Eggleston practiced a sort of egalitarianism when it came to subjects, I.e., all things are worthy of shooting. Note the serendipity of color combinations in his compositions…the New Generation image is a good example, as is the tricycle. I mean the green car, the green wall, the green billboard. There is a play between what he did with color and the clean lines of his compositions. Thanks for giving Eggleston his props!
I encourage everyone interested in Bill's work to view dye transfer prints in person. Especially those made by his collaborator Guy Stricherz and Irene Mali. Bills work does it's magic only when executed perfectly in the print. Guy and Irene's prints of Bill's are among the best dye transfer prints in photographic history. Their magic does not, I repeat does not, transfer to photography books or even inkjet prints (which Bill had made for him later in his career).
I know he has an art foundation currently going, not sure if he's the one heading it. I think its cool he's still shooting and working at 84 years old!! I want to try dye-transfer now cause I have some pretty colorful photos and want to see the difference.
Eggleston photographed contrasts and odd adjuncts of colour as he noticed them in different situations and occasionally juxtapositions of texture and pattern, but that's it; otherwise his work bores me rigid. He wouldn't have made any impact on the world of fashionable fine art without the enormous shove given him by Szarkowski, who gave him the MoMA show and wrote the lengthy intro to _William Eggleston's Guide,_ a quite banal small collection of snapshots. Enjoy him if you can, but he leaves me cold.
I think you'll find that Ernst Haas and Saul Leiter were pushing colour way before Eggleston and without a doubt far better photographers. Be honest, those photographs you showed were pretty poor by anyone's standard and indeed Eggleston did better work than that.
They definitely over lap in time period, but they all have a different approach to it. I group all three of them together plus a few others as brining color to “main stream.” Though it is important to highlight that Eggleston was the first to be displayed in the Museum of Modern Art, where Leiter, Haas and Shore later exhibited. They are all equally important and great photographers. As for the photos, he has so many that I choose ones that were popular and I found interesting. Everyone is going to see this differently depending on your preferences. I do encourage everyone to go out and learn more about these photographer. I see my videos as kind of synopsis of these photographers life and try to give people take always.
Eggleston has had zero influence on the wider public of photographers. The vast majority of photography enthusiasts have never heard of him, although many may have heard of Carter-Bresson. To say that without him colour photography would not as popular as it is today is (in your word) bullsh*t.
Well a couple of things here: First off art and photography are subjective. Meaning that what you may find to be not good, is not the same for everyone else. William Eggleston has had an influence and impact on the photography world. Whether you believe it or not, it is a fact that he has an impact. He was still the first to show color photography in the MoMa which is highly regarded in the art world and brought color photography to the fine art world. He’s also won many awards and displayed his photography in multiple museums around the world. Subjectively, I personally like his work, and I still stand by what I said. He has impacted photography as an art form and practice, and yes, photography would be different without him.
He brought color photography into modern art of which many have followed!
Eggleston practiced a sort of egalitarianism when it came to subjects, I.e., all things are worthy of shooting. Note the serendipity of color combinations in his compositions…the New Generation image is a good example, as is the tricycle. I mean the green car, the green wall, the green billboard. There is a play between what he did with color and the clean lines of his compositions. Thanks for giving Eggleston his props!
He did have a different state of mind and his creativity was definitely pushing the envelope for the time! Glad you enjoyed the video!
I appreciate your work and intro to William Eggleston.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video as always and incredibly informative!
thank you so much! I appreciate it
I encourage everyone interested in Bill's work to view dye transfer prints in person. Especially those made by his collaborator Guy Stricherz and Irene Mali. Bills work does it's magic only when executed perfectly in the print. Guy and Irene's prints of Bill's are among the best dye transfer prints in photographic history. Their magic does not, I repeat does not, transfer to photography books or even inkjet prints (which Bill had made for him later in his career).
Dye transfer is a fun process. Bill Eggleston is still out there working in Memphis last I heard.
I know he has an art foundation currently going, not sure if he's the one heading it. I think its cool he's still shooting and working at 84 years old!!
I want to try dye-transfer now cause I have some pretty colorful photos and want to see the difference.
@quiubophotos2175 I've run into him a few times over the years. He's an interesting character.
That’s a cool quick video, thanks.
P.S.: I prefer the uncropped version of William Eggleston's bicycle, the one with the car bumper on the right.
Yeah it was hard to find the full one that wasn’t copyrighted in some how. So I had to do with what I could.
Super dope photographer, sometimes the technique is the mind state / philosophy of the creator and the actions come after.
The more I do these photos, the more I am understanding the same thing. Mental state is really everything to them.
Eggleston photographed contrasts and odd adjuncts of colour as he noticed them in different situations and occasionally juxtapositions of texture and pattern, but that's it; otherwise his work bores me rigid. He wouldn't have made any impact on the world of fashionable fine art without the enormous shove given him by Szarkowski, who gave him the MoMA show and wrote the lengthy intro to _William Eggleston's Guide,_ a quite banal small collection of snapshots. Enjoy him if you can, but he leaves me cold.
IMHO, he is over rated. Old money rich boy with a Leica goes a long way
I think you'll find that Ernst Haas and Saul Leiter were pushing colour way before Eggleston and without a doubt far better photographers. Be honest, those photographs you showed were pretty poor by anyone's standard and indeed Eggleston did better work than that.
They definitely over lap in time period, but they all have a different approach to it. I group all three of them together plus a few others as brining color to “main stream.” Though it is important to highlight that Eggleston was the first to be displayed in the Museum of Modern Art, where Leiter, Haas and Shore later exhibited. They are all equally important and great photographers. As for the photos, he has so many that I choose ones that were popular and I found interesting. Everyone is going to see this differently depending on your preferences. I do encourage everyone to go out and learn more about these photographer. I see my videos as kind of synopsis of these photographers life and try to give people take always.
@@quiubophotos I can only assume that the MOMA was in a quirky phase, but each to htheir own I suppose, but thanks for posting all the same.
Eggleston has had zero influence on the wider public of photographers. The vast majority of photography enthusiasts have never heard of him, although many may have heard of Carter-Bresson. To say that without him colour photography would not as popular as it is today is (in your word) bullsh*t.
Well a couple of things here:
First off art and photography are subjective. Meaning that what you may find to be not good, is not the same for everyone else. William Eggleston has had an influence and impact on the photography world. Whether you believe it or not, it is a fact that he has an impact. He was still the first to show color photography in the MoMa which is highly regarded in the art world and brought color photography to the fine art world. He’s also won many awards and displayed his photography in multiple museums around the world.
Subjectively, I personally like his work, and I still stand by what I said. He has impacted photography as an art form and practice, and yes, photography would be different without him.
@@quiubophotos The fine art world yes, the wider world of ordinary photographers no.