sonja kroll people photography presentation
This document discusses recreating vintage Hollywood glamour photography from the 1920s-1930s. It provides background on photographers like George Hurrell who popularized the Hollywood style through promotional portraits of stars. The proposal is to conduct a project shooting modern glamour portraits inspired by these vintage works. Details covered include using a studio setup with artificial lighting to emulate the period techniques. The goals are to practice photography skills and create images that could be printed or published. Risks are assessed as low given available equipment and volunteers to assist. A timeline outlines planning and production from February to April 2012. Sample test shots are included to decide between portrait or on-set styles.
sonja kroll people photography presentation
- 1. people photography Hollywood glamour sonja kroll 2777165
- 2. inspiration Marlene Dietrich in Morocco (1930) Mary Astor ca. 1930
- 3. history Hollywood film industry from 1920s > stills photography on set > promotion material of the stars George Hurrell The critical question is not where is the light, but where are the shadows. sculpting with shadow invented boom light large format portraits retouching > contrast of Hollywood glamour and the Great Depression (1930s) >> images as escapism
- 4. photographers george hurrell photographer to the stars invented Hollywood style clarence sinclair bull Garbo by hurrell MGM stills photographer most famous for Garbo portraits ruth harriet louise Garbo by bull MGM chief portrait photographer first great woman Hollywood photographer Garbo by louise
- 5. idea recreating glamour shots fun project lightening up our recessionary times practice studio lighting practice portrait photography niche market???
- 6. methods/techniques studio location work artificial lighting digital > instant > cheap > more reliable > easy set-up
- 10. relevance fine art project > contrasting escapism of glamour photography vs. ghost estate-ism >> book, editorial portrait photography > niche-market > vintage style >> prints
- 11. risks - complicated lighting - availability of models - costume, make-up, hair + own studio + possible location backdrop in own house + personal contact with make-up artist and hairstylist > studio and equipment available in own house > familiar with location > volunteer involvement of stylists in return for images estimated risk-level: low
- 12. timeline early february 2012: research, contacting interested stylists, finding willing models mid-february 2012: test shoot end of february 2012: final shoot march 2012: contingency time (re-shoots etc.), digital post-production, final editing early april 2012: printing, editing for a book?
- 13. test shots posed portrait or stills setting???
- 14. test shots posed portrait or stills setting???