Finally I could see this Weston documentary which eluded me for years! I read about the existence of this Willard Van Dyke film but I thought it was lost. On 1970 I came across his modest home at Wildcat Hill after visiting Ansel Adams at his Carmel home. More than a photographer he was the founder of a new way of seeing. His "peppers", "excusados", "shells and "nudes" reveal an extraordinary visual perception of the real world. Genius is an appropriate word in his case. Thank you so much for this experience...
@marcsilber3 жыл бұрын
So glad you found it. I live just a few miles from where they were.
@andzelek54343 жыл бұрын
I really love the large camera view! "Not here, not here, but here is a thing of beauty" - with the movement, as well as aperture value comparison with doors and the rock or filter on the sky. Nowadays we got used to those but I really admire execution back then.
@marcsilber3 жыл бұрын
Yes so true!
@af4od025 жыл бұрын
Thanks for continuing this series. Another excellent video.
@marcsilber5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Bill.
@marcsilber5 жыл бұрын
I'm really happy to bring you the next part of the Weston film. He was a major influence for my photogahy, how about you?
@anta404 жыл бұрын
Adams and Weston... yep probably my 2 biggest inspirations in black & white photography. Adams for his scientfic approach towards photography (zone system etc), and Weston for the composition.
@beano63373 жыл бұрын
My father got his own 8 x 10 camera when his was my age. Now I'm researching photographers to get inspiration to go shoot my own 8x10 film
@marcsilber3 жыл бұрын
🙌
@naturelvr1232 жыл бұрын
To make the image sharp from front to back not only is achieved by closing the diaphragm down but moving the lens board first then moving the diaphragm smaller.
@marcsilber2 жыл бұрын
👍
@youtube1sm5 жыл бұрын
I had read about him while in college, seen some of his work, but i've never seen video of him. thanks for sharing. 👍👍
@marcsilber5 жыл бұрын
Yes great to make this footage available to the community. Thanks for watching
@raylinbishop7220 Жыл бұрын
Used this in my Art Presentation for school about him :)
@HurleyDeanSandpointIdaho3 ай бұрын
What year was this movie produced?
@judgerivers7631 Жыл бұрын
Behind every great photographer theres a great Woman..🕺🏼
@cmet8280 Жыл бұрын
Or in Edward's case a lot of great women.
@scottparis63554 жыл бұрын
Wow. The voice-over is a guy who did literally hundreds of educational movies in the 50s and 60s. Takes me back to elementary school.
@marcsilber4 жыл бұрын
Haha yes indeed he has the that familiar voice
@scottca97803 жыл бұрын
Mel Brandt.
@cmet8280 Жыл бұрын
To really get an idea of the man read his daybooks.
@TimGreig4 ай бұрын
Once you suffer through the overblown narration and unnessessary dramatic strings in the background its a great watch :-)
@eisenschweinchen53543 жыл бұрын
Great!
@barryfisher17832 жыл бұрын
Is his assistant Tina Modotti in this film.
@marcsilber2 жыл бұрын
she worked with him, but she's no the one in the film, we need to research it a bit to find her name.
@aeromodeller19 ай бұрын
@@marcsilber Dody.
@martinemanuel7919 Жыл бұрын
Iconic
@jamestourtellotte27024 жыл бұрын
Is the woman in this film Charis Wilson?
@marcsilber4 жыл бұрын
no it's one of his assistants though. Charis was his model and lover
@pierrerequillart49295 жыл бұрын
Who is the lady?
@marcsilber5 жыл бұрын
She was Weston’s assistant
@pierrerequillart49295 жыл бұрын
@@marcsilber Does she have a name? Did she go on having her own career?
@rlpnuncius3 жыл бұрын
I think one possible name is Doty Weston Thompson. She was born in 1923 so she would have been 25 years old when the film was made. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dody_Weston_Thompson
@marcsilber3 жыл бұрын
Thanks that sounds right
@aeromodeller19 ай бұрын
@@rlpnuncius Yes.
@mahidoes3 жыл бұрын
If i had to take this big camera i wouldn't be a photographer, I would have become a painter instead
@marcsilber3 жыл бұрын
Those were the tools of the day and still are.
@ThePurpleHarpoon Жыл бұрын
I do not understand how those skinny tripod legs (apparently with spiked feet) didn't sink into the sand dunes.
@marcsilber Жыл бұрын
Good point! I’ll ask his grandson
@GroovyKamo4 жыл бұрын
Edward Weston > The Other Dawggs
@marcsilber4 жыл бұрын
🐶
@youbetcha68805 ай бұрын
Th bulky camera!
@robertyoung177710 ай бұрын
I think you can see Weston’s Parkinson’s disease slowing his motions in this footage. Sad thing.