Brendan Fraser is a PHOTOGRAPHER & you didn't know it.

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Brendan Fraser is a Photographer & you didn't know it.
by Tatiana Hopper
May 2023

[@TatianaHopper]

Thank you everyone for watching & supporting the channel. It truly means a lot! Let me know if there's any more actors out there with an interest in photography! Always down for another episode if I find enough info. I also want to thank Pixpa for sponsoring today's video if you're interested in checking them out here's the link: www.pixpa.com/?ref=hopper & if you want to check out my website: tinyurl.com/2s45zh6y

[@washingtonradio]

That fact some famous people are amateur photographers can be an inspiration to others that you can do photography for your own personal satisfaction only. That is probably the most important lesson to me. That some are excellent photographers is a bonus.

[@TatianaHopper]

Agreed! Well put Jay and thank you for watching 🤝🏻

[@ifyouonlyknew811]

He's no Roddy McDowell.

[@rogerhyland8283]

I read in a Polanski biography that in Poland at the time he was a film student, all film students had to do still photography

[@TatianaHopper]

Very interesting! In my time we only had a class in which we had to take some photographs with film. I wonder if these still it still continues :)

[@mp3remix171]

Honestly I think his character Ben on scrubs subconsciously inspired me to pick up a camera and document more of my everyday life, my interactions with friends, moments that might not be significant in the now but might be later on when looking back

[@TatianaHopper]

Well I’m glad that happened and so cool to see that in real life Fraser also enjoys photography!

[@cssimeur]

I just posted about this--should've read through the comment section first!

[@mid90s75]

Very interesting! Would be interesting for him to make a book or something! Keep it up!

[@TatianaHopper]

I know that would be so cool, I’d buy it :)

[@richardrizzo_photography]

Thank you Tatiana, what I like about your silver screen series is that you show me the world through the eyes of an actor by their photography instead of seeing them as a character in a film. Mr. Frazier is no different he's a wonderful actor but to see the world though his eyes makes his images special and makes me appreciate him as a person instead of an actor. Personally speaking I would love to see his images in a book one day.

[@TatianaHopper]

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment Rich, I’m so glad you see the episodes that way, I’m the same with the respect I found for Fraser outside of the screen, I loved what I saw and I wish I could’ve found the images with a proper resolution to better study them. Thank you for watching Rich! 🙏🏻

[@JoeJoe4P]

I had no idea that he was into photography. Great job finding his work! I enjoyed this video, and the images that you featured. I hope all is well! Stay safe, and God bless. 👍🙏✌️

[@TatianaHopper]

Thank you so much Joe! I had no idea of his photography either before making this video but I think it's inspiring to look at the examples of people we wouldn't think had an interest in photography. At least in my eyes :)

[@philosophicalphotography]

Thanks for this "actors who are also photographers" series Tatiana. As someone who's worked on quite a few commercial and movie sets, it makes complete sense that starring actors would have a photographic interest there - and the crucial component is that they are also one of the few people who would be allowed to explore that. There's always interesting things happening on sets, with lots of downtime, yes. Anything behind the scenes is usually just as interesting as what's in the opposite direction of what is being filmed, which is obviously designed to have cameras pointed at it and thus lit well. You could point your phone at a set lit by a professional Director of Photography and it will look like a movie frame, for obvious reasons. Also, it's hard to get professional high end cameras on sets for security purposes. Usually the only people allowed such cameras are a visual effects person and an on set photographer for PR. Departments can be a bit insular so a lot of the crew doesn't necessarily know each other through the course of a production. So if some random crew member is taking photos outside the area of their roll, on their phone, or even on a small high end camera like a rangefinder, that would raise some eyebrows and potentially also get them fired. However, the lead actors are in the inner circle of the Producer(s), First AD, DP, and Director and because everyone on set knows who they are, none of them are going to question the security of them taking an occasional picture. Now you've got me thinking I should do a future video regarding this on my own new channel.

[@TatianaHopper]

That makes total sense thank you for sharing that information and cheers for watching!

[@MiladJP]

I had the short pleasure of being an assistant for a Netflix/Hollywood star for a day. The amount of knowledge about vintage lenses and the Arri system just blew my mind.

[@TatianaHopper]

Very interesting! Was that an actor with a photography interest as well?

[@MiladJP]

@@TatianaHopper no, he seemed to be into Dramaturgy and film making. We ended up talking about a bit about his view on film vs digital. he preferred film as a medium. However. It was a super short chat.

[@lightloving683]

I once saw him in Vancouver BC with a Leica around his neck, that was over 20 years ago. I remember seeing him in several talk shows and interviews at the time, also with a Leica in hand.

[@TatianaHopper]

Very interesting definitely makes me more curious to see if he’ll ever put a book or zine / another show of his photography together

[@katashley1031]

He pronounces his last name FraZER, not Frazier. He's pretty specific about that, he even did a funny add mentioning it once. 😂

[@TheFlowersOfNaivety]

Yay! I had no idea!

[@TatianaHopper]

Same here until I ran through that article :)

[@JasonBrownafewmomentsl8er]

I can't believe you mentioned George of the jungle instead of Encino man

[@TatianaHopper]

I know! I should’ve done it!

[@fernandosocorro4175]

As always, insightful and thought provoking. And thank you for mentioning the "join" option. I cannot believe I forgot abut it. Thank you.

[@TatianaHopper]

Thank you so much Fernando! I really appreciate it! 🤝🏻

[@jbide7178]

Yes I did. He hosted a documentary in the early 1990s on famous photographs.

[@TatianaHopper]

Cool I didn't know!

[@darryljungen8307]

Thank you Tatiana! I do so look forward to your videos.

[@TatianaHopper]

Thank you for watching Darryl!

[@antdenzic7977]

Fame is like an acid trip. The person with fame has a warped idea of reality and we (the rest of us) have a warped idea about the person with fame. Take away the name, these pictures are average at best, they're not going to win any photographic competitions.

[@TatianaHopper]

Totally get your point see for me I would like to see more and it’s a shame that I couldn’t find more or at least with a better resolution. I personally like Brendan’s likeable persona but I’m not putting him on a pedestal I just thought it was interesting to check out his photography. And I would agree on your take on game it’s mind boggling to me when I see screaming people running after someone who is famous.

[@garyisaacs6526]

On the subject of people primarily known for one thing with an interest in another I remember reading an interview with Josef Koudelka who when asked about some of his early influences cited Bela Lugosi saying that one of things he really admired about Lugos's photographs was that his landscapes somehow elicited a very similar emotional response to that of his people studies which in Koudelka's opinion indicated a very refined "vision" . . .

[@TatianaHopper]

Very interesting! I didn’t know Lugosi had an interested in photography, I need to check it out because I love his acting actually! I even watched Ed Wood movies with him 😅

[@garyisaacs6526]

@@TatianaHopper I can just hear him say "look into the camera" in that satiny Transylvanian drawl of his . . .

[@TatianaHopper]

@@garyisaacs6526 ahahah that's both cool and frightening at the same time.

[@somephotovideos]

I wonder if part of the reason these actors are passionate about photography is because they see all this complexity and friction in making motion pictures and with stills they can make images that are arguably just as moving as an entire motion picture with such simplicity. Just a person and their camera. Click. Having been to film school and worked on sets and big productions, there’s something really special about going out at sunrise and capturing what I think are powerful images all by myself. One frame at a time.

[@John-e4p1x]

Thoughtful guy

[@TatianaHopper]

💯

[@milanovevlogy]

i love that song!

[@TatianaHopper]

It’s a great one ✌🏻

[@arbitrarily01]

Love your contents, more please!!!

[@TatianaHopper]

Thank you!

[@garybeardsley0]

Segue of the century!

[@tomislavmiletic_]

Yul Brynner was another photographer among Hollywood actors...

[@TatianaHopper]

That’s right I couldn’t find much online and he did put a book together but it’s super expensive last I saw was £400

[@kubolor1234]

Honestly not shocked.

[@TatianaHopper]

I was kinda surprised in the beginning because I genuinely had no idea but once I read more about it I could see why and yeah it’s not shocking at all.

[@ernestthomas9406]

listen to you on Bob Patterson's podcast & enjoyed it much, especially the part about gear. My take is get good gear that works for well for you & concentrate on lighting & composition, read books to get your inspiration

[@TatianaHopper]

Thank you for listening Ernest I’m glad you enjoyed the episode. Agree with you on that! Thanks for watching!

[@shiveshranjan7]

As soon as I saw the title of the video, I murmured Tatiana Liar or Clickbaiter 😂😉

[@TatianaHopper]

Ahaha and it turns out neither. I know better than that ✌🏻

[@shiveshranjan7]

@@TatianaHopper I know. I watched the video and shared.

[@TatianaHopper]

@@shiveshranjan7 thank you so much :)

[@silvestersze9968]

Hmmm… interesting! Brendan Fraser has a photographic eye 👁️.

[@John-e4p1x]

NICE !

[@WhoIsSerafin]

Today's Hollywood actors have gone so nuts with their outspoken lunacy that it's saved me a ton of money. But in a land of craziness, I find him genuinely a friendly guy, and he keeps silent on political beliefs. So it's nice to see he is a fellow photographer and will look further into his photography.

[@TatianaHopper]

I can see your angle, I think a lot of people share your view of him being genuine or at least being a friendly person. Thanks for watching!

[@TheNitebinder]

Great mini documentary about an #actor who is an amateur #photographer. Although the photos are low res, they seem interesting. I don't understand how someone can create a website using a celebrity's photos without their permission. Unless that website owner who acted like a Jeffrey Goldstein, John Moof, Ron Slattery, Randy Prow and David C. Deal who basically used late Vivian Maier's 8mm films, film negatives, and prints to make money off them. As you said at 10:02, celebrities like #BrendanFraser, #JasonLee, #JeffBridges and others might be just documenting their lives, what happens behind the scenes when filming a movie. Or photographing just for fun. As long as they are enjoying what they are doing, who cares?

[@TatianaHopper]

Absolutely! Totally agree with you!

[@cinetango]

Can you do a video on Tarkovsky's Polaroids...?

[@TatianaHopper]

Done! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGqaY5KYoZWYi5Y

[@silvestersze9968]

When you say ‘texture’ of a photograph, what do you mean by that? 🎉

[@VariTimo]

Up till 2000 you can pretty much full an assume that images by amateurs and pretty much all professionals have been taken on film.

[@TatianaHopper]

Yeah makes sense but you know when in doubt even if 1% just politely assume that's what I went with :)

[@Elassyahmed]

And a Grade A internet detective, you are, T!

[@TatianaHopper]

Ahah thank you!

[@bamsemh1]

Same with Jason momoa.

[@TatianaHopper]

So I was told!

[@bamsemh1]

@@TatianaHopper I think he was shooting with Leica 😊 and videos with RED 😳

[@TatianaHopper]

@@bamsemh1 Jesus! That’s crazy if it’s only for personal purposes but hey whatever makes him happy!

[@ifyouonlyknew811]

When's the last time anyone saw him with a camera? He claims he gave it up when he had kids. Most fathers BUY a camera when they have kids. Another Brendan lie.

[@TatianaHopper]

Did you know avocados are a fruit and not a vegetable. Yeah neither did I.

[@ifyouonlyknew811]

@@TatianaHopper As a matter of fact, I did. I eat 1 every day.

[@TatianaHopper]

@@ifyouonlyknew811 and did you know Australia is wider than the moon?

[@ifyouonlyknew811]

@@TatianaHopper No, I did not. Interesting.

[@WillFaulknerPhotography]

Such a great channel

[@TatianaHopper]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻