THE CITY IS A NOVEL :: PHOTOS BY ALEXEY TITARENKO

[@antant06]

Damn, you have so many great videos in your older playlist. You should make more of these!

[@matscott5042]

I am a college student studying photography and I came across this guy and found his work mind blowing. Great work Ted!

[@abe34fizzy]

Copy every photographers technique while learning to use a camera. Its not about missing the point, its about the same reason that people trace other artists work, to learn skills that you can incorporate and use in a style that you may eventually define as yours. Dont feel bad about copying someones techniques.

[@timppatimo6287]

I grew up as a teenager in the nineties Russia, and i'm not from St. Petersburg but i've been there and his photographs are amazing representation of that time and space frame. This dark ghostly mass of figures is outstanding way to perceive Russian reality of that era!

[@Sinegav]

As someone who hasn't studied much art and nothing when it comes to photography I really enjoy these videos, as I always learn about more photographers and see their stunning art :) Thanks Ted.

[@rejeannantel1185]

Long exposures, narrow depth of field, and daylight photography usually rhymes with ‘neutral density filters’; Is that the case for Alexey? If not, how does he manage his way around it? His newest work was unknown to me, thanks for browsing into his latest book for us to admire. I loved his tonal treatment, painting selected colors with an adjacent chemical kit for each effect desired. Its an unbelievable amount of work but well worth the results. B&W needs not only to be black and white with only shades of grey in between. Tonal treatment, when diligently use, can emphasize the expressive mood one wants to convey. Alexey honors that tradition but he is now staging it to our modern world, for us to appreciate. Thanks Ted for another great introspection on an artist who needs more recognition.

[@AaronGayah]

Always liked his work. Thank you for this.

[@ThatGamingGuyfromthe70s]

Great episode Ted, I always enjoy hearing your thoughts on photographers and their work. I have found the book gets better and better with repeated visits. His St Petersburg images are the ones which immediately grabbed me, his newer work took me a little longer to get into, more of a slower burn, I now enjoy all aspects of the book immensely. Thank you Ted for introducing me to many outstanding photographers work, my favourites being Alexey Titarenko and Saul Leiter. Cheers, Jon

[@DanZukowski]

Excellent start to the Artist Series. I have watched this once and will have to watch it a few more times to get everything out of it.

[@stevenorton1242]

Алексий is awesome! Thanks, Ted!

[@anthonychilds8193]

1st Class! I really enjoyed your profile on Titarenko and your points on the subtlety, depth and scope of his works. The photo opposite the one of the woman and young girl particularly reminds me of a J.M.W. Turner painting.

[@Pauline-gb8fq]

I'm in awe throughout the whole video. I'm not familiar with any famous photographers (not familiar with photography history) until I've stumbled upon your videos and I'm just amazed. Ever since, I've always been interested in long exposure so you have no idea how excited I am learning about Alexey. And you say we're missing the point by attempting to copy his work but.... they're so captivating. Kind of hard not to try or at least not to want to try. (Now unto watching your interview with him!!)

[@davidrothschild8913]

Truly a gifted, passionate, innovative artist. Can't wait to own that book! Thanks Ted:)

[@LivingFree207]

I also like the title. I have a family of artists including my mother, brother, daughter and others. They are not photographers but my brother, especally, would sketch what he saw...to the tiniest of details in windows, the dog begging for food, the homeless man, the businessmen rushing by....his art is like a hidden picture type of art where you can spend an hour and keep discovering the little stories going on in just one scene. I see in your video photography can be the same. Very interesting. Melody

[@Andrew_85]

Wow. What stunning work. Thank you for telling a bit of his story. Would love to hear more about him in future episodes. I'm about order The City is a Novel for a bit of Easter weekend reading! Thanks

[@Kriscoart]

This was great! Thanks for sharing the work of such an amazing artist!

[@philipd.6257]

Ted, thanks for the heads up on yet another master in the field.

[@iago71]

This is a fantastic book. I have it myself. His work is really special. As you say, the text is really interesting and informative too. Thanks for posting this - Great stuff! :)

[@xvs_s]

I've been thinking about ordering this book for months now, I just didn't find any proper review about it. Thanks Ted, I think now I'll get my copy.

[@DanielMores]

Nice! Thanks for bringing Alexey to my attention.

[@fadedsun303]

Have you talked about this artist before? I feel I remember seeing these photos on your channel before. Loved the atmosphere to his work. Thanks for another great video.

[@poraz1323]

Please check out the works of Zdzislaw Beksinski (polish painter and photographer). They are similar in the way to Titarenko works. Have a good one!

[@martinwilsonphoto]

I can hardly remember the dissolution of the Soviet Union and I have never even been to Russia but I do get a sense from the photographs how it must have felt to have been living in Russia during that time. That’s the sign of a good photographer I suppose.

[@richardraesr3482]

Very lovely shots and techniques

[@Oculus729]

Please do a segment on Mathew Pillsbury.

[@winedemonium]

Thanks Ted. Inspirational work. I'd love to see you interview him.

[@villegas24]

His work is awesome. Great video!

[@gateCodeKC]

omg this is so inspiring! thank you for making this series

[@L.E.Santo02]

Great episode. Thank you!

[@vedimido]

Man! You're amazing!!! You exquisitely presented a great photographer with a wonderful and intelligent insight into his work and process. Really enjoyed this review!!!! Might write you in private as I'll soon host a live talk with Alexey and I'd love to share or redirect people to this video as a further resource after the talk! Anyways, great review and well done!!!

[@LivingFree207]

I am not a photographer. We are just learning how to use our video camera and the cameras we have. My dad enjoyed photography but he has been passed for several years now. Of course he used film. I'm curious as to if photographers like yourself still use film or do you only now use digital? If you do use film may I ask why? I'm thinking maybe there are still benefits to it? I have a new interest in photography at almost 49 years. Who would have thought half way through I'd find something like photography so intruiquiing. Now I wish my dad was here to talk "cameras". He would be amazed by all the new digital cameras and technoglogy since he has left us. Great video. I just found your channel and LOVE it :) Melody

[@oswaldlorenz8410]

+Living Free Forever There are a few professional photographers left using film cameras (as their main tool) and you can get great quality out of it and some films look quite remarkable. But I think most of those photographers run more of an artistic approach. If you run photography as a busineess, its way more time saving, forgiving and practical to use digital cameras and tweak the pictures in your pc the way you want them to look. Some others say film cameras are good for beginners as the limitations make you think more about the shot you gonna take. But in my opinion digital is here superior too as it provides you with the results straight away, whereas when it comes to film cameras, you have to wait some time until you get your feedback. But then, shooting film has quite some charm. It is a craftmanship. Its handmade. It is complex and it can greatly influence the way you take pictures. I think it raises the value of a good photo and for me, it is a satisfaction to do. If you are interested in it, you can always give it a try. There are a lot of inexpensive great old film cameras on the market. If you start shooting 35mm its even below 100$ and if you try medium format you can get away with a few houndred bucks. And a starting kit for film development is maybe another 50$. *edit* writing.. oh and if you want to enlarge youre pictures, a good used enlarger is maybe another 100$

[@LivingFree207]

Oswald Lorenz Thank you. I was just curious. My father always had a camera around his neck to photograph usually his 8 children :) He wanted us to sell off his cameras before he passed so that is what we did. I have an older camera myself but never really got into taking pictures until now (going on 49 years old)....I'm sure my father would say "it's about time" lol :) I don't think I have the patience to go back to film...at least not now. I'm just getting the hang of digital and I need all the help I can get lol :) Thank you so much for your time in explaining to me about who might be using film. I really was curious. Thank you! :) Melody

[@julesnoelsmith]

another great episode!

[@gheorghefalcaru]

This is fantastic

[@kithughes6246]

may I ask how long these exposures were and would he has used nd filters? .

[@jixxxxer17]

awesome presentation a learning experience :)

[@KenDavidson1]

Amazing work. Anyone know if there is a way to buy prints? Searched on google but couldn't find much.

[@theartofphotography]

+Ken Davidson Nailya Alexander Gallery represents Alexey and they sell his prints.

[@bartelR]

i was interested in buyng this book, and you can still find it in different places online. but .. starting at 800$ ???? what the hell?!?! Can someone sell a used copy for like 30 or 50$??

[@signalvideo1]

can the artists technique be emulated on a digital camera? does he use ND filters and what kind of film cameras were available to him? Thanks

[@MarshallBananar]

+George Larkins He used an Hasselblad camera for the works you see in this book, a 500cm if I recall correctly In a documentary I saw of him, he was handling filters but didn't talk about it And I guess you could emulate his work with a digital camera, it would be easier than trying to emulate it with a film camera, since his work in the dark room is quite impressive, he almost paints the highlights of his pictures You might be able to find a three parts documentary on KZbin, just look for it

[@signalvideo1]

Will do. I would like to try similar effect with my Mamiya 1000s and also Sony a6000 mirrorless. Really like the tonal hi-lights and will try to emulate on BW negative film scans in PS.

[@rejeannantel1185]

+didierthesuperstar Thanks for the tip! I have found and viewed the documentary. I saw him use a ND filter in part 2 and, in part 3, saw the comparisons between an untouched print and the modified print he was working on, bleaching and toning it. Video quality was fair but the content was quite remarkable, revealing the insight of Alexey Titarenko.

[@oswaldlorenz8410]

+didierthesuperstar Only some of his photos were taken with a hasselblad. He used at least a pentacon 6 as said on 07:48 before he got his hasselblad but more interesting would be the film he used. But yea his dark room work is stunning

[@stephenmcorby]

Love your stuff... but you talk really fast! Slow down my friend.

[@liamgreen8324]

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