[ Post New Message | Post Reply to this One | Send Private Email to John Kantor | Help ]

Response to Images of Women Here

from John Kantor (jkantor@mindspring.com)
As a matter of fact Ellen Von Unwerth is one of my favorite fashion photographers (along with Helmut Newton). So far, I have found that fashion photography is 90% based on the rapport between the photographer and model - and the rapport she has with her models seems to be extraordinary. I also think her work illustrates a fundamental difference in both the way female photographers see and that models react when working with them.

What I like about fashion photography is precisely the fact that it is iconic (hence also my like for Newton). Everyone involved (me, the model, the makeup artist, etc.) know that we are creating a fantasy image that comes from the collaboration of our efforts. In the online magazine that I'm working on, I plan to use a number of techniques (including behind-the-scenes shots) to help deconstruct that image, but not negate it.

(posted 8785 days ago)

[ Previous | Next ]