The girl is looking at a jukebox while the boy looks glumly at his plate. Danie discussed the contrasting attitudes of the boy and girl in that photo but he didn't mention the fact that they were wearing similarly colored shirts underscoring a latent bond between them. There is a tension in the photo reflecting their sexual coming of age. As apropos to their age, they are both repulsed by and attracted to each other.
If you want to be a better photographer , forget the overwhelming gear reviews on UA-cam from non-photographers.. watch series like this grab a camera and go create.
Steve McCurry, of the iconic National Geographic cover "Afghan Girl", has said that he is not into photography equipment, doesn't own a camera bag, carries one camera and one lens at a time, and yet he has taken exceptional photos all over the world! It's all about the eye of the photographer with a little help from his camera.
It isn’t the gear, but the person. But a person who doesn’t know his camera will not take great photos without any luck. Imagine having an old camera without lightmeter and other automatisms (like the old photographers), just your camera and you. Now take some photos, surely the first thousands are all bad only because it’s hard to meter with your eye. Therefor once they didn’t use so much gear, it was very hard to master it.
Ernst Haas has a tremendous influence on my work. Each and one of his photos strike my imagination and deeply inspires me. Thank you for your thoughtful and detailed analysis of his work.
I have discovered a gem of a channel today to learn photography. Such a valuable in-depth knowledge. Thank you! Finally a channel that teaches me the art of photography and not how to get likes on your photos on Instagram.
At the heart of that Albuquerque photograph is the dark thunderstorm (background) sky, with the direct sunlight power lighting from under the edge of the passing storm behind him. When I was shooting Kodachrome I encountered this unusual lighting arrangement shooting in the Midwest U.S. and thereafter kept it in my toolbox to lookout for.
Traffic, New York City, 1963 was the first Ernst Haas photo I saw of his. It stopped me in my tracks. It is the photo I have always wanted to take. It is without a doubt my all time favourite picture. The inspiration is magnificent.
What I think is really interesting about Ernst Haas is the range of work he has done. Ranging from avantgarde experimental work like published in Color Correction to advertisement to beautiful landscapes in the Creation, a book I highly recommend buying, and streetphotography. It's like he mastered it all. I really don't understand why he is so relatively unknown today.
Wow! Amazing colors and the attention to detail on the street photography. The photos Ernst shoots in the city with dark spots and the uses light to shine on what he wants you to see but the clarity is amazing! 🔥
Some great photographs here and I enjoyed the commentary. Particularly on colour theory which I don’t know much about. What is interesting is what the narrator picked up on and didn’t. For example in the shot taken from the car/truck at the mirror, I was thinking of where the car was going (future), the shadow of the driver (present) and the mirror reflection (past). Each of Haas’s photographs have this narrative ‘layering’ which goes to show what a great photographer he was. They are the kinds of photographs that you can look at and notice something new each time.
Thank you so much for making this accessible for anyone. For a person who just getting learn about photography, this is a lot! I learn a lot from this.
Did I miss it but there was no mention of the man in the boy/girl diner shot but mention of the man as voyeur in swing shot. For the man in diner shot created a bit of tension. Thank you for uploading this discussion.
I have seen some or Haas’ work in the past, but not much. However, it seems some of my photographs have some obvious influence from Haas. This is a great presentation, thank you!
The machine on the right at 19:00 is a jukebox. She's looking through the "catalogue" of songs that can be played for a nickel each, which then would have been actual 45 rpm vinyl records that were pulled out of a row of them by a mechanical arm and placed on a turntable to play through a needle.
Ernst Haas used figure eights in his compositions. They might be on their sides diagonal or straight up-down. I only saw a few in your presentation. Saw a lot of triangles. This was a great presentation of one of my heroes when I was learning photography. He died the year I graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
Such a shame we can't shoot Kodachrome anymore. I've commented this on another video about Haas too. I don't want to sound like I'm trying to find excuses or to downplay his photography (hell no)... I need to pick up my camera again, I love street photography. It's just a shame that I don't live in a time where the clothes, the cars, the architecture, the signs on these buildings, etc... are so much more aesthetically pleasing to me. Edit: funny, you started talking about this a min after I commented. About "finding" photos wherever you are
haha so funny to hear you say that. I think about that all the time! Daydreaming about what it was like for all the clothes to match, cars to be pastel colours, signs to be beautiful and not cheap graphic design.. as such when someone is dressed nice I get all excited and grab my camera. These moments you're interested in are out there, they are just rare gems, snippets of the world gone by. Also, you can shoot ektachrome! Vivian Maier and probably Haas used Ektachrome as well.
Regarding the Arrow PIC, the blue color tone in the shadows makes the color contrast with the element in movements (Cars) they have warm colors to give protagonism, to incline the view to the main subject, the arrows include an element that is part of the concept of the photo, DIRECTIONS, MOVEMENT, in a plastic way is quite contrasting both technics, the movements one, and the steady still part... so isolate the subject with two elements, technic and color, all elements are in consonance with the concept of the photo. and interesting that simplicity, there are not too many immediate elements, it's quite minimalist, but all is in consonance strongly.
Some photos here absolutely fantastic. Others I think are average and held up by the photographers name rather than by the image itself. Once a photographer is seen as a master or the images start getting high monetary value attached then we tend to start looking at all their photos through rose tinted glasses. Still a great video and thanks for creating it
Cartier Bresson is one of my top 5 photographers of all time, I have seen a lot of his photographs that are very ordinary. It is a hundred that stop you in your tracks.
Thank you. This video is incredible Poor videos make you want more gear Great videos remind you that all that we need to acquire is a greater desire to improve
Great work. PS: there are a few unwanted errors due to a "live" comment: 1-It is not Saul Leiter but Haas who did "Homecoming"; 2-yes Haas was vice-president but not of the USA, just the Magnum bureau in New York. ;o) all the best.
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I got into photography at a very young. My first camera was a film Samsung . I don’t remember the exact model but it took some great photos. I passed it down to a younger cousin but I guess she destroyed it. Then years later when my son was born I got back into it. Took a ton of baby photos. Then fast forward he wants nothing to do with a camera. I shot some weddings and proms etc. but landscape was my thing. I took a very long break from it again. Life got in the way. Raising a family etc. I have tons of gear. While I wasn’t shooting photos. I was always investing in my photography because I know once my busy life slows down I will go back into it. I recently got a hasselblad and I have a different approach into photography, digital has surely spoilt me. But now I’m learning to slow down. I don’t need 1000 shots of the same thing. Just learning to take one shot and make that one shot count. The best advice I can give anyone is pick you your camera ,film or digital and master that camera . Forget about the videos. Just go out and learn how to use it. What you see beauty in someone else might not see the same beauty in the photos you take. As long as you are happy with the shot that’s all that matters. I don’t care about the sharpest or the best lens. As long as it give me a photo I am pleased with I am happy.
39:15 I think this image is also remarkable for the trees in the background, that appear to be bending quite a lot in a strong wind. They add considerable motion to an otherwise static image and, as they are subdued in color and not as sharp as the binoculars in the foreground, do it without drawing much attention. Not sure if the iron rail being off-horizontal is intentional, by 1952 it might well have been, but I think it complements the trees as they again appear to lean away from the vertical.
Wish that Kodachrome was Back, and Safe to Process, I remember in a Kodak Ad that Haas said about Kodachrome that he said he can tell the smell of Kodachrome when it is ready to shoot. More like in what he is saying that He knows in how he used Kodachrome Properly...
@7:10 The name "John" came out of nowhere. Would like to watch the recommended video but can't figure out how i could find it . What documentation did you mean? A link would be great!
i dont understand why the quality, colour of photo and sharpness 1:03:43 is so much better compare to mine canon 5d mkiii in 2022? 43:26 thats insane 50:03 masterpiece
I'd be curious about Haas's film choice. I would think that much of it would have been on Kodachrome, which isn't (wasn't?) thought of as having a "serene" color palette, especially in the reds. An awful lot of blues here, which I tend to think of as Ektachrome colors. Perhaps it's his choice of subdued lighting so often, and occassionally even under artificial lighting (some of which might be non-incandescent/vapor lights). It's been a while, maybe my memories about films aren't quite accurate. In any case, much of his work argues against the automatic bumping of saturation in camera or in editing, which I think most cameras (especially phones) tend to add, at least in the .jpgs, whether you ask for it or not.
The girl is looking at a jukebox while the boy looks glumly at his plate. Danie discussed the contrasting attitudes of the boy and girl in that photo but he didn't mention the fact that they were wearing similarly colored shirts underscoring a latent bond between them. There is a tension in the photo reflecting their sexual coming of age. As apropos to their age, they are both repulsed by and attracted to each other.
@Anders Kane what a pair of creeps
i really doubt the sexual tension between brother and sister
lolololol
@@marvidviducich5878 Agreed - the 'sexual tension' implied by the post above says more about the viewer than the children in the picture.
I was right with you, all way up until all that sexual tension talk…
If you want to be a better photographer , forget the overwhelming gear reviews on UA-cam from non-photographers.. watch series like this grab a camera and go create.
So true!!!
Steve McCurry, of the iconic National Geographic cover "Afghan Girl", has said that he is not into photography equipment, doesn't own a camera bag, carries one camera and one lens at a time, and yet he has taken exceptional photos all over the world! It's all about the eye of the photographer with a little help from his camera.
Great comment
Sometimes my ef1.4 and my t2i take better pictures than a lot of that stuff. It's all about practice
It isn’t the gear, but the person. But a person who doesn’t know his camera will not take great photos without any luck. Imagine having an old camera without lightmeter and other automatisms (like the old photographers), just your camera and you. Now take some photos, surely the first thousands are all bad only because it’s hard to meter with your eye. Therefor once they didn’t use so much gear, it was very hard to master it.
Haas is unquestionably one of the greatest photographers of all time. 3 titans. Thanks
Found this on my recommendations, haven’t watched anything that involves photography. I’m glad I found it.
Ernst Haas has a tremendous influence on my work. Each and one of his photos strike my imagination and deeply inspires me. Thank you for your thoughtful and detailed analysis of his work.
my take from this course, take a camera with you all time, you will eventually see those wonderful compositions, colours, etc, etc.
I have discovered a gem of a channel today to learn photography. Such a valuable in-depth knowledge. Thank you! Finally a channel that teaches me the art of photography and not how to get likes on your photos on Instagram.
Thanks to this video, I have discovered a new photographer and an inspiration to explore street photography in colour.
The « Regata » and the swimmers images look like paintings it’s so good !
At the heart of that Albuquerque photograph is the dark thunderstorm (background) sky, with the direct sunlight power lighting from under the edge of the passing storm behind him. When I was shooting Kodachrome I encountered this unusual lighting arrangement shooting in the Midwest U.S. and thereafter kept it in my toolbox to lookout for.
Thank you for clarifying. I was always wondering about that.
I love the way the blur of the cars contrasts with the sharp definition of the road arrows. The colors work to both intensify and isolate the action.
Thanks for our feedback and for adding to our presentation Boatman. Salute!
This was my introduction to Ernst Hass. Thank you for the amazing discussion.
This is one of the Best I’ve seen on you tube…Thank you so much..!
Traffic, New York City, 1963 was the first Ernst Haas photo I saw of his. It stopped me in my tracks. It is the photo I have always wanted to take. It is without a doubt my all time favourite picture. The inspiration is magnificent.
Gordon Parks is another great color photographer.
thank you for this extensive elaboration. I think it changed the way I will look on pictures form now on.
What I think is really interesting about Ernst Haas is the range of work he has done. Ranging from avantgarde experimental work like published in Color Correction to advertisement to beautiful landscapes in the Creation, a book I highly recommend buying, and streetphotography. It's like he mastered it all. I really don't understand why he is so relatively unknown today.
because when people take 10 billion photographs a day and don't know trash trash from a masterpiece what do you expect?
He was one of the photographers that inspired me. Usually I adore fashion and portrait photogs. He made me see things differently.
I have been a fan since 1978.
Extraordinary class !!
Really loved this, great job guys. Thank you for introducing me to Ernst Haas and his truly exceptional work.
A great teacher, that few can reach ...
Mister, such a complete and informative video. Bravo!
Thank you!
Wow! Amazing colors and the attention to detail on the street photography. The photos Ernst shoots in the city with dark spots and the uses light to shine on what he wants you to see but the clarity is amazing! 🔥
Such an informative video and great to hear it from a fellow South African, watching this on Heritage Day (Braai Day) 2021.
Thank you for introducing this great photographer 📸
Some great photographs here and I enjoyed the commentary. Particularly on colour theory which I don’t know much about. What is interesting is what the narrator picked up on and didn’t. For example in the shot taken from the car/truck at the mirror, I was thinking of where the car was going (future), the shadow of the driver (present) and the mirror reflection (past). Each of Haas’s photographs have this narrative ‘layering’ which goes to show what a great photographer he was. They are the kinds of photographs that you can look at and notice something new each time.
Thank you so much for making this accessible for anyone. For a person who just getting learn about photography, this is a lot! I learn a lot from this.
Did I miss it but there was no mention of the man in the boy/girl diner shot but mention of the man as voyeur in swing shot. For the man in diner shot created a bit of tension. Thank you for uploading this discussion.
I have seen some or Haas’ work in the past, but not much. However, it seems some of my photographs have some obvious influence from Haas. This is a great presentation, thank you!
Masterful body of work and excellent commentary!
The machine on the right at 19:00 is a jukebox. She's looking through the "catalogue" of songs that can be played for a nickel each, which then would have been actual 45 rpm vinyl records that were pulled out of a row of them by a mechanical arm and placed on a turntable to play through a needle.
Ernst Haas used figure eights in his compositions. They might be on their sides diagonal or straight up-down. I only saw a few in your presentation. Saw a lot of triangles. This was a great presentation of one of my heroes when I was learning photography. He died the year I graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
Love this presentation ❤
A great lesson, soooo nice to meet you!!
Don’t worry about the gear. Worry about seeing
Thank you SO much for this.
You are so welcome!
@@digitalphotographycourses Can't tell you how much I enjoyed it. I'd kill to have you as a professor. Would love to see more of this content!!
This was so wonderfully done. I look forward to watching this over and over.
Same here. You are a photographer ?
Will you upload also the "Masters of Photography, William Eggleston" video?
Such a shame we can't shoot Kodachrome anymore. I've commented this on another video about Haas too. I don't want to sound like I'm trying to find excuses or to downplay his photography (hell no)... I need to pick up my camera again, I love street photography. It's just a shame that I don't live in a time where the clothes, the cars, the architecture, the signs on these buildings, etc... are so much more aesthetically pleasing to me. Edit: funny, you started talking about this a min after I commented. About "finding" photos wherever you are
haha so funny to hear you say that. I think about that all the time! Daydreaming about what it was like for all the clothes to match, cars to be pastel colours, signs to be beautiful and not cheap graphic design.. as such when someone is dressed nice I get all excited and grab my camera. These moments you're interested in are out there, they are just rare gems, snippets of the world gone by. Also, you can shoot ektachrome! Vivian Maier and probably Haas used Ektachrome as well.
There is so much more visual trash everywhere. Everything has words all over it, from buses to storefronts to clothing.
Excellent explanations on Haas' work, thank you very much for sharing!
Regarding the Arrow PIC, the blue color tone in the shadows makes the color contrast with the element in movements (Cars) they have warm colors to give protagonism, to incline the view to the main subject, the arrows include an element that is part of the concept of the photo, DIRECTIONS, MOVEMENT, in a plastic way is quite contrasting both technics, the movements one, and the steady still part... so isolate the subject with two elements, technic and color, all elements are in consonance with the concept of the photo. and interesting that simplicity, there are not too many immediate elements, it's quite minimalist, but all is in consonance strongly.
Amazing photographs, thank you!
Thank you. I learned so many things. Amazing presentation. Dionysis, Greece.
Some photos here absolutely fantastic. Others I think are average and held up by the photographers name rather than by the image itself. Once a photographer is seen as a master or the images start getting high monetary value attached then we tend to start looking at all their photos through rose tinted glasses. Still a great video and thanks for creating it
Cartier Bresson is one of my top 5 photographers of all time, I have seen a lot of his photographs that are very ordinary. It is a hundred that stop you in your tracks.
Thank you. This video is incredible
Poor videos make you want more gear
Great videos remind you that all that we need to acquire is a greater desire to improve
Great video with a lot of insight and good comments from you! Thanks for posting this. 🙏
Thanks for your feedback Goldfinch
Brilliant exploration of a magnificent photographer. Thank you for your insights into what works in Haas' images.
Thanks for taking the time to give us feedback Dan. Stay tuned for future expositions on Master Photographers.
@@DanieBester77 more on the masters plz!
@@LaZanyarr I have been dragging my feet and feeling very guilty about it.
Outstanding presentation! Really enjoyed it!
Thank you!
Great work. PS: there are a few unwanted errors due to a "live" comment: 1-It is not Saul Leiter but Haas who did "Homecoming"; 2-yes Haas was vice-president but not of the USA, just the Magnum bureau in New York. ;o) all the best.
Thanks for pointing that out Bruno.
Thanks for the headsup!
Fantastic presentation and talk. Enjoyed this a lot!
Thank you!
Wonderful. THANK YOU!!!
Are you going to continue these series? I’ve just started photography and I love your videos and how you comment them!
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Marvelous talk. Thanks
I got into photography at a very young. My first camera was a film Samsung . I don’t remember the exact model but it took some great photos. I passed it down to a younger cousin but I guess she destroyed it. Then years later when my son was born I got back into it. Took a ton of baby photos. Then fast forward he wants nothing to do with a camera. I shot some weddings and proms etc. but landscape was my thing. I took a very long break from it again. Life got in the way. Raising a family etc. I have tons of gear. While I wasn’t shooting photos. I was always investing in my photography because I know once my busy life slows down I will go back into it. I recently got a hasselblad and I have a different approach into photography, digital has surely spoilt me. But now I’m learning to slow down. I don’t need 1000 shots of the same thing. Just learning to take one shot and make that one shot count. The best advice I can give anyone is pick you your camera ,film or digital and master that camera . Forget about the videos. Just go out and learn how to use it. What you see beauty in someone else might not see the same beauty in the photos you take. As long as you are happy with the shot that’s all that matters. I don’t care about the sharpest or the best lens. As long as it give me a photo I am pleased with I am happy.
My favourite photographer.
Thank you for sharing this video
Great Presentation!!!
Glad you liked it!
ive never taken a photography class but most this stuff just makes sense
Thank you for such an in depth look of this master. I learned a lot from this presentation.
Marie Cosindas and, earlier, Jack Delano were also pioneers in color.
Thanks for sharing. I will check them out.
Really enjoyed this, thank you!
What is the video mentioned at the beginning of the lecture about another class focusing on how all art is copying?
wonderful video!! I will be watching this one again, and again. Please keep ut the great work!
Thanks for the feedback Ole!
Superb video about one of the best!
39:15 I think this image is also remarkable for the trees in the background, that appear to be bending quite a lot in a strong wind. They add considerable motion to an otherwise static image and, as they are subdued in color and not as sharp as the binoculars in the foreground, do it without drawing much attention. Not sure if the iron rail being off-horizontal is intentional, by 1952 it might well have been, but I think it complements the trees as they again appear to lean away from the vertical.
Fascinating.
Can someone please explain to me how Western Skies Motel was shot? I don’t understand the sky in the blue frame. How was it there?
The photo's trigger the imagination,they make the vieuwer make their own story,thats wonderful about it.
Wish that Kodachrome was Back, and Safe to Process, I remember in a Kodak Ad that Haas said about Kodachrome that he said he can tell the smell of Kodachrome when it is ready to shoot. More like in what he is saying that He knows in how he used Kodachrome Properly...
Thank you!
how was the western skies hotel picture taken? I cant figure out how the lower part blue sky got there.
With the winston photo, what is the message in it? What’s the point and essence of it? You didn’t say.
Even though it's a film photo, I'm curious about the secret of being as clear and soft as a digital photo
🌈Good job, A great lesson
@7:10 The name "John" came out of nowhere. Would like to watch the recommended video but can't figure out how i could find it . What documentation did you mean? A link would be great!
Hey Foko! John Fox is the lecturer for our Advanced course. The free video mentioned can be watched here: ua-cam.com/video/-XDXacG9ySk/v-deo.html
How did he get such beautiful colors?
Due to the use of Kodachrome and then also subject choice :)
i dont understand why the quality, colour of photo and sharpness 1:03:43 is so much better compare to mine canon 5d mkiii in 2022? 43:26 thats insane 50:03 masterpiece
Thanks!
Super sir, thanks for sharing you experience
Thaaaaaaank you ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Steven!
I'd be curious about Haas's film choice. I would think that much of it would have been on Kodachrome, which isn't (wasn't?) thought of as having a "serene" color palette, especially in the reds. An awful lot of blues here, which I tend to think of as Ektachrome colors. Perhaps it's his choice of subdued lighting so often, and occassionally even under artificial lighting (some of which might be non-incandescent/vapor lights). It's been a while, maybe my memories about films aren't quite accurate. In any case, much of his work argues against the automatic bumping of saturation in camera or in editing, which I think most cameras (especially phones) tend to add, at least in the .jpgs, whether you ask for it or not.
No mention of Jay Maisel?
Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooo Much :D
A big up for Fred Herzog that you failed to mention !
I think Fred Herzog is great too 👍🏻
I love Fred Hertzog as well, although he became famous much later. I will put him on my list!
The girl is picking out a song to play on the jukebox.
great insights :)
Thanks for the feedback!
very interesting
Danie who? Who is giving the lecture
Hi Denny, the lecturer is Danie Bester.
Shes is looking at a jukebox in that photo at 20.12
Thanks for the insight. It makes sense now
Photographic eye.
Most of these are blurry and out of focus. I'm going back to my portfolio and bringing back my bad photos and reposting them as art!
Join the 99% trash of UA-cam photographers.
Ernst Haas da god
📸
Looks like he had a thing for 1957 Chevys
Is it me or is he saying Adam 🤣😭🤣😭🤣 or it is his accent? I can't stop hearing it
The whole video the host is asking his co host to say something ANYTHING! I forgot he was even here most of the time
jukebox
1:15:05 excuse me what, you crop the photos?
That man in the telephonebox is phoning someone in the apartments on the right.(thats what i feel.)
You will never ever get colour photography like this again. You can't come close to this in digital. Only Kodachrome could produce this.
Afrikaners is plesierig!
Dis waar 😀