Robert Doisneau – Le baiser de l’Hotel de Ville 1950
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This is one of the most famous photographs of all time and you just might happen to know it. Doisneau is all about human beings in France that are captured during an exquisite moment, very often with a lot of comedy in it. He is a real master in his work, because he always achieved to make the scene authentic. This instant was captured while he was sitting at a café in front of the Hotel de Ville in Paris (see background). Wow! But wait, in fact, this scene was set up as he was forced to admit years later when two adults sued him for being the kissing couple. They were models. Does that mean that Doisneau work is less worth? On the contrary I believe…
A Different Aproach
A Style of Sincerety
Atmosphere and the point of view
Between fascination and disgust
Bildunwürdigkeit
Craftsmanship
Damn tourists
Demand and Supply
Enchantment and surprise
Everything is in motion
Finding harmony in Chaos
Flaws | Magic | Age
Frozen Decisive Instant
Graphism
High key | Low key
Human Ingredient
Making you wonder
More than just a game
More than the sum
Natural Light
Photographers are chronists
Postcards | Tourists | Value
Simple Abstract
Tenderness
Tension
Through my Eyes
To read and to understand
Traces
We live, we share
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Exquisite capturing of a moment in time – whether posed or not. What matters is the emotion evoked in the eyes of the viewer. What a talented photographer! Black and white (with shades of grey) reflect all the extremes of light and dark, as well as the extremes of moods, positive and negative. RIP Robert Doisneau
Hey,
I totally agree. Doisneau is one of the photographers that inspired me a lot eventhough I never quite followed his style myself. The fact that this shot is actually posed make it in my opinion even more impressive because his pictures just look so authentic. A true master!
Beautiful picture (even if it is posed). My first thought was that the young man looks really handsome and then I realized he’s probably passed 80 years old or dead by now. And this somehow makes the picture even more amazing because with this he will forever be in his 20s.
Hmm. That’s a very interesting point you have. I wonder what happened to these two people. They probably never thought that this kiss would go down in the history of photography.