Source: Opus Art, 2004 Helmut Newton 1920-2004, viewed 28 Feb 2010, [http://www.opus-art.com/artists/HelmutNewton].
Sunday, February 28, 2010
1/ Helmut Newton
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Life
1920 - 2004
At 75 years old he was still photographing without a problem.
Born in Berlin in 1920.
First camera - age of 12
'King of kink' TIME
'Exploitor of women' - feminists
Quotes
''I don't know anything about the f-ing writing process, I'm a pornographer"''My dear I'm not interested in you, you are getting paid to do what I want''
''Everything is a little slice of life. Every picture is based on reality. I have no feverous imagination it's all real and it happens every day. Every scene I do here is all plucked from the reality, the harshness, of everyday life amongst the rich. ''
"I believe the perfect fashion photograph is one that doesn't look like a fashion photograph. A photograph that looks like it's something out of a movie.... a paparazzi shot, anything but a fashion photograph."
Helmut's Work:
- narrative
- provocative
- scenarios
- nudity
Technical
- Usually just one reflector, one light
- Light source often just a torch or just a reflector lit with ambient light
- Medium format film, B&W
- Usually 6 frames to one film per shoot
Models
- Cindy Crawford
- Pavarotti
- Gianni Versace
Source: Newton, J Helmut by June, Canal Plus Byzance Productions, viewed 15 March 2010, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9wkCLkVWcI&feature=related].
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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