp. if you go with color, but the quality is still not in the same ballpark as even the best digital cameras.

@GregoryVeizades 3 года назад

@@JonnyRobbie And there are Medium Format DIgital Cameras that are incredibly impressive. But Even they can be outclassed by a good 120 film scan.

@djesenic 3 года назад

@@GregoryVeizades not to mention a good print from 120 film (:

@nathanweisser 3 года назад

*Fstoppers undermines their own credibility* That's what we call a pro gamer move

@opnekryan 3 года назад

I'm laughing so hard here at 41 minutes with Patrick trying to take credit for Ansel Adams photographs, OMG this was such a good stunt! Thanks Lee!

@AdrianJNyaoi 3 года назад

I am not a landscape photographer, but yet I can recognised most of Ansel Adams work. How is it those two can't?

@mrenovatio3739 3 года назад

It's incredible...

@AdrianJNyaoi 3 года назад

@@mrenovatio3739 Not really, I read his books and seen a few documentries about him.

@wrathika 3 года назад

Because you read the title and knew what to expect going in.

@AdrianJNyaoi 3 года назад

@@wrathika yes, true, but it help that I have seen most of those photos before.

@HLLeRoy 3 года назад

@@AdrianJNyaoi Me too. I've seen them all.

@4wheelsandamotor 3 года назад

I mentioned this idea on another video. Taking famous photos without context and present them to pixel peepers. This is a bit different but I love it.

@pixlplague 3 года назад

HOLY CRAP this is funny!!! But it’s also super empowering in a twisted way...

@thatcherfreeman 3 года назад

Proof that Lee's fstoppers videos are the best

@jamesbrown8766 3 года назад

I’m shocked that you didn’t recognize any of the Ansel Adams. Most of them are quite famous. I got every one before the reveal, but then I’ve studied his work. You really have to see a print on photographic paper printed by Ansel Adams himself before you judge his work. They are breathtaking - even the picture of the door. The detail, the clarity, the richness of tone, and the sense of light are unparalleled! Great video. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

@FStoppers 3 года назад

You also were given the twist! -p

@jamesbrown8766 3 года назад

@@FStoppers Very true. I have several of his books and I’ve been to an exhibition of his original work (the sunlight on aspens print was phenomenal), so I recognized most of the grand landscapes you showed. If I had not known the twist, I would have likely missed some of the lesser known photos, like the door, the wispy clouds, or the fence with cross in front of the house. Very interesting challenge.

@RobiMajhenic 3 года назад

The image of the door is excellent. To better understand it, think dirt road crossroads and person with an umbrella. Now go look at it again for a minute. It pulls you into that world and then back again with the keyhole mark. Trully a great image.

@pederkongshaug8816 3 года назад

Lee’s acting is incredible!

@fsxaviator 2 года назад

5:05 That straight faced "..Yea like, who would buy this?" is priceless

@shaikhahmed7929 3 года назад

It's pretty obvious that Mike got so much surprised and confused that he kind of lost it at the end, his expression was priceless at the end 😂

@vieuxsviewsphotography 3 года назад

This is a great video idea Lee! Do more of these types but not too often, so they don't catch on

@minibuns5397 3 года назад

Patrick: that was oddly specific Mike: looks like it was taken on a Potato Lee killed it lol laughing so hard nearly in tears 😂 not for nothing that A7siii on intro looks killer

@richjuszkiewicz4749 3 года назад

I am a fan of most fstoppers content but this has been my favorite video so far. Hilarious concept and brilliant execution by lee!

@PabloRogat 3 года назад

this is priceless, Lee...... so much laugh !!!! THANK YOU

@docDeutschmann 3 года назад

I can't believe Lee didn't burst out in laughter more than once... Great idea, well executed - I am still enjoying this...

@kallielkiri 3 года назад

I love you guys in general (and appreciate your critique/challenge antics a lot) but this is the first time I've ever laughed out loud at an fstoppers video. Golden, oh my god.

@malmedia 3 года назад

The context of when it was taken can add to the story. Knowing how these were taken can add to the interest.

@jdonells 3 года назад

This is the best one in this critique prank concept yet. Amazing and hilarious!

@samanshp 3 года назад

Lee's face during the whole video is priceless. Love it haha

@ducatitastic 3 года назад

Thanks guys, this is my favourite video of 2020. I cried with laughter.

@JobuRum 3 года назад

This is the best photography video I’ve seen in a long time. 😂😂🤣

@joaoblumel 3 года назад

Hahaha amazing prank! I love how Patrick is so self-confident hahah. No way an iphone or any phone would ever shoot that kind of depth and contrast that Ansel gets.

@dylanfgarrison 3 года назад

This is the most entertaining thing I’ve ever watched on RU-vid. Bravo!

@BokushingusKendoTV 3 года назад

Hahaha! Photography version of “you’ve been punk’d!” Nice episode!

@maltem6140 3 года назад

Absolutely brilliant! One of the best critiques ever.

@DavidJCunningham 3 года назад

The finishing line at the end by Lee made my year lol

@JamesParkerPhotography 3 года назад

This. Is. MAGNIFICENT! Thanks Lee for making my MONTH!

@GeofVasquez 3 года назад

The ability to laugh at oneself is a great quality.

@ramonsohal2404 3 года назад

I freaking LOVED this episode !! Oh my, that was sweet Lee :)

@uncle0eric 3 года назад

What I learned is not to take photo critiques too seriously.

@95-sub-zero 3 года назад

Superb Lee, absolute genius! You even gave them all the clues with the dreadful cloning and that you were barely giving an opinion throughout. Patrick recognising that Ansel Adams didn't have access to a cloning tool was the peak moment. Your critiques are great but it finally proves the subjectivity of it all. Fantastic video, so funny!

@Rice_Cake_ 3 года назад

OMG This whole video is art!! Lee's face on the 2nd image is magic. That caption (value, worthless) hahahah

@RobOnRefresh 3 года назад

One of the best videos I've seen in quite some time on RU-vid. Just fantastic and freakin' hilarious!

@chitownarcher5645 3 года назад

Lee's best work. I'm sure it was difficult to not laugh until the end. I'm glad I watched this.

@CrankyOldBloke 3 года назад

Your best one yet. :) And hats off to Lee for keeping straight face throughout it all.

@TheHouseOfEstest 3 года назад

Freaking BRILLIANT! Best FStoppers episode ever.

@gregsilsby3752 3 года назад

The very fact that I recognized, and was familiar with, the Ansel Adams photos might just mean I've spent too much time on my rear, studying the work of others, and not enough time perfecting my own. Of course, looking at my photography might make that even more obvious. The best Fstoppers video in many moons!

@melpearson9138 3 года назад

OMG I loved this! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! Lots to learn from this prank. I can't believe they didn't catch on to Lee rating their images exactly the same.

@TheFinalCutBro 3 года назад

This is one of my favorite videos on RU-vid. This video is art.

@SamLucas26 3 года назад

Lee trying to keep a straight face the whole way through this 😂 I’m dying haha

@potatosalad1991 3 года назад

Fantastic, hilarious and even better: this video is art in itself!

@sambochen2010 3 года назад

I've seen all the critique and prank videos and this Lee's piece de' resistance!! Best video ever Lee. Bravo!! Keep em coming! 👏🙌

@NuwandaSM 3 года назад

I love how you don't fear exposing yourselves and be genuine about "critics"-nonsense

@sexysilversurfer 3 года назад

Truthful, honest self critique when you don’t realise that it’s your photography! 😂

@Lifeonbooks 3 года назад

This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life.

@JodiRenshaw 3 года назад

This video is a great one for me as a photography professor - I have often taught my students to ignore the "famous critiquers" of RU-vid. This seals the deal.

@MadsPeterIversen 3 года назад

Brilliant loved it! Really shows how different we value art and how we perceive what is "good" :D

@Samtagri 3 года назад

Lee Morris is a genius. This video is fantastic and is just a clear indication of how much the “art world” is full of hot air. It is more about the collectibility than the artistic value of many art pieces.

@Kaziklu 3 года назад

Your friends don’t understand Ansel Adams very well. The zone system he used in his development is what makes his photos so easy to point out. They aren’t just snap shots and his style with any serious interest can often be identified. While his composition isn’t always keeping with our preferences today, they were often the first real view people had of these places. There is a unique documentation in his photos. I don’t like them all but; totally love some of them. This is true of all “famous” photographers. Even modern ones. The big difference is modern photographers often take themselves too seriously.

@ANTHONYFERNANDO 3 года назад

This is one of the best critiques ever 😂 thoroughly entertaining

@dangoldbach6570 3 года назад

Love the Sherlock Holmes reference with the equations flying by as he figured out it was his pic, what's even better is he STILL didn't figure out the whole thing was a spoof! This was an epic troll!🤣

@pleasedrivefaster873 3 года назад

This is the funniest one yet Lee you are a genius

@PhotoArtBrussels 3 года назад

And this is why you make photographs or art for yourself and whomever likes it. Not "send-in" critiques; of course, there is levels of skill and capability of people and equipment, but that does not mean people will prefer the high-tech super technical image. So, enjoy photography, enjoy art ... for yourself and simply those who like it!

@ulig12 3 года назад

This got to be the most entertaining photo critique video ever!

@adams.555 3 года назад

Despite bunch of worthless pictures this was quite priceless and needed.!

@markguerin6071 3 года назад

This was my favorite Fstoppers video ever! So funny...

@mayeshtamang5201 3 года назад

Lee not tryna laugh is the best thing 💯🤣

@90boiler 3 года назад

Lee barely can hold his laugh

@davidroby8493 3 года назад

Brilliant! Just goes to show that there's s strong element of 'Emperor's New Clothes' in assessment of a photograph's worth!

@blackheartusa 3 года назад

Photo by: Mike Kelley - Value: Worthless 😂

@Noealz 3 года назад

The hard hitting content we didnt know we needed

@JasonLorette 3 года назад

Best critique ever...this was hilarious! No idea how Mike recognized that shot. :p

@vegardpedersen 3 года назад

This is pure gold. maybe the best vidoe you have ever made. :-)

@harmonyd 3 года назад

provenance is just as valuable in photography as it is in paintings- awesome video - laughed the whole time!

@erguitar17 3 года назад

Hahahahaahaha!!!! Thank you Lee, this was by far the best video in 2020.

@webshooter5976 3 года назад

this is probably the best video on this channel

@barrycainphotography 3 года назад

I loved watching you guys on this one. Ansel Adams did a lot of dodging and burning but he also had his particular process for developing his negatives. I grew up with the zone system so this one was pretty easy for me except for the door.

@mansuryayas 3 года назад

One of the best videos you guys have made.

@ricktwice2205 3 года назад

Best critique ever! Lee fabulous idea

@vncdvncd8331 3 года назад

fantastic episode, I just love Lee's pranks :D

@K4man84 3 года назад

This is the best fstoppers video of all time!

@vidiesel 3 года назад

Watching this has made me realize the value of going to art school over photography school. I went to photography school in the beginning before dropping out. There, it was a whole lot of people shitting on work; whether it was from an amateur or from a "great." It was very toxic environment. In art school, the critiques became more expansive not in techniques but in subject matter, cultural impact, and positive commentary. Of course, the school was started under the conceptualism movement so that may have shaped how their critique module works. Nonetheless, I've learned so much about the value of a piece not just in the final sale price but in the context, the intent, and the message. It made me understand why a photograph or painting that looks like it was made with a potato could sell for millions of dollars. I appreciate this exercise. It really humbles people. Hopefully they will now have more thoughtful critiques going forward. Not to say that they never do good critiques but I've noticed across all social media, hot takes are not where it's at.