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An excellent tour through some very striking and inspiring work. I love the ambiguity and the dark mood of these images. They are just enough beyond the boundaries of normal life to become compelling art and powerful social commentary, and yet they are close enough to be plausible. "Beauty" is a strange and yet true word to use for these scenes. It seems to me that Crewdson is a master at working the gauzy world that exists, dreamlike, between reality and fantasy. He is a bit of a magician. Thank you, Tatiana, for the fascinating journey!
I remember seeing his work in a documentary about him on Film & Arts many years ago. Very inspiring and hard work just to get 1 perfect photograph. In that episode about him you could see all the work behind the photo of the car in the snow driving away. His work is cinematic and seems like you could create your own story by looking at the pictures.
He says his influences are Edward Hopper, David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock among others but I think he owes a debt to the amazing pictures of O. Winston Link. 50s small town large format night photography with artificial light. On top of that they have real local people acting and steam locomotives all in one frame. A true pioneer.
I think the old thumbnail was brilliant. A wonderful foto, eyecatching. It made me want it on my wall. The algorithm is a thankless master, I know. What I'm trying to do is merely express how I felt with the old one, having so much more "zest".
I describe what he does as shooting movie posters. His photos may not be a scene that could be taken directly from a film and made into a poster. But they are orchestrated to partially inform what the movie is about. And hint at how it could be. Which is an under appreciated part of the marketing of movies. Movie posters fell into always doing a collage of the characters from the movie. Each one looking off into space. Good movie posters can accentuate the art of cinema if the movie is done well. And can boost the audience's affinity for a film.
I found Gregory Crewdsons book ‘Alone Street’ while looking in a book store about a month ago, have bought one and I can’t wait to look at it. Should arrive in a week or so :)))
Very interesting Tatiana. Looks like a wonderful book. I can see hints of Cindy Sherman and your namesake, Edward Hopper in many of these images. Some are quite disorienting and even sinister. I will look out for Crewson's book. Thanks heaps!
Hey Tim! That’s right I also saw that and I found articles where he does mention Hopper as a great influence even though this staging I would also associate with Cindy Sherman. Yes keep an eye out for the book and thank you for watching the video :)
First learned of Crewdson's work from the band Yo La Tengo, who've used the photo at 0:52 on the album cover for And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out.
Wow, this is an amazing video. It gave me so much to consider. I just love your channel as one of my favorites. Each video you create is like a mini epic film and SO well done. Also, you have the best music choices! Every time I watch, I think to myself "Damn, I want to be this woman's best friend." :)) Be well and keep on creating. Amazing work.
it's brilliant that you're displaying shots on a back background, usually people like white frame around their pictures but on a screen it's blinding and outshines the shots. however the captions might be too small 😅 watching on my phone, I had to zoom in to be able to read anything
these are really great videos, i think you do a great job analyzing work and discussing the governing principles behind a photographers artistic motivations. in a sea of mediocre photography content on youtube this series is a shining light
I remember being thrown by his comment "I don't actually like to take the photo myself" (paraphrased). It made me re-evaluate what photography is. He directs his images. It's almost the entire opposite of the decisive moment, and yet the precision with which everything in frame is prepared is equally decisive when it is time to actually capture the scene. I also try to remove 'reference' or obscure time and this throws in the need to consider post-production beyond the basics, to remove signage particularly. As (I think) Crewdson himself acknowledges, this manipulation started early in the darkroom, well before any digital manipulation. Another approach to this removal of reference was done by the Tomato collective where they simply blocked out any advertising or signage with loud purple rectangles. I can't find that specific example but similarly they removed architecture from landscapes in their book Bareback... nostos.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/nsts-08404-3.jpg Anyway, babble aside. Thank you for another thoughtful production.
Hi Tatiana, it is the first time that I see Crewdsons pictures. And I am more than excited. Really great work. Did you also find a little bit of Edward Hopper in them like I did...?
Yes! I also found a little bit of Hopper in them and when researching for the video I remember reading that Crewdson in an interview mentioned that Hopper was a great influence to him :)
Thank you so much for another thought-provoking video. I had not seen Gregory Crewdson's work, so I will delve further...Keep up the good work! (Sorry to learn you don't ship prints to the U.S.)
Good video about photographer Gregory Crewdson. The one thing I've notice with his photos is the way he creates a cinematic still photograph. They look like some movie still or poster, the central point is the story. I don't know how he create them with a 8x10 view camera. I used a 4x5 view camera for a college class, it was a pain to carry around and set up. If you want to own one, good luck, you'll need it. I don't know who are, but stop bothering me with those lottery scams! They're as fake as a six dollar bill. I don't answer that trash!!!
If nayones interested theres a documentary on Crewdson called Gregory crewdson: Brief Encounters. I think it's worth the watch. Also been saving up for those photo books of his.
I don’t know that we can learn much from Gregory Crewdson’s photography. Is it saying that without an army of actors and technicians we won’t be able to be a photographer? If his photos make us more aware of the everyday world we live in or the worlds we might pass by that are occupied by others then it has achieved something but is this a sustainable way to achieve such a small effect? I don’t know if I’m being fair or not but the feeling doesn’t go away.
Hey Roger thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, those are very fair questions but I believe very much beside the points made in the video, I don’t think he ever says that his photos make us more aware of the everyday world nor does it mean that we need an army of people to photograph what’s important to retain is that Crewdson directs a photo much like a film director who doesn’t necessarily need to press the on in the camera for the movie to be about his vision / story he wants to tell. Much to be learned with him if we actually focus on what his photos are saying and of course how he presents them to us formally speaking :) Thank you for watching!
@@TatianaHopper thanks for your reply. I just cant get my head around it i suppose. I ask myself, how is he any different from a film director, or any person at all, who conceives and designs something with the intention that others will execute the design and construction. I feel there are distinctions but find it hard to articulate. No one expects an architect to build something with their own hands, so why bother what anyone else does. I guess my real question is has anything greater been achieved by his process. Could he have made photos that told his story as effectively without the cast of thousands. And the puritan in me says this can only happen in culture of great wealth. Movies cost millions, but millions of people buy tickets, stream and hire videos etc. At the very most, these are limited edition photos. They can only be purchased by museums and wealthy collectors. Books make them available to a slightly wider audience, of which i am one. But without significant private or public backing, a book alone couldn’t support this type of production. I know he’s sincere. Immediately his way of working made me think of a couple of other photographers, one whose name eludes me, who hires actors and builds sets to recreate elaborate but banal scenes of everyday life and the other David Lachapelle, who’s work and ethos i admire. But the scale of it all freaks me out, especially these days with so many natural and man made disasters going on. Anyway, i know its not really your job to take sides, just present the work as food for thought. Well it certainly made me think. All the best, roger.
Love the Nirvana cover. Crewdson was super influential to me, and I'm less sure how I feel about him lately. But he did lead me to a lot of amazing work by Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Jeff Wall, and Justine Kurland ... who I'd love to see videos about. :)
Чувак который так никогда и не научился снимать нормальную стрит-фотографию в репортажном стиле, или просто репортаж. Поэтому глядящему на его фотографии всегда непонятно чего здесь больше фантазии автора или хоть какой-то американской действительности. Вообщем это такие кадрики из Голливудских фильмов про придуманную американскую жизнь. Поэтому для меня лично он всегда будет третьестепенным фотографов, по отношению к тому же Франку. И действительно есть много фотографов, гораздо лучших чем он. Не люблю.
Crewdson has some cool work, but a lot of his stuff looks very tacky. He uses very harsh lighting that makes things look like they're on green screen. It's hard to explain what exactly is wrong with it, but a lot of his more recent images look like they're primarily idea-machines, tools for expressing ideas, not very valuable visually. Something about his suburban shots especially really rubs me the wrong way. Some of his work is, in my opinion, simply ugly. I don't want to look at it. I appreciate the idea, but I am repulsed.
Hey everyone thank you so much for watching and supporting the channel, don't forget to leave your feedback and recommendations down bellow and if you're interested in grabbing one of the last discounted prints have a look at the print shop: thopper.uk/store
Did not know about Gregory Crewson’s work. Incredible image making for sure and thank you as always for sharing
Thank you so much for watching Sathya! Glad you enjoyed his work :)
An excellent tour through some very striking and inspiring work. I love the ambiguity and the dark mood of these images. They are just enough beyond the boundaries of normal life to become compelling art and powerful social commentary, and yet they are close enough to be plausible. "Beauty" is a strange and yet true word to use for these scenes. It seems to me that Crewdson is a master at working the gauzy world that exists, dreamlike, between reality and fantasy. He is a bit of a magician. Thank you, Tatiana, for the fascinating journey!
Couldn’t have put it better Owen, some kind of magician 🙌 thank you for watching!
You are my guiding light through the discovery of photography! Thanks!!
Thank you so much appreciate it!
I remember seeing his work in a documentary about him on Film & Arts many years ago. Very inspiring and hard work just to get 1 perfect photograph. In that episode about him you could see all the work behind the photo of the car in the snow driving away. His work is cinematic and seems like you could create your own story by looking at the pictures.
He says his influences are Edward Hopper, David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock among others but I think he owes a debt to the amazing pictures of O. Winston Link. 50s small town large format night photography with artificial light. On top of that they have real local people acting and steam locomotives all in one frame. A true pioneer.
I think the old thumbnail was brilliant. A wonderful foto, eyecatching. It made me want it on my wall.
The algorithm is a thankless master, I know. What I'm trying to do is merely express how I felt with the old one, having so much more "zest".
Thank you for making this beautiful video
I love this series!
I describe what he does as shooting movie posters. His photos may not be a scene that could be taken directly from a film and made into a poster. But they are orchestrated to partially inform what the movie is about.
And hint at how it could be.
Which is an under appreciated part of the marketing of movies. Movie posters fell into always doing a collage of the characters from the movie. Each one looking off into space.
Good movie posters can accentuate the art of cinema if the movie is done well.
And can boost the audience's affinity for a film.
Great episode, Tatiana! I love Crewdson's work!
Thank you for watching Bob!
I found Gregory Crewdsons book ‘Alone Street’ while looking in a book store about a month ago, have bought one and I can’t wait to look at it. Should arrive in a week or so :)))
Oh that’s great! Glad you’ll be able to see this book in first hand it’s really a nice one ✨
Love your intro with the acoustic of nirvana
Really like the video! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching!
Great video. Thanks for the insight.
Very interesting Tatiana. Looks like a wonderful book. I can see hints of Cindy Sherman and your namesake, Edward Hopper in many of these images. Some are quite disorienting and even sinister. I will look out for Crewson's book. Thanks heaps!
Hey Tim! That’s right I also saw that and I found articles where he does mention Hopper as a great influence even though this staging I would also associate with Cindy Sherman. Yes keep an eye out for the book and thank you for watching the video :)
Really enjoy these videos 👏
Thank-you for your thoughts. So good
Thank you Tony 🙌
First learned of Crewdson's work from the band Yo La Tengo, who've used the photo at 0:52 on the album cover for And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out.
As always, another great, informative and polished video essay! Love your work, Tatinana - Have you ever considered Fred Herzog's "Modern Color"?
Tatiana, I’m really enjoying your series. I’m interested in learning about Crewdson’s post workflow. Is there a video you can recommend?
Wow, Mr Crewdon's work is most impressive I'll be sure to check out the links. Thank you Tatiana for another great book video.
Thank you for watching Rich, glad you enjoyed it :)
As usual you bring your unique angle and ease to this video. And, as usual I leave a little more knowledgeable and inspired. Thank you
Wow, this is an amazing video. It gave me so much to consider. I just love your channel as one of my favorites. Each video you create is like a mini epic film and SO well done. Also, you have the best music choices! Every time I watch, I think to myself "Damn, I want to be this woman's best friend." :)) Be well and keep on creating. Amazing work.
it's brilliant that you're displaying shots on a back background, usually people like white frame around their pictures but on a screen it's blinding and outshines the shots. however the captions might be too small 😅 watching on my phone, I had to zoom in to be able to read anything
Lovely episode, intro deserved the like immediately, keep up the good work! Quando vieres a Lisboa avisa 😉
Very interesting and inspiring,it’s always a pleasure..great job Tatiana👏
these are really great videos, i think you do a great job analyzing work and discussing the governing principles behind a photographers artistic motivations. in a sea of mediocre photography content on youtube this series is a shining light
🙏🏻
Awesome works
I've been looking forward to this one!
Cheers! Thank you for watching!
Yo what was the song that played over the mbp segment?
outstanding content as always, cool soundtrack too
Thank you Mike!
I remember being thrown by his comment "I don't actually like to take the photo myself" (paraphrased). It made me re-evaluate what photography is. He directs his images. It's almost the entire opposite of the decisive moment, and yet the precision with which everything in frame is prepared is equally decisive when it is time to actually capture the scene. I also try to remove 'reference' or obscure time and this throws in the need to consider post-production beyond the basics, to remove signage particularly. As (I think) Crewdson himself acknowledges, this manipulation started early in the darkroom, well before any digital manipulation. Another approach to this removal of reference was done by the Tomato collective where they simply blocked out any advertising or signage with loud purple rectangles. I can't find that specific example but similarly they removed architecture from landscapes in their book Bareback... nostos.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/nsts-08404-3.jpg
Anyway, babble aside. Thank you for another thoughtful production.
im a such !!!!!!!!!
fan
i swear!!!!
Loved this! Would love to hear your thoughts on Alex Prager.
Thank you John! 🤍
I loved it.
Hi Tatiana, it is the first time that I see Crewdsons pictures. And I am more than excited. Really great work. Did you also find a little bit of Edward Hopper in them like I did...?
Yes! I also found a little bit of Hopper in them and when researching for the video I remember reading that Crewdson in an interview mentioned that Hopper was a great influence to him :)
Thank you so much for another thought-provoking video. I had not seen Gregory Crewdson's work, so I will delve further...Keep up the good work! (Sorry to learn you don't ship prints to the U.S.)
What’s the song that bookends that MPB segment!
Would love to hear you talk about Philip-Lorca diCorcia.
great intro!
Thanks again for another great video, can you please create a list with this topic please?
Hi Tatiana! I would love to see a video from you about Tony Ray Jones :)
Good video about photographer Gregory Crewdson. The one thing I've notice with his photos is the way he creates a cinematic still photograph. They look like some movie still or poster, the central point is the story. I don't know how he create them with a 8x10 view camera. I used a 4x5 view camera for a college class, it was a pain to carry around and set up. If you want to own one, good luck, you'll need it. I don't know who are, but stop bothering me with those lottery scams! They're as fake as a six dollar bill. I don't answer that trash!!!
Great film. Regards
If nayones interested theres a documentary on Crewdson called Gregory crewdson: Brief Encounters. I think it's worth the watch. Also been saving up for those photo books of his.
The images that you displayed in this video are from his book Alone Street?
Not just alone Street, some other images are from his general work I think I mention it as well at some point :)
Love your videos. I have two recommendations Lourdes Grobet and Graciela Iturbide. Both amazing mexican photographers. Thank you .
Thank you Victor!
would suggest Elizaveta Porodina and her book Un/Masked for future content.
Cheers Jorge!
Thank you for introducing me to another fascinating photographer!
Have you considered a video about Cindy Sherman? She's a very unique photographer.
Cindy is definitely a unique photographer, thank you for the tip and for watching :)
His style reminds me of Edward Hopper's paintings.
Yes I can see that too!
Thanks!
Thank you Nancy !
Ralph Meatyard!
wow - talk about "making" a photograph!!
Ahaha right!
Can you do a video on Walter Wick? the I Spy photographer?
I don’t know that we can learn much from Gregory Crewdson’s photography. Is it saying that without an army of actors and technicians we won’t be able to be a photographer? If his photos make us more aware of the everyday world we live in or the worlds we might pass by that are occupied by others then it has achieved something but is this a sustainable way to achieve such a small effect? I don’t know if I’m being fair or not but the feeling doesn’t go away.
Hey Roger thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, those are very fair questions but I believe very much beside the points made in the video, I don’t think he ever says that his photos make us more aware of the everyday world nor does it mean that we need an army of people to photograph what’s important to retain is that Crewdson directs a photo much like a film director who doesn’t necessarily need to press the on in the camera for the movie to be about his vision / story he wants to tell. Much to be learned with him if we actually focus on what his photos are saying and of course how he presents them to us formally speaking :)
Thank you for watching!
@@TatianaHopper thanks for your reply. I just cant get my head around it i suppose. I ask myself, how is he any different from a film director, or any person at all, who conceives and designs something with the intention that others will execute the design and construction. I feel there are distinctions but find it hard to articulate. No one expects an architect to build something with their own hands, so why bother what anyone else does. I guess my real question is has anything greater been achieved by his process. Could he have made photos that told his story as effectively without the cast of thousands. And the puritan in me says this can only happen in culture of great wealth. Movies cost millions, but millions of people buy tickets, stream and hire videos etc. At the very most, these are limited edition photos. They can only be purchased by museums and wealthy collectors. Books make them available to a slightly wider audience, of which i am one. But without significant private or public backing, a book alone couldn’t support this type of production. I know he’s sincere. Immediately his way of working made me think of a couple of other photographers, one whose name eludes me, who hires actors and builds sets to recreate elaborate but banal scenes of everyday life and the other David Lachapelle, who’s work and ethos i admire. But the scale of it all freaks me out, especially these days with so many natural and man made disasters going on. Anyway, i know its not really your job to take sides, just present the work as food for thought. Well it certainly made me think. All the best, roger.
Interesting, never heard of GC.
Love the Nirvana cover. Crewdson was super influential to me, and I'm less sure how I feel about him lately. But he did lead me to a lot of amazing work by Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Jeff Wall, and Justine Kurland ... who I'd love to see videos about. :)
💢 Thank You ❗️. my love for attention to the little things is coming back. Taking my camera 📷 out with me again 😃😁🤗
Fantastic Mario! Keep it going and have fun 📷
Waiting for your Patreon to be an eclair level member.
Ahaha you’ve taken the cake with that one 😅😉
Somehow reminds me of “liminal spaces”
Greg would be the perfect Penguin in Batmen
Oh my gosh you’re right 😅
Can you make one on Alex Webb
I recomend you Jean-Francois Lepage, more minimalistic and fashion work
please look Arno Rafael Minkkinen . very unique work and style
Чувак который так никогда и не научился снимать нормальную стрит-фотографию в репортажном стиле, или просто репортаж. Поэтому глядящему на его фотографии всегда непонятно чего здесь больше фантазии автора или хоть какой-то американской действительности. Вообщем это такие кадрики из Голливудских фильмов про придуманную американскую жизнь. Поэтому для меня лично он всегда будет третьестепенным фотографов, по отношению к тому же Франку. И действительно есть много фотографов, гораздо лучших чем он. Не люблю.
Crewdson has some cool work, but a lot of his stuff looks very tacky. He uses very harsh lighting that makes things look like they're on green screen. It's hard to explain what exactly is wrong with it, but a lot of his more recent images look like they're primarily idea-machines, tools for expressing ideas, not very valuable visually. Something about his suburban shots especially really rubs me the wrong way. Some of his work is, in my opinion, simply ugly. I don't want to look at it. I appreciate the idea, but I am repulsed.
Mpb sucks. Your content is to good to accept them or their dollars.
A girls gotta eat! 🤷🏻♂️
justine kurland pls !1