Todd Hido: Photograph like a documentarian but Print like a painter

[@soccerjockey]

not only a master photographer, but also so articulate! He's one of my favorite photographers to listen to speak about their craft

[@rosemanbridge1000]

There's an episode in Season 1 of On The Roam that follows Todd out shooting and editing, well worth a look.

[@daymonpearcey8468]

Fantastic watch. Really great to hear Todd talking about his work and process. Thanks for sharing this.

[@CameraWestTV]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!

[@jimcamp3]

I wish you would have listed his printer(s)! Thanks for making this excellent video!

[@anils.rkumar6551]

Thank you. Great Video.

[@ahsanabbasphotography]

Fabulously well put together, great photographic wisdom! Thank you! 🙏🏽

[@CameraWestTV]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@ckhicks]

Such a great video, many lessons packed in here. Thank you!

[@CameraWestTV]

Thank you for watching!

[@ab185]

What a super cool video--thanks for making/sharing this.

[@CameraWestTV]

Thank you for watching, we're glad you enjoyed it!

[@Teslien]

Please! We need artists like this dude to make KZbin videos or at least someone else making yt videos for him. I didn't learn anything new but I was shown a real good photographer with a great mindset w work to back it up

[@kurtkgledhill]

Do you know what paper he uses for his prints? It looks beautiful!

[@dominey]

Great video - love his work! Great analogy of documentarian and painter.

[@CameraWestTV]

Thanks for watching!

[@ItsjustmeDJ]

I really enjoyed this video, Todd is such a great photographer and I loved seeing his process. Thank you for sharing this.

[@CameraWestTV]

He is truly one of the best contemporary photographers of our time. Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for watching!

[@robertkerner4833]

Nicely done and a reminder to print your work. For those annoyed by the Leica product promotion: you do realize that Camera West and Made in Wetzlar are exactly that, a promotional mechanism for Leica products. You'd have to be naive not to realize that and it doesn't change the quality of what Todd is saying in anyway. Take the messages from him and ignore the product placement if you wish!. Do you freak out every time you see an Omega watch in a Bond film?

[@benyomtov5819]

Fabulous video I can relate to his process very much. Thanks for sharing

[@CameraWestTV]

You/re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@johnb8538]

Awesome job Carlo……print, print, print……maybe a workshop on the art of printing is due…..well done indeed!

[@CameraWestTV]

Thanks for watching John!

[@MoghulVeyron]

This video was so thoughtful, inspiring and informative to watch. Great upload!

[@projekt_vega]

Interesting insight on the process and how he makes his photographs. Hope to see his photos at a show one day.

[@CameraWestTV]

Thanks for watching! If you get the chance to see his work in person, it is truly an unforgettable experience.

[@carlosnegroncruz]

8:41 Is the cover for Silversun Pickups "Neck of the woods" album. Ive loved that photo but never went out of my way to find out who took it. It's soo cool running into this in a phase of my life when I'm taking my photography more seriously.

[@CameraWestTV]

Oh wow, that's awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video. Reoccurrence in life are very serendipitous. Thanks for watching!

[@andydelphoto]

So great! And so many great takeaways. An immediate one for me is rearranging my desk like his. I like the idea of keeping the laptop close and the bigger monitor to the side. Time to clear my schedule and move things around.

[@CameraWestTV]

Glad you enjoyed it! thank you for watching!

[@RichardSilvius]

He said 10% of his pictures are good. My God.. if only. I'm lucky if .000000001% are good. I'm lucky if I've ever taken a truly good picture.

[@holasoyjuansm]

Perfectionism is attractive but it generally hurts the work and the artist. Strive to reject 90% of your work, not look to accept 10% of it. Might help you progress and maybe even get better.

[@RichardSilvius]

@@holasoyjuansm Interesting take!

[@hgl2002]

It helps to hear that he still works hard to get the few great photos.

[@Whiteart10]

What is a good image, it depends who is looking at it.

[@CameraWestTV]

Agreed!

[@THRIVINGERA]

This was sick loved it

[@CameraWestTV]

We appreciate, thanks for watching!

[@tiredeyes_photography]

Thank you for this, Camera West!

[@CameraWestTV]

Thanks for watching!

[@seralegre]

well I understand is his process, but I've found a beauty in unedited photography with the most natural colour profiles. It really helped me pushing ny style and find something i wasnt founding on the computer. Each photographer is different.

[@LensForgotten]

Awesome mini documentary on Todd… Great job!

[@CameraWestTV]

Thank you for watching!

[@vikdaddy]

Thank you for this.

[@CameraWestTV]

You're welcome! thank you for watching

[@Voyageurhorsdutemps]

Vos photos sont magiques✨On dirait des peintures ✨Merci ✨IT touched me deeply...I love ...

[@viix2328]

Amazing photos😮 already asked by someone else, whisch printer he's using?

[@joaquintrigueros]

Great work. Like..

[@OoraMusic]

Maestro!

[@yugenfocus]

Great video! I've been following Todd for a while now and I'm happy to get to see what his creative process is. Just a note for the mini-doc itself...don't be afraid to let the a-roll breathe. By that I mean you can space out your a-roll for a lot longer than what you think. We won't click away if the subject isn't constantly talking, I promise! You're images are great, so let them shine in between Todd's a-roll and you'll have a bit more of a considered and well-paced cut. Just sharing a tip I've had to learn the hard way 😅 Keep on making stuff, I'll be following to see what else you can make!

[@jaredweinstockphoto]

Great video…but what printer does he use?

[@dominey]

I’d wager a normal Canon or Epson photo printer for all of his prints appeared to be around 8x12 and smaller.

[@ab185]

5:05 looks like it's out of a dream!

[@michimila]

Did I just watch an incredibly elaborate commercial for Leica instead of getting an insight into my favorite artist? Wow, what is going on with the world? How can his art and work be overshadowed by a big brand like this? Honestly, I’m disappointed. I own all of Todd's books and have followed his work closely ever since. But this... it seems to reflect the spirit of our times. Everything is infiltrated by advertising, and as a result, it loses its depth for me.

[@MagdaReyman]

100%

[@MKETSHOW117]

I agree that advertising is tiring, but couldn't it also be that these are his genuine thoughts? Isn't this also a very relevant part of the process? Would you criticise a painter who's talking about the paintbrush? It's a tiring paradoxical conversation within photography that we can't talk about our tools without having to say something philosophical about it. Every single photography KZbinr, blogger, whatever seems to simultaneously love their cameras and thinking about their tools all the while seemingly feeling guilty about it and constantly have to say "but yeah it doesn't really matter". It seriously seems like the empty and over discussed knee jerk reaction like "thoughts and prayers" is in the photography community.

[@MagdaReyman]

@@MKETSHOW117 it should be about his process. he could take those photos with any other camera. and yes, he can mention it but come one, this video was all about Leica

[@MKETSHOW117]

@@MagdaReyman I think Todd Hido is much more capable than you in assessing how much his cameras affect his process. If he knows it affects his images who are you to say otherwise? This endless competition about who cares the least about gear is cringe. Either you care about gear or you don't. Both are fine, having a superiority complex about one or the other is not. Even the most beginner of photographers have heard that good or bad gear shouldn't and can't stop you from taking breathtaking images. We already know this to be true, doesn't mean your process and enjoyment can't benefit from the right equipment. He comes across as genuine when talking about his equipment, whether he was sponsored to do this or not.

[@MagdaReyman]

@@MKETSHOW117 there is clearly marketing behind this video and if you choose not to see it we really don’t have to talk ;) And I think that gear matters, and it’s bs if someone says it doesn’t matter. But this video is a Leica commercial and let’s not pretend that it’s not true.

[@cinemasoldiers3314]

BMX Brotherhood

[@claire1245]

Please can you share what printer you use? thank you

[@davidgambin2551]

he would make great photographs with an iPhone 3

[@kaczynski2333]

Since you just baited me into watching a commercial; it's a Sony sensor.

[@vmno6300]

Love your work Todd! I just wish you would ease up on the Leica ad. Every video of you there’s always this Leica placement and it’s getting a bit too much

[@neilgenower9950]

"You can make them softer, but you can't make them sharper".........since when?

[@MonoWerx]

Film, you definitely can't. Digital, you can give the impression of sharpness to an extent, but you can't push that very far without breaking the structure of the image. So he's right.

[@neilgenower9950]

@@MonoWerx In this case he's referring to digital. Sharpening a digital file was really used to negate the AA filter. Both the S3 and SL don't have a filter, so it's not necessary to sharpen the file. But to say you can make them softer but not sharper is simply not true. if you know how to be gentle with sharpening and do it in a considered way, it won't break the structure of the picture. I do though get what he's saying about softening the shot to match his film work, although seems odd to use a sharp lens only to soften it in post. He clearly knows what he's doing, so my input is really irrelevant.

[@nunmoiahnamte4549]

In my understanding he meant to say leica is so sharp enough adding sharpness in post is not really work for him

[@hammettl]

I always liked Todd’s work. His best work was not shot on a Leica. This is an ad.

[@143GADGETS]

This was GREAT until it tuned into an ad… so disappointing. 🙄

[@tupakaveli77]

His entire style sound like my style lol

[@dee.other.artist8091]

Great photos Todd. But man, come on, this is a Leica advert. Who cares about the camera. You could shoot your photos with every system. Keep up the great work.

[@andresjaime9634]

I thought he was more interesting

[@christianchapels]

He certainly loves his Leica 🧐

[@mikestanavech7858]

Vignette much?

[@deantaylor1512]

Photography is not painting…. A photographer is not a painter… Some need to get over themselves….

[@jackmays1638]

Kinda a metaphor

[@damianip]

You weren’t paying attention.