Archive for the ‘ Photography ’ Category
The Vogue Italia August 2010 issue has created quite some stir amongst its viewers. What did it do? It made superficial fashion meet the dirty reality of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill…on purpose. Steve Meisel’s ‘crude’ images of model Kristen McMenamy, dressed in feathers and smeared in oil, serve as a harsh reminder of the disturbing [ READ MORE ]
Today we present the Seven Latin Divas Look Book. In the introduction, I wrote about the reasons why dedicating a collection to remarkable Latin women. Below is the text included in the Look Book along with few spreads. Feel free to download it and share it with anyone who, like me, appreciates the legacy of [ READ MORE ]
Let’s face it, who doesn’t like food? One aspect that makes food look so appetizing is the vivid and brilliant colors of the ingredients. Photographer and food stylist Linda Lundgren takes food color to a whole new level. She separates food by color, and mixes them with frozen food packaging, then organizes them in [ READ MORE ]
David Stephenson is an associate professor at the School of Art, University of Tasmania, Hobart. In his new book Heavenly Vault, he pays tribute to the breath-taking grandeur of intricate beauty European church vaulted ceilings from the 12th through the 16th centuries. David showcases more than 80 vaulted ceilings, charting the history of their vaults, [ READ MORE ]
It’s been a few weeks since we last posted our fashion photography. What makes a good fashion image? Who decides what a good image is? I don’t know the answer, but I imagine that a great fashion image is the result of the perfect combination of technical and artistic skills, the right chemistry between photographer [ READ MORE ]
The word “photography” derives from the Greek and means, literally, “light writing.” From the relentless power of full sun over water to the beam from a single candle, it is light photographers play with, light in its many moods and manifestations that we capture on film. The mystery of light is similar to the mystery of scents [ READ MORE ]
In his acclaimed book The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde meditates about beauty. He says “beauty is a form of Genius – is higher, indeed, that Genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts of the world, like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark waters of that silver [ READ MORE ]
We are excited to share more fashion photography by Rafael Esquer. If painting creates shapes and forms with pigments, then photography would be painting with light. Like any other art form, it takes discipline, hard work, passion and technical skills to create moving images. [ READ MORE ]
Today, we are happy to present 2 projects by artist Barbara Nessim. The Model Project is the culmination of a two-year long project, this work engages and draws in the viewer through Nessim’s distinctive avant-garde style. Opulent jewels, bold colors, and classic beauty come together in these collages to make permanent an ethereal moment. Chronicles of Beauty [ READ MORE ]
Today we share another fashion photography by Rafael Esquer. This was taken under the direction of Polish photographer Janusz Kawa at The School of Visual Arts. Would you like to have your photograph taken? [ READ MORE ]