If you could shadow a famous photographer for one day, who would it be?

[Deleted member 65559]

Perhaps above all.....Vittorio Sella.....THE master of mountain photography..

 

[CMur12]

Duane Michals: I'm more fascinated with the way he thinks than his actual photography.

Gordon Parks: I like his photography, his story, and I think there would be much to learn from this man.

- Murray

 

[Mr. Fizzlesticks]

How is this a thing?
I'm thinking anyone who volunteered to be on that beach that day has got more stones than pretty much anyone else.

Phil Forrest

It isn't that he was afraid, that is normal. It is that he lied about what he did on that beach because his ego couldn't live up to the myth. Other people lied for him too. Do a little reading. Learn a few things.

 

[SausalitoDog]

Joe McNally for me...he knows more about light than anyone I know and he uses small modern equipment.

If I wanted more large format background, it would be Julius Shulman.

 

[bio]

Hmm. I am not convinced. Cartier-Bresson finished his friendship with Doisneau when he found out that Doisneau set up his famous picture of an embracement. So if he did set up his own pictures he should have ended the friendship with himself too. As far as I know, he didn't.

Erik.

When did HCB hear about it?

 

[sepiareverb]

I'd like to spend a day in the darkroom with Lee Friedlander, to see how it is possible that he does so much.

 

[gnuyork]

Elliott Erwitt and Ralph Gibson

 

[Erik van Straten]

When did HCB hear about it?

In 1992, when the people on the picture started to ask money from Doisneau.

The picture is called "La Baiser de l'hotel de ville".

"Il s'agit d'une scène posée réalisée dans le cadre d'un travail de l'auteur pour le magazine Life avec la complicité des deux protagonistes, étudiants en théâtre, Françoise Delbart (née Bornet) et son petit ami Jacques Carteaud1, alors élèves au Cours Simon. Robert Doisneau les avait rencontrés dans un café parisien et, les ayant vu s'embrasser, leur avait proposé une séance de prise de vue en pleine rue, moyennant une rétribution de 500 FF2. L'identité des deux protagonistes fut longtemps inconnue, y compris de l'auteur lui-même."

Erik.

 

[emraphoto]

Shelby Lee Adams

 

[mike rosenlof]

Imogen Cunningham

 

[Calzone]

Peter Turnley!

Also, William Eggleston.

M,

Went to an opening/book signing given by Peter Turnley presented at The LeicaStore SoHo.

In less than an hour I got a lot of insights from a very generous and humble man.

Good choice.

Cal

 

[brennanphotoguy]

Various genres but definitely Richard Alvedon, Josef Koudelka and Danny Clinch.

 

[bio]

In 1992, when the people on the picture started to ask money from Doisneau.

The picture is called "La Baiser de l'hotel de ville".

"Il s'agit d'une scène posée réalisée dans le cadre d'un travail de l'auteur pour le magazine Life avec la complicité des deux protagonistes, étudiants en théâtre, Françoise Delbart (née Bornet) et son petit ami Jacques Carteaud1, alors élèves au Cours Simon. Robert Doisneau les avait rencontrés dans un café parisien et, les ayant vu s'embrasser, leur avait proposé une séance de prise de vue en pleine rue, moyennant une rétribution de 500 FF2. L'identité des deux protagonistes fut longtemps inconnue, y compris de l'auteur lui-même."

Erik.

Doisneau was in court in 1993, shortly before he died April first, 1994.
Sir Henry was a very loyal friend and I doubt he made an exception for his dear Parisian soulmate and brother in arms after a lifetime. The majority of the Doisneau photographs had the subjects as accomplices.

In 1997 Stern Bibliothek der Fotografie dedicated volume 13 to HCB.

By then the "pontifex maximus" not only allowed photos of himself to be published, but was also tongue-in-cheek (wordlessly):
Torcello (near Venice) 1953 was the very interesting photograph on the cover!
Vittorio de Sica, Rossellini or even Fellini would have needed a big crew and at least half a morning to create such a heavenly harmonious image. Beforehand with a script, location-scouts, drawings etc.
Luckily that's how it really happened: Sir Henri casually walked by, instantly lifted the little black box from which all magic was ever since passed on to millions of rangefinders...and made one "click"
Voila!

 

[css9450]

David Plowden, Troy Paiva, Richard Steinheimer.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Doisneau was in court in 1993, shortly before he died April first, 1994.
Sir Henry was a very loyal friend and I doubt he made an exception for his dear Parisian soulmate and brother in arms after a lifetime. The majority of the Doisneau photographs had the subjects as accomplices.

In the end they were friends again. Sure Henri was a loyal friend, but Doisneau was not. He did not tell his colleagues that his shots were set up.

Erik.

 

[Phil_F_NM]

It isn't that he was afraid, that is normal. It is that he lied about what he did on that beach because his ego couldn't live up to the myth. Other people lied for him too. Do a little reading. Learn a few things.

Please point me to some verified articles about this. I can't find any myself.

Phil Forrest

 

[bio]

In the end they were friends again. Sure Henri was a loyal friend, but Doisneau was not. He did not tell his colleagues that his shots were set up.

Erik.

It's good to read that you are fully convinced Torcello (for instance) was not.

 

[Nokton48]

Julius Shulman... when he was photographing the Case Study Houses

Yes!

I have all of his books. One of my friend's Dads knew him when he lived in LA

I have a lovely video that details his life. Narrated by Dustin Hoffman

Also Balthazar Korab and Ezra Stoller

 

[nikonhswebmaster]

Please point me to some verified articles about this. I can't find any myself.

Phil Forrest

There are no "verified" articles.

There are many opinions. And there are the photos.

 

[sepiareverb]

When reading about him on his 75th birthday, he spends (when not traveling) 2 hours in the darkroom every morning. Then, he takes his camera for a walk.

I've found precious little to read about his working, you have any links by chance?