Until You Learn To See... Ernst Haas Shows You How
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Join me as we decode the 'Language of Photography' in this video. We'll explore key elements like shape, form, texture, light, color, and mood, and learn how to use them to elevate your photos. We'll also dive into the inspiring work of color photography pioneer, Ernst Haas. Whether you're just starting out or have been shooting for years, this video is your guide to seeing the world anew and capturing stunning, impactful images. Don't forget to check out the link to our course in the description below. Let's start this photographic journey together!
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00:00 - Start
00:08 - Speaking Visually
00:25 - The Language Of Photography
03:06 - Understanding and applying the language of photography
03:24 - Shape in Photography
04:17 - Form in photography
05:22 - Texture in your photos
06:51 - Light is photography
07:50 - Colour in photography
08:47 - The Haas Approach
10:16 - Embracing Imperfections
12:04 - The Power Of Gentle
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It's a funny thing - 99% of YT videos obsess about camera perfromance, and I feel I have kit way ahead of Haas- so it's great to be reminded of the artistic vision which ultimately makes it work- so. thank you for that! x
Sure but Haas had Kodachrome and lived in the best time to be a color photographer. Ever.
I saw a video on a RUclips photography channel here on RUclips where the channel owner had on a guest showing his photographs. These were excellent photographs. At the end, they revealed they were taken on a cell phone camera.
Feckless thanks are so weak.
There was a well known photographer who said that those folks who obsess over gear and don't focus on the craft of photography were, in his words, "gearographers".
I hate videos that lead off with clickbaity "You're Doing It Wrong" titles and intros. This one does that but immediately corrects by diving right into examples of good photography
This is a TRUE photography channel. No gear flexing, no over the top or overly energetic presentations. Just true photography and photographic art talk, aswell as chill and relaxing and informative presentation. Well done, mister! I love videos like this.
Thanks so very much! That's made my day :D
Whereabouts are you watching from?
@@ThePhotographicEyeVery glad to hear that. From Europe. Romania more exactly.
@@sterlok2283oh hey I'm also watching from Romania
@@ThePhotographicEye Bizzaro Jared Polin = good thing ... better still you seem patient and judgement-withholding in your presentation and evaluation even of the elements that make good photography. Transportation and perspective shifting within the experience can be great, but my favorite part of seeing and attempting photography are the surprises you get...the "huh, that's funny" moments. No room for those surprises when you're pushing for some preconceived "right" way. Glad that your channel flows from the generalized concepts and not any specific method or rigid way of framing.
There is definitely a difference between looking and actually seeing a composition. I'm a photographer and filmmaker and there is no greater feeling than when an image is revealed to me by just taking the time to "see."
Alex, Oh how I LOVE your videos! I am a 62 year OLD man, help desk supervisor, and a photographer in my infancy. Regardless, when I see your videos and hear your voice, I am reminded that art is for everyone. I am assured the imagery that catches my (admittedly fleeting) attention as life rushes by is worthy sometimes of pulling over taking that picture. I hear your voice and I remember from my infancy, my mother, painting in oil and acrylic, capturing the beauty of the world around her. She often fought with my father, who seemed to have no understanding of the value of her art. He sometimes destroyed her work, leaving her crying on the floor. My only oppressor is myself. My memories of her early struggles, her paintings on the walls of her home, and your words, together, remind me that this hobby, this desire I have to take pictures, has value and is worth whatever effort is required to pursue. Thanks for great information you provide and the equally valuable inspiration you serve along with it.
"He sometimes destroyed her work" - that was a punch in the gut.
Thanks for sharing your story - I wish you happy travels in your photographic journey!
Hahaha i 'm helpdesk and love photography too! Sorry i couldn't help smilimg while reading your comment.
Man your mother is a true artist. You must be so proud of her.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...give the kids a camera, let them take some photos, and see the world from their perspective...never cease to intrigue me
I have known the work of Ernst Haas for about 50 years, but I seem to have forgotten the impact of his photographs. Thank you for bringing it back to mind.
I had one of Ernst Haas' books here from the library. It was very inspiring. I do think that our cities are not as colorful as they were in Haas' time. Seems to me all the vehicles of today are shades of grey while in his time they were reds and yellows and oranges....
People can’t make a decision on color so they stick with the standards of black, white, silver and grey. Advertisement directs the consumer to purchase these colors as well…
At one time I was a member of a car club, I posted my responses in various colors depending on my mood. One particular person didn’t like this and thus messaged me about my “technicolor words” further stating that he was a librarian and only delt in black and white. Pretty sad that his world was totally monochromatic.
He shot on Kodachrome film. Which had its own color aesthetic.
Shapes also, everything is cube like cybertruck.
Shape, Form, Texture, colour, light, mood
This is the best advice on how to take good pictures that ive come across.
Thank you
Thanks for watching
In addition to introducing people to a wide variety of photographers, a huge important part of what you do via this channel is give people permission to go with their inclinations, to just "try it". True creativity is what can be tried within the constraints of the artform. Photography has many constraints built in, so giving people permission to work differently while facing those imposed fences is so often what people need to hear or have.
Ernst Haas is another photographer whose images I see and makes me realise how much further there is to go for me in photography. His vision/composition is at a level I can never hope to reach.
I was a photography major in college. The beginning classes had three basic type of students - art/design majors, people in all sorts of other majors, and freshman photo majors. The instructor set a rule: one camera and one single-focal-length lens for the whole term. Because, first of all, it was about seeing. The technical aspects would come later. The photo majors with their cases of gear resisted, and they seldom created interesting, artistic photos. Meanwhile one of the best shooters in the class was an English major.
nice try for things that never happened
A great video. I think that people start out seeing images they want to photograph, then get distracted by the tactile use of a camera to achieve that image. An artist friend of mine recently bought a used mirrorless camera and 35mm lens, received some rudimentary instruction on its use and then proceeded to take some of the best fine art photos SOOC I’ve ever seen. When he photographs he doesn’t actually see the camera, like it’s not even there. What came first, the camera or the photograph.
Im getting so happy from this, just be yourself!! Great Vid. Thanks ❤
Thank you for your insights and illustrations into nothing less than how to “see” for photography and beyond.
Impeccable timing, Alex, as on recommendation from a photographer friend I managed to get a copy of Haas's ground-breaking Creation book just four days ago. Absolutely awesome. You've summed up his genius beautifully.
Hi Alex, thank you very much for this great topic, the blurry photos that Ernst Haas took had meaning and told a story. I really feel for new photographers that are constantly told that you need a good camera to take great photos. All modern cameras now have great image quality, regardless of the brand. We should all look up to Ernst Haas and to keep watching your channel, which has great content and a great joy to watch. Thanks for sharing this video.
you have taken this art to next level... you r philosopher of photography....❤❤❤
This was really an eye opening video. I never actually looked at pictures by other photographers in the way I did watching this video. But i must say that the ones shown here by Ernst Haas are really inspiring. I feel my eyes have been spoilt by social media too much, wanting to recreate those instagram-like photos. Today I learned that I should go look for life stories to shoot instead, focusing on what shapes, colours, and light can tell.
This is a fantastic video you have put together, perhaps one of the best ever made on RUclips on the topic of photography. Thanks for sharing this with your community and well done.
As an amateur photographer, I ever fall into the sense of worry or lost in gear obsession. By watching this video remainds me how important to dig into my feel about visual artistic around me and try to communicate it by my photos. Thank you so much . Love and respect !
Thanks for watching.
I will give you one bit of advice if you want to make better photos. Go out, or in, with one camera and one lens, for at least a year, maybe forever. I might also tell you to Not shoot color images. in general, you will be distracted by the color. Simplify. Spend your valuable time looking at things closely and thoughtfully. Feel it.
After 3 full long eye wrecking days of gear hunting, this video is a breath of fresh air and a reminder of the importance of photography. Thank you and happy holidays!
Darn it, Alex, you have done it to me again! Every month, I pick some photo books to order. I just placed my monthly order today. And in my list of books suggested for me was a book called Ernst Haas: New York in Color 1952-1962. I skipped it. But now I’m getting ready to get my sleep for the night and watching your video where you present the wonder of his work. So I just added it to my order! Now I’m looking forward to seeing the world through his eyes!
Thank you for also making the point that it’s not about gear. I come across so many photographers who are utterly convinced that the gear is what makes for a good or bad photo. They don’t like to hear that they are wrong. But they are wrong.
Thank you for this. A couple of years back I exchanged a Nikon D810 for a Z6 and even though most would have said it was with inferior gear, my photography soared. Every once in a while I get gear lust, and then a channel like this straightens me out, recenters my perspective, and redirects my focus. Again, thank you.
Thanks for sharing!
Alex a big thank you for showing some work from the great Ernst Haas, a man ahead of his time, my inspiration. I admire the work of many photographers but Ernst Haas is number one. And I am with you on getting your mobile out and taking those crazy shots.
"To each their own" are wise words in photography. Myself, there are very few motion blur photo's that I will keep. I have discarded tens of thousands of them because I just don't like them. Great video Alex of the ability to see the elements of a photograph. Trying to keep all these points in mind when out in the world is a complex job. There are times when times allow and there are times when you must do now in order not to miss the moment.
Ernst Haas' work resonates with me enormously.. I am working with ICM,, slow shutter, panning, intentional blur, keeping the literal. I would say, without knowing it before, someone coyuld say they see Has in my work, as it stood out for me as I watched this video. I wil continue taking images that stand out from the crowd. This video has made me realise that my work has a place. Cheers
100% agree to what you're saying. Photography is an ART, a story telling skill.
Wow! I've only heard about the name of Ernst Haas but never seen any of his photos. Idk why I waited. Thanks for putting this video, the knowledge, the inspiration and the message to take. Definitely one of my favorites videos of yours
Wow, I fall in love more and more with photography. the more I learn and the more I see that the creative imagination is endless.
This is very true! Very often it is the imperfection wich makes pictures outstanding. I never had an understanding for paintings, until I started to take photos. Then I started to understand composition and playing with colours light and so on. This brought me to museums and got me interesting in art. A big thank you for this video.
Thanks for watching
Probably one of the most useful videos I ever saw on YT on any topic.
I absolutely love the blurred ones - they have a painted kind of texture to them
First and foremost, thank you so much for your content and your channel. I really love your content since quite often it pushes me to see my work from another angle or leave the paths I am used to and my comfort zone, which is great. I am in photography for more than 40 years now, but still eager to learn each and every day - and often your channel gives my some useful medicine to the "doing similar things for years"-desease. And then "the Ernst" - when I was starting to take photography seriously back in 1981/1981 (doing b/w's in the lab at school and so forth) there was a brilliant monthly magazine here in Germany named "GEO" - which was quite similar to NetGeo in terms of level of articles and photography. (Yes, I am awar that it still around but it has lost much of its quality and glamour). GEO back then was attracting many famous photographers and they were doing a "special edition" on photography, letting "the Ernst", still alive back then, having a longer article on the way he sees and percieves things. It was so brilliant for me that it gave me a butt-kick and I finally and completely "lost" my soul to photography. The picture I fell most in love was his famous "rose". A simple, red rose, but perfectly taken and in a way which I have never seen before, Over the next years I kept my admiration for his work but had to realise that his work became more and more forgotten and it was nearly impossible to get any of his books anywhere - in particular not in Germany. However, it seems that his work gets more back to the light in the last very few years and your brilliant video is one element to this. By the way, Haas got more and more abstract in his works over the years, which is great and I really love how you focused on these aspects. Thanks again for your work and dedication!
Thank you for watching
Thanks Alex, great piece. Haas has always been one of my personal favorites.
It is the photographer only that creates the photo and how good it can be, the camera just records it; but the better the equipment, especially the lens, the better the photograph can be. So I agree with you completely.
As a Black-Star photojournalist based in Manhattan many many years ago, I had the pleasure to meet and even work beside Ernst. He was a wonderful person and inspiration.
Thank you for your ongoing virtual mentorship Alex. I continue to really appreciate your honest and philosophical approach. You add a perspective that is true to your words - unique. Standing out from the crowd.
My pleasure!
I had read about Mr. Ernst Haas in a photography handbook. Absolutely loved that he was the one who showed the way with colour film and blur motion.
And to think that Mr. Ernst Haas did ALL THAT WITHOUT one of the most important digital camera technology that we use today - preview; just goes to show that for him, the previews were in his mind!
Truly an artist with a camera - EVERYTHING Beautifully captured.
Thank you so much for this lovely video on him.
Thanks for watching
Alex, I love this episode. The photographs of Ernst Haas could have been taken with every camera that allows you to set shutter speed and aperture. And where are we today? Cameras with hundreds of functions and crazy resolution, but does that helo us to achieve the mastery of Ernst Haas? Not at all, it all depends on your own imagination and creativity.
Thank you for watching
90% imagination and creativity 10%( maybe) the tools that eventually can help you with your vision
Not at all, why not🤔🤔
I love this channel so much, so the photography is not about how expensive the gear is. But how good your eye to see everything arround that can be a good things to photograph. And the host is definitely the master of photography.
Thank you
You are so good at opening the creative boxes we didn’t know existed in us! Thank you
You are so welcome!
Thought i'd put this on in the background to support the channel.
But as usual i got drawn in and watched the whole thing.
Your content is brilliant. Must be that SA edge :)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts in this video. I’ve learnt something and I’m gonna apply them in my next walk. I do see shapes everyday. And light does help make it look better. Haas has lovely photos and I love the ones with the arrows and 2 cars in motion blur.
Short but comprehensive, educative and inspiring. Thank you.
The ideas you stimulate are exactly why I follow your channel!
Glad you like them!
the example with the chef is brilliant. there are „chefs“ wo buy convienience food (prepared in a factory and put in a bag) and sell this in restaurants. some will go on with peopöe who will buy with AI, but the true art of creating a photograph by skill will remain. thank you for always sharing a different view to all us viewers. very inspiring
Thank you for educating us. I learn from every one of your videos.
My pleasure!
Your channel is refreshing. After all these YT videos on which gear you should buy, it is so great to be brought back to the simple reality of art. And no need for the latest Sony released yesterday ( be worry a better one will be released next week) to enjoy taking and creating photographs. Thank you and please continue and I support your new project.
Excellently explained! I especially like the photos of finding the beauty in the ordinary objects.
Great and strong sounds in light and shadows, can be heard even with deaf ear.
Embracing imperfections, or happy accidents... forgetting level and even composition... And finding that unique image, quite a journey! loved the video!
Thank you
Wow! Thanks for sharing these amazing photographs ("light-writings")!
I m a beginner. This encourages me, like no other video here on yt. Thank you very much.
Brilliant video Alex. I had forgotten how amazing Haas’ photos are, inspirational art! Your analysis and advice are superb!
Thank you
Although almost everything changes in photography over time, there are a couple of constants to keep in mind. To be a great photographer, one must know (1) what to take a picture of, and (2) when to take the picture. Those two critical abilities can be learned and developed by, (1) taking lots of photos, and (2) spending quality time pouring over books of photographs by the great photographers - present, as well as past masters.
This video is to be watched at least once in a photographer’s life time. Thank you so much ❤
You're so welcome!
This channel is such a breath of fresh air. So happy I have found this! Thank you Alex!
That’s awesome. Thank you
My father was a photographer and i used to carry his bag around for a bit of money . I started being interested in photography when i fell in love with Kubrick and cinematography. My father has now been gone for almost 10 years and what i have left from him is a deep passion for photography and a good ear for good jazz. I guess i become him uncousciounsly in order to better deal with his absence.
This is a gem.
I'm pleased that "the algorithm" elected to offer this video to me. That's a bit of a surprise because usually it offers me crap.
This is an excellent short lecture on the basics of photographic art. It is much appreciated and I think I'll come back to it a couple more times and make some notes.
I'm reminded of something someone said recently... to the effect that one should be looking at more photographic reviews and less gear reviews because, as you say, it isn't the camera that makes the photograph; it's the photographer behind the camera.
Thank you for this presentation. You earned my subscription.
Awesome, thank you for watching
Alex, one of your best videos. Perfection and following rules is the enemy of art and innovation. I appreciate the reinforcement. Thx!
So true
Great inspiration! Thanks so much 🙏🏼
Great video! Thank you for sharing the wonderful Haas images, some of which I hadn't seen before.
As a young photographer in the 1960's Ernst Haas's work was a revelation to me. When hearing about his use of the dye-transfer and other techniques I thought, well that is well out of my reach. But today as a retired old man computer software has opened some of his process up to us mortals. Seeing and using the camera is another thing. Thanks for this insightful channel.
Thanks for watching
Excellent video Alex! This nails the reason why we photograph. Along with Haas, I would suggest the great Saul Leiter (and one of my personal favorites - Steichen).
"To SEE, or NOT to See, THAT is the question!" Thanks for this video AND the music!
Thanks for watching
Wonderful video. Informative and inspirational, presented with real passion and enthusiasm. Thanks. I don't harbor fantasies of matching Haas, but the video did make me want to go out and take better, more evocative and lively photos.
Love your channel man! You truly inspire me to be a better photographer and not obsess over gear. The more I shoot the more I realize how much room for improvement I have! I see your videos and immediately want to grab my camera and go shoot. Keep up the great work.
That’s awesome, thanks for watching
Wonderful montage of beautiful, inspiring photographs - again! Thank you!
Thank you for watching
I love Ernst Haas's photographs, both black & white and color, and I'm very glad that you're introducing people to his work. And your breakdown of elements that contribute to the success of his works is valuable. But I hope that people don't think, as too many people do, that one can make superb art by consciously assembling such elements. Haas said that the most important thing to him as a photographer was "the poetic element."
I have conflicting opinions , on one hand he created some great pictures and helped shape the industry , no doubt about that . but on the other hand some of his work strikes me as similar to what a amateur would take when trying panning for the first time . I cant help but feel that his name made his work palatable when it otherwise would have been deemed terrible , I also strongly feel if a skilled photographer starts using extremely blurred images they have run out of inspiration to search for that perfect shot.
Edit : I feel I should clarify I'm no stranger to long exposures , multi flash photography, painting with light and light trail methods and realise blurred images can work incredibly well to create mystery or tell a story , but certain images of his had no story , context , texture or composition for that matter but was lapped up all the same.
@@richardwestwood1812thank God he wasn't looking for "the perfect shot" there is nothing more boring than this, he was looking for poetry and feeling that's why his images are immortal and of an artistic level far above the norm.
@@richardwestwood1812 you need Moriyama Daido in your life.
Also, wonderful music in the background! It complements the photographs so well. Your work is inspirational.
Thank you very much!
Ernst Haas was a wonderful, wonderful photographer - without doubt one of the greats. If you need inspiration look at his work.
Every time I watch your videos a sentence comes to my mind from the film times (I still shooting on film) and I unfortunelly can´t remember the author: "think more, shoot less" . I shouldn´t need validation but what you share with us validate the assumption I made too late in my life that I don´t need go to the latest release on equipment but provide your own main equipment, the brain, some improvement. Tank you so much, Alex! Regards from Brazil.
Thank you.
Very inspiring video once again, it is just amazing to watch your videos.
Keep up the amazing work!!!
One of the best photography videos ive watched in a long time. So much good advice given. I’ve always been a fan of slower shutter speeds which can turn photos into true art. I’ve subscribed.
Awesome, thank you!
A lot of thanks for making and sharing your video!!
Thanks for watching
Thank you very much for your inspiring precious advices. I'll bring them to my journey into photography, which I'm about to start.
Awesome
What a delight to Alex to see these beautiful photos by Ernest Haas. Thank you for featuring his work. When I was in college in the 1980s my girlfriend had his book "Creation". I loved looking through that book. I believe the volcano image is from the book. His motion blurs are wonderful, and the matador and bull has to be one of the most striking photos I've ever seen. Thank you for caring more about the art than whether the fuji is better than the sony etc.!
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This was so good!! Thank you!!!
Congratulations! These key elements complemented with 'vision' and 'the spirit of exstasy' are truly basic to photography at its best. Haas is indeed one of the most convincing almost contemporary photographers and among those one of the few being able to handle a Leica for its real purpose and not as a crude status icon. A surprising advice: If you will start with a very precious but 'no-Leica', get a 1958 Voigtlaender Vitomatic II rangefinder camera for only one percent of the price for a Leica, that is 25 / 2500 euros, I got it yesterday for 25 euros at Ebay in a pretty as new condition;-))
Thank you so much for this video and your so important message which after years of owning cameras and lenses and not being overall happy with the results… I after seeing this video have changed the way I see the world and hopefully put that in my shots! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
Alex, I LOVE your videos! Thank you for making and sharing them. How about one on aspect ratios? In this video, a few of yours were square, where Haas’ were mostly 3:2. What does each ratio convey? Is it ok to crop to a different ratio? Should it be constant in a project? Should we stick to common 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, or use whatever crop works best for the image? (I’ll rewatch your secret of square video!)
As usual, excellent video. Going through equipment reviews do not help me become a better photographer, but your videos do help me become a better photographer.
Great to hear!
another great one! thanks.
This is quite the worthwhile video. Thank you for creating it and for posting it.
You're very welcome!
Wow what an inspirational video. I knew the name Ernst Haas but not how good his photography was.
I love your channel, it gives me so much inspiration
This video is good for watching. I like it so much
Very inspirational..the music is nice too !!🥰
As always, the best photography channel on YT
Wow, thanks!
thanks for your truly inspirering videos and your kind homages to the great masters :-)
Great insight or teachings rather! with a superlative choice of images !
Great lesson! I wish I have learned
Thank you 🙏 Very inspiring. Just what I needed
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this video!
You are so welcome!
I already let go the hardware and connected with my ability to see the picture of my mind. The world will see my vision when I'm dead and praise me. So long world.
FINALLY! I've finally seen YOUR PHOTOS
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The beauty of photography is the realisation that you can make an interesting image from everything you see, if you do it right.
EXCELLENT video explaining the art involved
Thank you