Robert Doisneau

[@alteh7]

The Kiss was the first photo i've put up on my wall, about 8 years old. That one single photo is the reason i started doing photography of my own. I think that shows how important this man was to the medium.

[@eblindgren]

Your videos about photographers are the best of your channel. Robert Doisneau, Saul Leiter, Arnold Newman, Fan Ho, Bruno Barbey, Fred Herzog.. some of them I discovered through you and for that I'm grateful. I really miss this format of the show.

[@1jongreg]

I must tell you that I am thoroughly enjoying your series on historical photographers

[@gwpics]

On visits to France (and I have exhibited there) I have found them more in love with the work of Robert Doisneau that HC-B, who they regard as a rich guy who left them to travel the world. Doisneau stayed in Paris for most of his life, and worked for Renault as a photographer.

[@lesvoutesparis1351]

Yes, R. Doisneau is more in phase with the french spirit ! Doisneau fait partie de la famille !

[@Kleinbiology]

His classical training shows through so well. Thank you for bring this fine photographer to light.

[@DennisSwansonP1022]

Appreciating your work with these artists Ted trying to catch up, good job

[@CandidCountry]

Great look into Robert Doisneau's work!

[@TheBiggervern]

Thank you Ted for another great episode. I love the Doisneau image of the heavily coated man in profile appearing headless as he looks in a street tabac stall which I have seen in a book.

[@thefourthdoctor7182]

I remember meeting Robert. Wonderful chap, that one.

[@theartofphotography]

The Fourth Doctor Thank you Doctor Who

[@adalek5855]

DOCTOR!!!

[@DavidMeyerPhoto]

Oh, I love this book. Haven't seen in in a while.

[@nfgrodrigues]

The photo about the kiss isn't one of my favorites but I recently purchased a book about Doisneau and I fell in love with his work. He did a great job portraying the french society.

[@AlexScuccato]

Thanks for the great video! Love to see this feature about one of my favourite photographers. Subscribed!

[@mafe123ish]

I wish I had found this video a few months ago when I had to build up a project for my french class about a french photographer and I picked Robert Doisneau! (as an alternative to Bresson because it had already been picked). At the time I didn't find a lot of information about his photographs, and I myself didn't know much about composition and that kind of stuff, but I picked the most interest photos for me and that told me a story and I did pretty well! :)

[@DavidMeyerPhoto]

The Kiss gave him a lot of grief at the end of his life. I used to be a bit... relaxed when it comes to model releases before I knew the story. From the moment I have read more about it, I always carry few model releases with me.

[@theartofphotography]

Good thinking ;-)

[@831angelrocha]

excellent video...Always excited to learn about different photographers.

[@wullieg7269]

My favourite photo is open window Pishing down with rain,never gets boring.. I really mean it.

[@wullieg7269]

Robert, you printed your work!. Salute!.

[@Vejur9000]

Terrific work here. Nicely told.

[@jamesurzykowski4918]

The photo with the boy climbing the crossing sign, I did not look at triangles, I looked at how high up he was to get the shot. What was he standing on? Robert Doisneau was a great photographer!

[@davebenson1504]

Guess I am much too late to win the book... but the video has already been a BIG win...

[@brrryan2908]

Great show Ted. :)

[@victorwhitby4401]

Great pics

[@Igaluit]

Doisneau said he used HP-4 with D-76 diluted 1:1. Those were poor reproductions of his work. His photos completely changed when he satrted using a razor sharp Nikon in the 70s. There's something to be said for those older, lightly coated lenses for adding character to an image.

[@andrebergmans4121]

Excellent video but one bit of feedback. You mentioned Doisneau was a member of Magnum but actually he refused. He rejoined the Rapho agency in 1946 and remained with them. He declined an invitation from Henri Cartier-Bresson to join Magnum Photos.

[@TimGreig]

Our neurosis about photographing young humans is going to leave us bereft of the joys of the life of a child.

[@arpsi3882]

Great episode as always. Wonder if you will review Izis Bidermanas' work in one of your next videos!

[@josephbohme7917]

Aaah! The art of color grading uploads.

[@TheNegative]

Hey Ted, I saw your video about camera gear and thought I'd ask. Have you heard of the Rode SmartLav+ ? It plugs into your phone and uses that to record as opposed to the Tascam or Zoom. This may help if you're trying to go light on gear.

[@heinzkrause2650]

What an ending. Learned something from the guy with the freaky hair? ;) However, as always, amazing video! Can't wait to see the results of the contest!

[@sudhirv20]

I read somewhere that the kiss shot was posed and the couple were actually models. Would it still be street photography?

[@pabs4542]

love the three kids picture

[@foxtowercommunications]

Do I know Doisneau?

[@stuvs830]

Really enjoy the Deep Dive and look forward to the next one. The social media outlets I'm familiar with-Facebook, Flickr-have rules creating their ownership of my art, or want my home phone number. Twitter sounds like a vehicle for mean-spiritedness, so I don't use that. Therefore, I am looking forward to your website becoming the submission arena.

[@meredithmullins8638]

Great overview. By the way, you pronounce the "s" at the end of Ronis. The unpredictability of the French language.

[@luisboaventura22]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@FMECCTV]

I think with photography sometimes things just work out, I know he was a genius but sometimes you pick up on things that I doubt he was looking out for/at. If you look for things you'll find them. When you listen to Saul L responding to comments on his work he always said "I just took it because I thought it looked nice."... I don't think photography has to be bulllshitted sometimes, maybe it's just what it is. 5:52 - What triangles are you talking about with those kids? I think that's nonsense. To me I think he's drawn to the kids and street sign. The rest is just what else is in the frame. Anyway, that's MY opinion

[@theartofphotography]

The triangles are formed by implied lines in the composition. It's a common technique you see with 1950's European street photography. It's also known as "leading lines" in visual composition. Whether or not this is a conscious decision I don't know but it is a common visual theme in work from this era. Probably subconscious on de level.

[@hafiz2664]

In all honesty, a lot of people have the misconception of technique being it all for photography. After much studying of the many analysis done for images of great photographers, what i notice is people just dissecting the selected 'best' image of the photographer. While it is true that these photographers have great photography techniques due to their art and design background, these guys had an eye for photography too. You can have train yourself with the best techniques of leading lines and golden ratio, bla bla bla but without a good eye, your photographs will carry no weight. What is also usually left out is great photographers don't just take 1 image for a particular scene which miraculously translates to be the best image with perfect composition. Viewing their contact sheets help us understand that there is nothing perfect. They keep the techniques in mind but above all they're always ready to keep an eye out for interesting scenes.

[@guentermustermann8321]

Kritik: Die rechte Hand in dem Bild "Der Kuss, the kiss" ist zu groß - passt nicht. Das Bild wurde - meiner Meinung nach, nachträglich bearbeitet.... Durch Verbesserung eines Bildes sollte man es nicht verwirken. Durch Nachbearbeitung entsteht da leider nur so ein Makel - glaube ich. Aussicht: Straßenfotografie oder Portrait: Entweder war der Schuss gut oder nicht. PS: Dies Bild wäre auch ohne Nachbearbeitung in Wirkung...

[@rubendekker]

Interesting!

[@laurarox80]

So this is how you say his name, dwaa no ?

[@cafeglobulot]

Yes, Row-bear Dwa-no. (without wetting the « r », but that may prove more difficult)

[@stuartwray6175]

"Dwaa-no"

[@josephbohme7917]

Get rid of any French Robert Hamilton books before you are raided. If you were ever young and now old, do not hesitate to let them go, No one will accept your excuses now. It may have been OK as a photographic inspiration to demonstrate a 35mm's grain and how to make it look so artsy and rich, no matter the subject matter, but now society is clamping down and you don't need Hamilton's photographic Euro French candids anymore, as innocent as you may have thought. I bought the french text editions in Paris in the 70's and actually sold them off at a profit. Pity the fools.

[@Boatzerama]

The photo with the monkey shows one thing…..animal cruelty!

[@maximusaugustus6823]

Now we have garbage social media photography.

[@dassouki]

it's vs. its :P