The Sartorialist. A Visual Life
Just before the holidays I had the honor of being the subject of a short documentary. They must have worked very fast because the film is already done.
In the film you will see how several of the recent images were made, including the shot of the duct-taped boots.
I just arrived in Korea so I will start posting shots from Seoul soon.
In the film you will see how several of the recent images were made, including the shot of the duct-taped boots.
I just arrived in Korea so I will start posting shots from Seoul soon.
Comments on "The Sartorialist. A Visual Life"
You're such an inspiration!
Nice video ;)
http://blondpantheretlouboutin.blogspot.com/2011/01/panther-balmain.html#links
So nice the documentary!
Impressive!
xx Ale
Amazing!
X
Start dreaming on www.dreamingthedayawaywithluca.blogspot.com
Exactly what I was waiting for, some visuals! Can't wait to see some shots out of Seoul too..
http://intermsofme.blogspot.com/
It portrays your work perfectly, it's wonderful to have an insight into your thoughts about fashion. we usually only get the final result, so it's great to see all the thought process and work behind it!
www.gingerfashionmonsters.blogspot.com
I love your work Scott. It takes me places. Everyday, I get dressed thinking,"Would this outfit make Scott stop and ask to take my picture?"
Very nice video ;))
come discover this new blog :)
http://cocochannelmagazine.wordpress.com/
so inspiring - wonderful film!
This was a great video.
I love seeing how people work; it's always such an inspiration.
You are a true artist!
I like you even more now.
Ella
www.bighugstudio.blogspot.com
Congratulations! Such an honour to have a documentary made about you and one of your life's biggest passions.
Charming snapshot in digital history.. Thank you for being curious!
Very nice! Cool to see you out there doing it...
Interesting video!
a beautiful documentary about a unique personality.
thank you for sharing and inspiring us.
Great to see how you work... very inspiring!
What a fantastic video. The "perspective" reminds me a bit of the Iconoclasts series on Sundance. They should do an episode with you. Your blog has really changed the way street fashion is viewed, and is one of my most favorites.
Many thanks for your daily inspiration!
What I love most about seeing how you work:
You use one lens in this documentary. Over the years of doing photography, I've reduced my equipment to one lens per camera, using the equivalent of a 35mm camera's 28-30mm range. You're right--creativity is often about simplicity, but exploiting it.
Fantastic.
Thank you so much for sharing. I love your sentiments. Please come back to Atlanta when I am in town to see you!
www.berlynndesigns.blogspot.com
I love the way it is filmed, so complementary with your work.
Great video :)
i love seeing your process - less intrusive than I thought it would be - keep up the good work
It's amazing, you're wonderful. It really seems you love what you do.
Great to see Michael giving you the haircut!
I hope to see you in Oporto someday. It's a city full of genuine people!
It was truly inspirational to see you behind-the-scenes.
Let's keep our eyes open and share it with the world. <3
we are blessed to see.. mmh.
Great film!
It's amazing to see the pictures come to life.
Truly inspiring for artists, designers, or anyone looking for a creative outlet.
38in365.blogspot.com
I really enjoyed this superbly made video and you are such an inspiration and humble !So rare and so cool!
amazingly amazing!
i love it!
Great work! Genius!
The video is awesome, but you look too serious. Have to smile more often :)
This is fantastic. Thank you for sharing.
kb
thank you so much...
Fantastic video, and great hear you talk about what you do.
Thank you so mcuh for being such an inspiration! The video is great - finally I get to learn more about the person BEHIND the camera :) keep going, I love your work!
XX
This is really inspiring!
It's really nice to see how you go about your work..
This documentation is perfect!
Can't wait to see your photos from Seoul :))
www.erinhamelin.com
so good..
Scott, it's really great to see how you work! You are a true idol and inspiration to all of us, wannabe photographers! :) Don't you need an assistant??? :D
xxx
http://gypsy-diaries.blogspot.com/
Very interesting! I have only recently following a few blogs and got hooked on the Sartorialist very quickly! Loved the peek into the "process."
Awsome! You are such an inspiration! Keep on!
This is interesting. I hope you enjoy your trip and I can't wait for the pics!
Really nice, "the man behind the camera," indeed
You're so inspiring...love the video post
http://lipstickboudoir.blogspot.com/
who is the photographer you name at 4:25?
I think it's so wonderful that you get paid well for having a visual life! I must admit a {wee} bit of jealousy!
I'm also living my visual life and being paid - just not well!
but really congrats on all your success it's wonderful to come here each day and be inspired.
I just fell a little bit in love with you. I hope to encounter you on the street someday.
Victoria
http://diva-in-distress.blogspot.com
Oh wow! so great
you are like... a big inspiration dear
good work :)
we love you
Cs1993
You do open the whole world of fashion to us ... thanks from Indiana!
Beautiful!
amo tu trabajo!!! es único!!
its very inspiring
xx
come to Spokane, WA. Please.
love the way this short film was put together, and the sense of you that we get through it - you seem like a kind, thoughtful person deeply curious about the world. thanks for your work.
This is such a lovely film! Loved the girl who was like "um...what's it for?". Ha brilliant.
http://www.londontownsagogo.blogspot.com/
That is really nice !
Amaizing and it makes you so real. ;)
"This is the man behind the camera, so this is the genius"
Great job !
Good to see you talk about all the things that I'd like to ask! I couldn't be different... BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you for doing this, Scott. It was interesting to see you in action. Big fan.. Congratulations on all of your success!
nice!
flawless.
Love your work
perfection
Love it!!
It shwos your work, your own view.
IT´s a big inspiration.
XOXO
http://teenagedream-mo.blogspot.com/
Loved de video.
And Yes, I am sure, in 100 years, people will be looking at your photos, and saying ¡¡¡ WOW !!! Just like we do now.
I hope you can come to Rio de Janeiro soon... love your site!
u r so a w e s o m e.
Amazing !
I love your blog and you seem to be such a nice person !
what a joy to watch you work. so simple....and always so lovely your work is!
bravissimo!! i love the video :)
Quoting an anonymous fan from above "Everyday, I get dressed thinking, Would this outfit make Scott stop and ask to take my picture?". I addition drawing inspiration from some of the older pictures that suit my style. You, sir, truly are an inspiration.
P.S. I'm in NYC and I have a full time six figures job. But, let me know if and when you are looking for an assistant :)
For over three years I have watched your work evolve, it has been in the background for what seems a long time.
It is so much more than fashion for me now, and more influential than any other blog I have seen.
I've always wanted to be stopped by you in the street. You're an inspiration to us all!
Don't stop. Not yet. And thank you.
You do a really really great job ,i can get more dressing even life inspirations from everytime i read your blog.Sometimes we say the world is too big too find out, but you show us the world through your camera .
I ❤ the sartorialist and thanks for your work!
Yichen
Love it!!
.ebk.
Hey, it's wonderful ! Congratulations :)
xoxo
http://noumias-papers.blogspot.com/
Excellent. You inspire even an old man like myself.
Super cool.
very cool! really looking forward to snaps from Korea!
www.missmollyfashions.blogspot.com
nice - i especially like the last part
Does anyone know the maker of Scott Schuman's eyeglasses?
Woow, this video just shows how pure your work is! I loved it.
Thank you for giving me a peek into your world. You remind me of a modern Singer-Sargent.
I'm so inspired after see this! Awesome. :-)
Whitney
www.MyStylishFriends.blogspot.com
This was so interesting, thanks for posting it. Someone earlier asked about the photographer you had mentioned, Jacques Henri Lartigue (a favorite of mine) for the anonymous commenter that asked about that. It was great to get a glimpse into how you work, thanks!
You make simple things become special! Love your blog!
Very nice video too!
Nicely done. Video seems well suited to your temperament.
Loved it. Thank you for sharing.
You are sincerely a creative genius! Great video >>fashionotes.com
In Seoul the area around the Arts University > HONGIK UNIVERSITY
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SH/SH_EN_7_4.jsp?cid=630937
Also in that same area make sure you visit "LOOP" it's an alternative art space, already worth going because of the architecture but also is one of the best for contemporary art shows in Seoul + really interesting people in the area
http://galleryloop.com/
(click on the information tab to see pix and map to get there)
I lived in Korea for 1.5 years so I'm looking forward to your images! Good luck with everything!
Wonderful video - visually interesting: well shot, edited. Loved your commentary. Thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.
Magnificent!!! It's so generous of you to give us your view of photography. I love the way, like a ethnologist, you look at people dress, walk, move. A beautiful testimony of life.
beyond amazing!
I love it! I always wondered
how this process works... thanks for the inspiration!! I hope you can come to Brazil!!!
I think your glasses are amazing. Allyn Scura Legends, I think?
Beautiful.
Great documentary! Congratulations to its authors and also to you, for the great work with The Sartorialist!
(how about coming to Lisbon?)
I love what you said about refining one's vision. I've enjoyed your blog for a few years past, but I will appreciate it even more now, having gained a better understanding of how and why you do this.
Thanks for letting us get a fascinating glimpse into your thought process!
In Seoul:
The area around the most famous art university > Hongik University
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SH/SH_EN_7_4.jsp?cid=630937
Make sure to visit in the same area Gallery Loop maybe head there first and then walk down to the Hongik University shopping district.
already worth it because of the architecture but interesting looking people around the streets where that is > nice coffee shops too and an around the corner an excellent hot chocolate place.
http://galleryloop.com/
(click on the "information" tab to see images of the place and a map on how to get there)
It was very nice, and inspiring, to get a glimpse of your everyday life. Thank you for sharing.
I loved watching that, so inspiring and simply fun seeing you at work and seeing the story behind the images.
Inspiration, all around. thank so much!
What a sexy documentary. Great to see the genius at work. thank you for that. x
Well done film. Congrats.
Joe
USA
Really an amazing video, it's nice to see something about the man behind the camera! x
This is really great, and I'm so pleased with your soothing voice! :)
my hat goes off to you for approaching strangers on the street - im a semi-pro photographer and I couldn't do that.. people get so touchy about having their photo taken in the western world? don't you think.. it's really interesting - do they think it will steal their soul?? or are we all just insecure about our looks.. best to you for 2011!
Ah, I woke up this morning to this video. This is fantastic!
I like how you reference your Midwestern background. It is true, from my experience, being from the center of the United States leads one to appreciate a range of perspectives.
That is what I love about your blog - the range of styles and people.
You should come to Monterrey, D.F., and Guadalajara here in Mexico.
We have a lot a diversity too.
Greetings.
Fantastic! I fell in love with your eyes. What they see, and their gorgeous blue color!
I hope someday you'll come to Philadelphia!
Great and inspiring video. I was happy to able to see you work tecnique in the street. :)
I forgot to mention the people from Platoon Berlin opened a space in Seoul > maybe interesting checking it out too:
http://www.kunsthalle.com
Very cool and interesting perspective. I don't think many people think in context when we look at photos from 1910 it makes you wonder what people will say about us in another 100 years or so. Anyway wish I had the balls to go take random photos of people like that I ride on the red line in LA and I always see some amazing visuals and people. Maybe someday.
Fascinating! Thanks so much for sharing. I was curious how you use your camera in cold weather. My husband complains that gloves get in the way, fingerless gloves aren't warm enough, etc. I found Under Armour glove liners, and hope they work with the fingerless gloves. He's starting to photograph wildlife, not fashion, though.
What a lovley video! It's nice to learn more about the man behind the camera/blog. Thank you for sharing.
This is fantastic, I love your work, Scott!
So inspiring, thank you.
Love your work, by shooting every day people and not just mindless celebrities, I do believe you bring a many smiles, to many faces, and hope that everyone is special in some way or another.
Thank you,
With Love
Thank you Scott for sharing with us and for giving us an insight into what you do! Truly inspirational!
... AMAZING to see you work ... like the magic curtain is pulled back ... since you, I walk down the street and a notice different landscape.
That was really nice to see :)
I love the reaction of the first woman you stopped when you said who you were. 'Oh!' Lovely.
I wish you'd filmed the little sweetie teenie boy though! :D
Nicely done! I been perusing this blog for a year or more, and now I know the man behind the camera. Bravo! Your approach is so simply done, but so elegant at the same time. Thanks for bringing the slightest introspection of every day life into view for all of us.
Really interesting to see how you do your great work!
It's great to meet you! See "the man behind the camera" as the girl said. I'm a follower from Tijuana, Mexico. Hope to see you around here someday!
Much success.
Lovely documentary, beautifully filmed, scored and explored. I have enjoyed reading these comments so much as well. How amazing to think that you are inspiring people all over the world, every single day. And all because you were determined to stick to your vision of what you thought you could do.
I also really appreciated the Lartigue reference. It made a solid click as to why your blog always seemed much more than about fashion and more about the people that you have captured...
How wonderful! And inspirational for others. Your blog was one of the first blogs I viewed and have always loved it! :)
bravo! bravo!
Beyond beautiful, appreciate your work and thank you so much for sharing.
Congrats, beautifuly shot film that TELLS the story!
Beautiful. Watching this movie about you made me feel full today. Made me very happy. I can't wait to get home and get my camera in the hands. But I only shoot my kids. :)
I enjoy this documentary so much. Now I know how you work in a city -jungle with sharp and warm eyes. you give me such an immense inspiration of style. I really want to say "thank you, Mr. Schumann!"
And Finally!!!
You are in Seoul!!!
Welcome to Korea!!!
I'm dying to see you in the street of my hometown. Is there any possibility that you would post the spot where you would be? it would be great for your fans.
I do hope that you will have wonderful time here.
Video of the year.
Your photos are so beautiful! It was fun to see this little glimpse into the man behind the camera.
Thanks for continuing to share lovely images with us!
well done! I especially loved your comment about taking a few simple ingredients and making something or putting together something beautiful.
www.painteveryday.blogspot.com
I absolutely want a barber shop, like the one you went, in my country!! Wow!....
I loved this! It's great to see the mind and face behind the camera!
Holy moly! I loved it!
Getting a glimpse of you doing what you do was so cool. The whole thing was really great, and inspiring.
Plus, you're easy on the eyes ;)
visit heyrecklessmind.blogspot
Love it, very enlightening.
Alan
I got chills watching this, so well done! Thank you! You are such an inspiration!
http://www.annawithlove.com
awesome documentary <3 i must admit that i'm like the girl who you photographed at chinatown, i never knew nor googled to find out how you, the man that's making all this happen, looks like. & it's pretty amazing hearing your commentary, seeing you come alive on that documentary. may i just ask who's that photographer you mentioned, the one from the 1900s? i didnt manage to catch his name. would love to see his captures as well <3
Scott — finally, insight into the inspiration behind the camera. Kudos!
I never go a day without checking your blog. Thanks.
To see the most recent photos on the site in context of the shoot was wonderful. And of course, only appropriate that the film about the Sartorialist would be well shot. Kudos
I had a great time watching the video! It's such an inspiration. I just bought my first Canon (350D) Camera and I'm in love with it already, although I'm still figuring out how everything works. Your life is like some sort of dream, just wander around and photograph people!
How about visiting Holland some day?
beautiful inspiration-- thanks for choosing to share this "behind the scenes" piece.
http://
1thousanddresses.blogspot.com/
Fabulous. So handsome - so revealing.
You're a very interesting person with a special talent.
This is a fantastic piece and it was so wonderful to see you in action. I never thought about this but you live your life as a keen observer of human life. What a great job!
www.greeneggsandglam.blogspot.com
In Poland we too watch your blog . !
pozdrawiam . . .
Fantastic!
viveldetalle.blogspot.com
New blog, new blogger.
Thanks.
Nice!
Glad to see Michael there again, what salon is he currently at?
Lou
You are really inspiring! I remember finding The Sartorialist a few years ago and it opened my eyes to fashion and style from an entirely different standpoint. It has made my day-to-day life much more beautiful.
Thank you!
Muy muy muy buen video.-
Lovely. I so enjoy your site and your photos. It is nice to have the cameras turned every once in a while!
You are very interesting person!
I loved your comment about the digital park bench. I live in the middle of Silicon Valley and, while there are many great things to be said for this area, when it comes to people watching it's not the same view one has sitting on the steps of the Met or having lunch in Paley Park or strolling my old neighborhood when I lived in Manhattan for a few years -- or people watching in Paris or London or ... Even the light is different in each of those places. Thanks for sharing the view through your lens day after day --
Fantastic video. Your blog is among my absolute favorites. "Meeting you" virtually is a joy.
If you find time, try the street vendors that sell food in Seoul as well as the pasteries (Paris Baguette). Enjoy your time in my motherland!
sanghees.blogspot.com
This is such a great video-as a student in high school it's so comforting to hear that photography wasn't something you aspired to early, it was just something creative you ended up loving more and more. I can only hope to have such an exciting and inspiring career as you as i grow up!
I love it, I hope to be shot by you one day.
I love the behind the scenes look into your day to day. You make it look so easy. Thanks for sharing a window into your life.
love that you do what you do.
please keep doing it.
very very well done documentary on you Scott!
I've seen you a few times at work in New York, its cool to watch!
xoxo
http://cestclassique.blogspot.com
i like your work!
wow.
Thank you so much for offering all of us the illusion and hope of being part of the world by doing the things we love.
First, you're cute but before first, I smiled throughout, all is so familiar. The absolute best part is when you said you plan to do this for the next 30/40 years. I guess I've always feared you'd move on to something bigger and shinier.
Awesome, that's a great documentary of you!
Awesome, that's a great documentary of you!
I was curious if you walked around with a little pad of model releases, but no? Within months of leaving NYC a few yrs ago I realized how much I missed people watching and found your site...and to see the video as well as your shots is to be reminded how the light dances in the streets of NYC. As for doing the art, the work - "allowing yourself to fall in love a little bit every day" is brilliant. Thanks again Scott.
Wow!! How cool and inspiring to hear you explain your thoughts on your career. I blog on a very different topic (parenting), but you and Garance inspire me in the sensibility you bring to your work and the joy you clearly take from it. What a gift to be able to do something you love so much and to be able to inspire people all over the world!
All the best to you!
@ Kevin Denney
My guess (I have the same eyeglasses!) He bought it in a small shop in Milan called "Laboratorio Ottico Marchesi" in Via Solferino (they do not have a website, sigh).
Scott do you confirm?
Fede
PS: nice to see "Borotalco" is an international brand in Barbershops in NY ; )
fabulous ... congratulations! i love the blog even though, or maybe because, i'm an ordinary 60 year old grandmother living in an ordinary small city. the beauty you capture inspires me. thank you.
Thanks for sharing this with us, your work is perfect and you are a real inspiration for us, the way you see life and things is very nice.
Please keep doing it in the same awesome way you always do.
Thanks Scott.
Bravo ! Complimenti !
Ok...you're just my hero :)
Great video, inspirating talk...love you :)
Julie from France
I really enjoyed that. I think I will ALWAYS find it difficult to go up to people and ask if I can take their picture - it's good to see how you do it.
What's this AD?
i love this kind of inspiration, makes me happy...
beautiful documentary- i love the way you speak about your passion for people its very inspiring
what an awesome little documentary, so interesting to hear your point of view. true artistry
this was really beautiful. thank you for taking the time to capture moments.
I always look at you photos, like many othe million people, but never comment because I think: what does he care after 278 comments???
But now that I have a blog myself, I realised that every comment is a piece of somebody´s soul trying to touch yours.
Un abrazo desde el corazón.
Sacramento
Loved this look inside your world!
Amusingly literal at times: the comment about the Internet being a kind of digital park bench is followed by a shot of... a park bench! Good-looking video, though, nice music, and the photos are gorgeous as always--fun to see how they are made.
This is so beautiful and inspiring! Thank u so much for sharing your experience and you way off sight with us! and definitely so encouraging to!
SO amazing. You're so eloquent and inspirational I want to hit the streets with my camera!
We all believe in your ability and inspiration, but I was most struck by your courage to do what you do, the way you want. What an incredible film to an incredible visionary!
Cheers
DW
very interesting and fun to see more of you!
Thank you for taking time to capture the today...and what people will talk about 100 years from now. Like others, I find your work inspiring on so many levels, without even a hint of the mundane.
Okay, and you've got me, I tried to look up the meaning of Satorialist...what does it mean? Not found in dictionary...
I found your blog by Garance Doré, and since I go every day!
I am French and not very good in English so I do not read all the time small text!
Good luck, your blog is very good in this whole "blogosphere"!
You have so much soul! It's the ultimate Sartorialist experience this documentary. the moving shot of you leaving the barber shop is beautiful.
Wonderful video! Congratulations!
i loved this so much! it was well-made & had some really interesting insights. thanks for posting it!
We want a feature length documentary!!!
You will never fully understand the impact and inspiration you give the world! This was by far one of the best documentaries. I wish someone would do a full feature on you!
xo
thank you again for your endless inspiration!
I always wondered what type of person you were behind the lens. Visiting your blog often and experiencing a piece of you through your photographs builds a fascination for learning about the man who inspires. This Docu is well done.
Does anyone ever say 'no' to you requesting their photo taken?
www.amanda-wagner.com
You are asome :) I love to watch humans to, but thanks to you i can watch them from NY, and all around the world eventhough I live in this small village in the North of Sweden.
that's amazing! it such a good idea to share with all your followers the way you stop people and aske them to be your subject for one second...I need to find the confidence with myself for doing this too.
what really made me happy is that now I know that I am not the only one who love watching people and everything goes around.
I love the sincerity with whom you work.
This video just made me so happy! I sit on your digital park bench every day.
I check out your blog every single day - I am totally hooked! You are truly inspiring a lot of people to look at how we define fashion and to turn it upside down. A unique view of your visual life which I have enjoyed watching. Look forward to an equally inspiring 2011!
I wish you all the best, Giada
Very nicely shot. I take a great deal of inspiration from you as I am a photographer trying to get somewhere.
www.photo120.co.uk
Great movie...great work...great inspirarion for us all!
Muitos parabéns! ;-)