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3. welcome
may
There are few subjects more likely to fill up my email
inbox or cause an awkward silence when brought up in
conversation than the elephant in the room that is
convergence: the meeting of photographers with
movie making and film makers with photography.
Some say that it is a gimmick, a fad, which will soon pass,
others that it has nothing to do with photography.
However, more and more people are embracing it and
creating jaw-droppingly impressive work. Whichever camp
you currently sit in, I want you to ask yourself just
one question: How many cameras have been launched over the past year and
a half without movie mode? Now I’ve got you thinking, take some
time to read the arguments and personal experiences of those
featured in this issue, you may just change your mind as to which
camp you should be in.
We take a look at how agents are budgeting and invoicing for
multi-platform shoots on Page 64 in The Price is Right?
We celebrate 10 years of Nick Knight’s pioneering
SHOWstudio’s visual creativity in That Business We Call
Show on Page 88, find out how to get other people to pay for
our projects thanks to the power of crowdfunding in Power to the
People! on Page 83, and tackle the convergence debate in The Future is
Moving on Page 76 by putting film maker Richard Jobson head-to-head with
photographer David Eustace to make sure we are giving you both sides of the story.
There have always been two sides to celebrity portraiture: the flattering and the
honest. Jill Greenberg could definitely fit into the first category and her
successful career seems to suggest that that is what her clients are looking for.
You can find out more in Picture Perfect on Page 54. Bruce Davidson is
someone who I’m both proud and honoured to have in the magazine.
EDITOR’S IMAGE: MATT HALSTEAD
I grew up with his images and bow to his brilliance. You can find out
THIS IMAGE: JILL GREENBERG
why on Page 70.
Each month we hope to question, inform, debate and address
the issues which are facing you every day. I hope you agree that
this month we’ve managed to cover all of these bases and
that we are what it says on the tin!
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may
The best of your work posted on to our online portfolio.
53 Exposure
The creative partnership between fashion
photographer Nick Knight and designer Yohji
Yamamoto is celebrated at the V&A.
NEED TO KNOW
25 Being There
PP Editor Grant Scott remembers a shoot with pop
star Lady Gaga and photographic duo Markus Klinko
and Indrani that left him hot under the collar.
30 Dispatches
Having captured London Fashion Week on HD DSLR
video, Clive Booth prepares himself for the long
editing process.
35 The Dench Diary
The sometime working pro returns to his old
university city and spends a day at the Ideal Home
Show in search of perfection.
42 The World of Convergence
Film maker John Campbell’s regular news-packed
take on the world of convergence.
45 Frontline
We talk to freelance stylist Karina Garrick to get
the lowdown on interiors shoots.
51 Guess the Lighting
Ever seen a great image and wanted to know how it
was lit? Ted Sabarese explains all. Lisa Lyon, 1982 by Robert Mapplethorpe is from a new book about the controversial photographer. Turn to Click,
starting on page 14, for more details on Mapplethorpe X7 , published by teNeues.
64 The Price is Right?
If a client asks you to shoot video and film on the
same job, how much do you charge? We broach the INTERVIEWS WITH... 23 Diary
subject with some industry figures in the know. Our pick of this month’s most exciting photographic
54 Picture Perfect exhibitions around the UK.
76 The Future is Moving Los Angeles based photographer Jill Greenberg
Film maker Richard Jobson and photographer David enjoys making people look like better versions of 103 Stop Press...
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83 Power to the People!
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Robin Schmidt explains what it is and how it could
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ADAM DUCKWORTH
Richard Jobson David Eustace Peter Silverton Robin Schmidt
Film maker Photographer Writer Film maker
Richard is a founder member of Scots-born photographer David Peter is a cultural writer and author Robin is a freelance director, editor
punk band the Skids and as a shoots portraits as well as fashion, of several books; he also pens our and cameraman who has embraced
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is also founder of Converge, a made several films for advertising Bruce Davidson, it was Peter we movieScope magazine as “one to
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14. 2011 THE DENNIS HOPPER TRUST
Jane Fonda (with bow and arrow), 1965.

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In search of America
Dennis Hopper was an actor, film maker, screen
writer, director and artist. From the 1960s he
was a photographer too and carried a camera –
bought for him by his first wife Brooke Hayward
– wherever he went, from film sets to bars, parties
and political marches. A new book from Taschen,
Dennis Hopper: Photographs 1961-1967
showcases pictures that Hopper took during a
Iggy Pop, 1981.
the latest
photographic news,
dreams, themes
and schemes.
edited by Eleanor O’Kane
decade of revolution and change. Hopper’s
cultural and political awareness put him at the
heart of 1960s’ America. In the book images of
Tijuana bullfights and urban street scenes sit
alongside portraits of Martin Luther King,
Andy Warhol and Tina Turner. Hopper’s
photography appeared on Ike and Tina Turner’s
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The book also contains introductory essays
by art gallery owner Tony Shafrazi and legendary
West Coast art pioneer Walter Hopps, as well as
excerpts from cultural writer Victor Bockris’s
interviews with some of Hopper’s famous subjects.
Hopper’s photography books are sought after: the
limited-run Collector’s Edition of this title, priced
at £900, has already sold out. We also spotted a
Lucky 7
$30,000
copy of a previous book of Hopper’s work from
the 1960s – 1712 North Crescent Heights: Dennis A recent retrospective at the Alison
Hopper Photographs 1962-1968 – online for Jacques Gallery in London celebrated the
£700. At less than £50, this is the chance to savour influence of Robert Mapplethorpe’s work
Hopper’s photographic legacy for a song. on the rock band Scissor Sisters. Now a
Dennis Hopper: Photographs 1961-1967,
published by Taschen, priced £44.99,
new book published by teNeues has
brought together seven contemporary IS UP FOR GRABS
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Mapplethorpe that resonate with them. Grant in Humanistic Photography are now
Among the seven are David Hockney, Hedi
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
being received. Deemed the most prestigious
Slimane and Cindy Sherman, who have prize in photojournalism, the memorial fund
each reviewed Mapplethorpe’s entire body honours the legendary American photo
The immortal photographers of work and selected images that convey essayist (see our March issue for more on
will be straightforward their own personal relationship with him.
For those who know Mapplethorpe only for
Eugene Smith). The grant for 2011 is worth
$30,000, with an additional $5,000 available
photographers, those who his sexually charged and homoerotic for one or more of the finalists deemed
do not rely on tricks or images, this book offers new insights.
Mapplethorpe X7, published by teNeues,
worthy by the judging panel of special
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Bill Cunningham
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Long before street fashion power couple Scott Schuman and Garance Doré
prowled the streets shooting the sartorially elegant, there was Bill
Cunningham. Born in 1929, the fashion photographer for the New York
Times has photographed New York street fashion for decades, moving
around Manhattan on his Schwinn bike. A new independent film from debut
director Richard Press, Bill Cunningham New York, pays tribute to the
octogenarian street photographer and talks to some of those whose style he
has documented over the years. At the moment it looks like the film is only
FIRST THOUGHT FILMS / ZEITGEIST FILMS
playing in the US so we’re patiently awaiting the DVD release.
http://billcunninghamnewyork.com
14%
Arts Council England announced its latest
funding decisions on 30 March with the
cuts of 14% for 2011/12 touching all
areas of the arts, including photography.
CUT
Side Gallery in Newcastle, an independent
All together now gallery supporting concerned
photography, was one of those to have its
The directors of the Little Black Gallery in London have launched funding axed, with the Arts Council stating
a crowdfunding appeal to raise £75,000 to finance Dark Room, the that there are too many galleries
Obsessions of Bob Carlos Clarke, a film about the work of the Irish dedicated to humanist documentary
photographer who died in 2006. Anyone donating at least £100 will be photography in Side’s geographical location; a claim the gallery denies.
listed in the credits. More details at www.thelittleblackgallery.com Photographic organisations that retained their funding for 2011/12 include
The Photographers’ Gallery, Autograph ABP and Photofusion.
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18. BP Carson refinery,
California.
TRIBECA FILM
Band of brothers
The Bang-Bang Club was a pack of four fearless photojournalists,
MITCH EPSTEIN
Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich, João Silva and Ken Oosterbroek, who
documented the harsh and violent conditions inside South Africa’s
townships during the early to mid 1990s. The fates of the individuals
have been decidedly tragic. In April 1994, just days before the first
free elections, Oosterbroek was killed in crossfire. Three months Eyes on the prize
later Carter committed suicide and last year Silva had both his legs American photographer and film maker Mitch Epstein has been
blown off when he stepped on a landmine in Afghanistan. In 2000 announced as this year’s winner of the Prix Pictet, picking up
Marinovich and Silva published an account of their experiences a $100,000 prize in the process. Epstein was selected from a short list
and now a film brings their story to the big screen. Starring teen of 12, which included fellow photographers Taryn Simon and
heart-throb Ryan Phillippe, we’re hoping the intensity of the story Thomas Struth. Kofi Annan, the honorary president of the Prix
isn’t reduced to a rom com with Leicas. www.thebangbangclub.com Pictet, announced the results at the Passage de Retz gallery in Paris.
Growth was the theme of this, the third annual photography prize for
environmental sustainability, which aims to search for images that
communicate powerful messages of global environmental significance.
According to Sir David King, who chaired the judging panel, Epstein’s
series American Power was chosen because it delivered a powerful
message and met the three criteria of producing a coherent set of images
with narrative power, artistic excellence and powerful storytelling.
Images from the portfolios of each short-listed artist are being
shown around the world during 2011, with the exhibition reaching
London in October when images go on display at the Diemar / Noble
Photography gallery.
For more on Mitch Epstein’s American Power series visit
www.whatisamericanpower.com
For information about the competition visit www.prixpictet.com
He’s
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that have entered Campaign of photography to
magazine’s Outdoor Hall of coincide with his latest
Fame include a 1978/79 album, Destroyed. It features 55 photographs taken by
Pretty Polly campaign the artist, who carries a camera with him wherever he
featuring an image by John goes. The images will also be on show at an exhibition
Swannell and a 2006 Nike at Proud Camden from 18 May until 19 June. The book and
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21. SAMUEL FOSSO, COURTESY OF JEAN MARC PATRAS / GALERIE
THURSTON HOPKINS / GETTY IMAGES
The cream of the crop
The Guernsey Photography Festival is back for its
second year, presenting some of the most
PAUL TREVOR
respected names in photography during the month A young boy on the
of June. Martin Parr will be showing work from streets of Everton. Street games.
his Small World series, beside the black-and-white
photography of Tony-Ray Jones, who documented
the British at leisure in the 1960s before his death, Portraits of the past
aged just 30. Images from Richard Billingham’s Two new exhibitions featuring historic images by two British photojournalists throw the spotlight
1996 photobook Ray’s a Laugh, which set the bar on the past. Thurston Hopkins at the Getty Images Gallery in London runs until 4 June and
for personal photography in Britain, will be on highlights the work of one of Britain’s greatest photographers. As a staffer on Picture Post
view as well as new work. Samuel Fosso will magazine, Hopkins captured all walks of life, from actresses to children playing on the street; all
exhibit work from both his African Spirits and the images in the exhibition are taken from the Getty Images archive. For more on Thurston
Tati series. One of Africa’s most important Hopkins and his wife Grace Robertson, read our profile of the couple in the May 2010 issue.
photographers, he is known for his self-portraits, Meanwhile, at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, Like you’ve never been away: photographs by
in which he borrows the identity of both fictional Paul Trevor features 60 images of children playing among the terraced streets and high-rise flats
and real characters. of mid-1970s Liverpool. Despite the fact that Trevor was working in deprived areas, the energetic
The Guernsey Photography Festival runs images reveal a positive side to inner-city life.
from 1-31 June; all exhibitions are free of charge. Thurston Hopkins, Getty Images Gallery, until 4 June. www.gettyimagesgallery.co.uk;
www.guernseyphotographyfestival.com Like you’ve never been away: photographs by Paul Trevor, Walker Art Gallery
Above: The Chief (the one who sold Africa to the 13 May- 25 September, www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/paultrevor
colonisers) by Samuel Fosso.
The French connection THIS MONTH WE’VE MOSTLY
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France has a long relationship with
photography and is home to two of the world’s
greatest photo festivals, in Arles and
Perpignan in southern France. A new festival, The author of this
Photomed, launches on 27 May at blog on photography
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cover both traditional and emerging dealer. However,
photography. The ubiquitous Martin Parr the blog is written
is a guest of honour and Turkey will be anonymously
honoured with exhibitions of that country’s in order to create
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received more than 51,000 submissions from
about 50 countries. The six-day festival consists World Photography Organisation website. The overall
of seminars, talks, workshops and events. award winner is being announced at a gala ceremony
Full programme details can be found on the at the Odeon, Leicester Square on 27 April.
Lights
Girl with White Paul Graham: Photographs 1981-2006
Face, Tokyo, 1992. Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7QX
020 7522 7888; www.whitechapelgallery.org Grip
20 April to 19 June
A collection of British photographer Paul Graham’s intriguing images are
on show at the Whitechapel Gallery. The collection includes more than
100 photographs taken over the 25-year period between 1981 and 2006.
Many of the images included are of everyday scenes and experiences
from his travels, as well as vivid portrayals of the people that he met.
The images on show demonstrate his unique style of documentary Camera
photography and showcase his ability to expose the beauty of
PAUL GRAHAM
commonplace scenes that might normally be overlooked. Paul Graham
produced several books documenting his travels in Europe, Japan and
America, and some of this work is also included in the collection.
and more..
Vera Lutter: Egypt
Gagosian Gallery, 17-19 Davies Street,
London W1K 3DE
0207 493 3020; www.gagosian.com
Until 21 May
Gagosian Gallery in London presents
a collection of work from German
IMAGE COURTESY OF GAGOSIAN GALLERY / VERA LUTTER
photographer Vera Lutter. Through her
Red and Bent pyramids,
conceptual approach to the camera Dahshur, April 14 2010.
obscura she manages to capture
and create dramatic landscapes. Travelling through Egypt in 2010, Lutter experienced
This exhibition showcases images from her Egypt suspicion towards her photographic apparatus, as local
series, in which she records ancient architecture. law forbids the photographing of certain monuments.
Lutter produced these photographs using an empty This led her to choose landscapes and pyramids as her
suitcase lined with photosensitive paper, creating a final subjects. Lutter says of her work: “It’s fascinating
covert camera obscura. With exposures taking days to me that these enormous buildings have been left
or even months to produce, she has chosen to alone and are in a natural state of deterioration within
retain the negative image as her final printed work. the magical landscape of the desert.”
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25. GOING GAGA
This month PP Editor Grant Scott
revisits a hot, steamy afternoon
their entourage with them, which not only
included their own creative director but also an
entire film crew from the Bravo TV channel in
the US who were making a fly-on-the-wall
in the City of London and a documentary series about how Markus and
shoot with Lady Gaga that tested Indrani as photographers worked in locations
across the world (it’s called Double Exposure and
everyone’s patience. you can also track it down on YouTube).
This wasn’t a shoot as most photographers would
There are times when recognise it, this was a circus with more than 35
you get to photograph a cast members – and Lady Gaga was still to make
celebrity before they an appearance.
are discovered (I’m The location was a Masonic temple hidden
lucky enough to include deep within a hotel just next to Liverpool Street
Brad Pitt, Colin Firth railway station. It was a stiflingly hot day and the
and Elizabeth Hurley in temple was windowless and airless with a
this category); or when temperature racked up by the film crew lights and
they have settled into a couple of massive Broncolor lights and
their star status after celebrity madness and reflectors. The room was unbearably hot, tempers
hysteria have died down (for me this would were definitely getting frayed and no pictures had
include Kylie Minogue, David Bowie and
Jennifer Aniston). And there are times when you
yet been shot. The shoot was meant to begin at
2pm, but by 4pm Lady Gaga was still in
“The room was unbearably hot,
collide with the full-on celebrity hysteria moment. wardrobe. No one was rushing her and although tempers were definitely getting
This was certainly the case when I art-directed the location had a penalty clause for overtime
shoots for Jason Donovan (please sign that the rental which began at 6pm and which no one frayed and no pictures had
images taken will not be turned into duvet
covers), Posh Spice (please sign that the images
seemed keen to pay, we were all being patient
with Gaga’s creative needs.
yet been shot. The shoot was
will not appear on anything), McFly (we own Meanwhile Markus and Indrani were checking meant to begin at 2pm, but
your pictures, err... no you don’t) and Lady Gaga.
By the time I came to be on the Lady Gaga
out potential setups, with Indrani taking the role
of Gaga while Markus captured her poses with his
by 4pm Lady Gaga was still
shoot complete with the ‘Haus of Gaga’, in Mamiya RZ67/Leaf back setup, with a handle in wardrobe.” Grant Scott
London in 2009, I thought I had seen and hand carved from a mammoth’s tusk!
experienced pretty much everything on a celebrity When Indrani was not creating poses she was to put in some creative energy and be filmed by
shoot (I once spent 24 hours with Janet Jackson, running around capturing possible angles with her Bravo, but my better judgment was telling me to
her caterer, florist etc etc to get three shots in a cheap point-and-shoot. Whether or not this keep a very low profile.
studio in Los Angeles, for goodness sake, but process usually worked for them I was not sure Finally Lady Gaga entered the dark-panelled
that’s another story for another time). But how but the air on the Gaga shoot was crackling with chamber room teetering on impossibly high
wrong I was. creative disagreement. Markus and Indrani were ‘Hello Kitty’ heels wrapped in white fishnets and
The concept for the shoot was that Gaga was to not seeing eye-to-eye on anything and the wearing a black rubber bikini, leather jacket and
be shot dressed in ‘stuff ’ made from the Japanese situation between them was getting worse and fake eyelashes and eye covers. The assembled,
toy ‘Hello Kitty’ as part of the 35th anniversary being recorded by the Bravo team – every overheated crowd cooed in admiration, of course.
MARKUS KLINKO / INDRANI
celebrations of the cartoon character, as well as glowering look and harsh comment. Markus let out the first of his many “Gaga, you’re
in a series of suitably bizarre outfits for the Throughout all of this I was sitting in the so HOT” in his heavily accented Swiss-German
photographers’ own project. The photographers background surrounded by miniature bottles of accent and we were off as the team carefully
were Markus Klinko and Indrani, who had flown water trying to keep hydrated, unsure whether or positioned Gaga 12ft in the air on a narrow
in from Los Angeles for the shoot and brought not to get involved. I’d been asked to come along marble ledge clinging to a Masonic column.
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Markus started shooting and Indrani moved into
the background. Gaga made shapes and Markus
continued to inform her she was “so HOT” as the
rest of us boiled. Markus got the shots he wanted
in no time and Gaga was slowly lowered down a
less than fabulous ladder and manoeuvred (she
could hardly see due to the eye make-up or walk
due to the shoes) back to wardrobe to be prepared
for the next shot. The Bravo team immediately “By this stage the heat was truly unbearable for the crew,
moved in on Markus and Indrani to get their take
on the take. They both agreed that Lady Gaga was but Markus kept up his rallying cry to Gaga of “you’re so HOT”
an icon and a phenomenon, and I’m sure I heard
the Virgin Mary referenced at one point.
and we all agreed.” Grant Scott
With the first shot in the bag the tension
between Markus and Indrani softened a little and on a Masonic throne. For each shot Markus and begin but not before I was interrogated by Bravo
thankfully, before we all passed out with heat Indrani’s crew had carefully rolled the vast about the shoot, the photographers and how
exhaustion, Lady Gaga returned to the chamber. Broncolor umbrella in front of Gaga for a very lucky we were to be graced by the talent that
This time she was wearing black fishnets, a simple lighting setup. As this was to be the was Lady Gaga. I did my best to answer the
sequined ‘Miss Kitty’ bum bag (which she last setup, the lighting stayed the same for a questions but may have fallen a little short of
described as a ‘fanny purse’!) and a sequined full-length in the coat and close-up with a the praise required for all concerned to avoid the
oystershell bikini top with matching eye mask. huge red bow placed on her head. By this stage cutting-room floor.
Markus screamed out that she looked “so HOT” the heat was truly unbearable for the crew, but Shortly after the shoot the finances of Markus
and we were off again with Gaga throwing even Markus kept up his rallying cry to Gaga of and Indrani were called into question by creditors
more dramatic shapes next to another column but “you’re so HOT” and we all agreed. The overtime and they briefly went their own way. Today they
without the need to climb a ladder this time. deadline was just passed but with the last shot are back working together. Me? I escaped into the
Just as with the first shot both Markus and Gaga completed an end was in sight. grubby, hot air of Liverpool Street, happy
were quickly convinced they had the shot in the The moment the wrap was called the Bravo that the whole experience was over. I still wonder
bag and Bravo moved in again for more comment. team moved in again, interviewing Markus and whatever happened to Lady Gaga. PP
Next up was a floor-length (and longer) coat Indrani together and apart. Everybody was
made up of ‘Hello Kitty’ dolls, with Gaga seated now friends and the creative comedown could www.markusklinko-indrani.com
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Every month we record a free-to-download podcast in which we discuss, debate and talk
around a subject featured in the magazine. We post them on our website and you can subscribe
for free and download them via iTunes. So if you haven’t listened in yet it’s time to join us online.
THIS MONTH’S PODCAST March Issue and photojournalist Peter Dench to discuss the
May Issue THE PERSONAL PROJECT SPECIAL importance of learning from the masters, and
CONVERGENCE AND THE FUTURE The team grapple with the importance of creating debate the point at which they believe a
OF PHOTOGRAPHY personal projects for sustaining and developing photographer becomes an icon.
PP Editor Grant Scott and deputy editor a photographer’s career. Should a photographer
Eleanor O’Kane are joined by regular columnist approach the project in the same way as a December Issue
and photojournalist Peter Dench to discuss commission or adopt a different tack? They look PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITIONS
the impact of HD DSLR film making on the at photographers who have got it right and ask if Grant Scott is joined by Eleanor O’Kane and
world of professional photography. With many there are too many introspective projects. photographer Peter Dench to discuss the world of
photographers now being asked to shoot video, competitions, the contentious Taylor Wessing
the team focuses on areas that are posing February Issue Photographic Portrait Prize and whether there is
problems for some stills photographers, such THE BUSINESS SPECIAL such a thing as a formula for winning.
as narrative, recording sound and the editing The regular podcast team talk tax, finance and
process. They also examine how the industry marketing. They ponder whether possessing November Issue
at large is reacting to the new challenges and business and photography skills go hand in SEXY OR SEXIST?
increased workloads that shooting video brings. hand, discuss potential areas where seeking Grant Scott, Eleanor O’Kane and Peter Dench
professional advice could reap rewards and ask discuss an issue that often crops up in the
AND THOSE YOU MAY HAVE MISSED… if current photography students are aware of industry: why some images are seen as sexy
April Issue the importance of business skills when choosing while others are labelled sexist. Does it depend
GETTING YOUR WORK EXHIBITED a career as a professional photographer. on context or are there other factors at play?
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30. dispatches Clive Booth tales from the frontline of professional photography
This month:
As a photographer I have become used to being
in control of everything I shoot – the still image
and all it involves, from digital capture, to editing,
Clive sits down to edit his post-production and printing. Of course, there are
times when the post is outsourced, depending
London Fashion Week on the type and complexity of the shoot. But for
the most part my pictures are all mine.
footage and finds that what It’s both incredibly hard and at the same time
can take just a few hours to easy. Having shot the pictures I then strive to
develop a look, feel, atmosphere or sometimes
shoot requires rather more an emotion, and it’s all at my fingertips under
one roof without interruption or interference.
time in the editing suite. The photographer’s life can be a lonely one at
times and yet I love the solitude and silence
while immersing myself in the calm waters of the
As I sit and trawl through five hours of digital darkroom; to relive the shoot, working my
HD DSLR footage from London Fashion Week way through every frame and then finding that
in February, attempting a first edit, colour special something which distinguishes one
coding my favourite shots and putting them snapshot in time from the next. Shooting stills is
into some kind of order, I find myself
CLIVE BOOTH
all about the captured moment and as such our
pondering the crossovers between the energy and attention are focused on the minutiae
still and moving image. within that moment: the location, direction and
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31. “It is precisely because of the huge amount of energy we expend
on a single frame, along with the video capabilities of our hardware,
that many of us are now turning to the moving image.” Clive Booth
Above: Model cards backstage, Canon EOS-1D MkIV,
85mm f/1.2. Right: Model in make-up, 1D MkIV, 100mm
f/2.8. Far right: Wardrobe detail, 1D MkIV, 85mm f/1.2.
Opposite page: Runthrough, 1D MkIV, 135mm f/2.
type of light in combination with a subtle facial
expression, a nuance, eye contact, the shape of the
body or the simple movement of a hand.
It’s instinctive and yet takes a huge amount of
sensitivity and practice, not to mention the
experience gained from many previous mistakes, And just because our pictures move doesn’t when it is well-practised, the viewer can become
before one can reach a point where this process mean they are going to move our audience. so engaged that we aren’t even aware of their
even nears feeling comfortable. My latest shoot at London Fashion Week was input. And as I rush from Oxford Circus tube,
It is precisely because of the huge amount of reportage and not scripted; no storyboard, just a hard drive in hand, just a day after completing
energy we expend on a single frame, along with documentary, a moving record of what I saw. shooting at Somerset House, it is the editor whom
the video capabilities of our hardware, that many My first edit of selected shots is completed, and I I am meeting at Therapy Films in Soho.
of us are now turning to the moving image. If we am not sitting in the cosy, familiar comfort of my Since 2008 when I first shot HD DSLR,
put this much effort into one frame then surely own home but teetering on the precipice about to I’ve worked with several editors and each has
we can work wonders when we have 25 per fall into the unknown. Putting it another way, I’m brought something new to my work. While I like
second to play with? Maybe, but it’s going to taking a leap of faith and placing my work in the the thought of being able to edit at home, much in
mean facing a word that strikes horror into some hands of another. The work of the editor is the same way as I do with stills, the comparison
and signals a challenge in others: change. sometimes referred to as the invisible art, because ends there. Editing is a profession and as such
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