the artist and his model: 2008/06/01

Friday, June 06, 2008

Hannah Liden

Hanna Liden was born in 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden. She graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2002 with a BFA in Photography.

She is well known for her fashion in landscape photography so there, enjoy!

http://www.rivingtonarms.com/artists/Hanna-Liden/bio.shtml

Akif Hakan Celebi

Born in Istanbul, Turkey and now a Miami, Florida resident Akif Hakan Celebi is an experimenter when it comes to new photographic techniques and styles.

and something interesting for Istanbul Fashion Film Festival.

http://hakanphotography.com
via http://edomed.blogspot.com/

The Galeria aka Brian Ho

Brian Ho is a wedding photographer based in Singapore. You can check out his other stuffs from his website but here are some experimenting model shoots he has taken with his holga and they ain't looking too bad either despite being a toy camera.

http://www.thegaleria.com
http://thegaleria.blogspot.com/

Oana Urcan

Here are works of Oana Urcan who will soon be graduating from the Royal College of Art and video stills from 'Croppy Boy'(for Cornelius Cardew) and the last two from 'The Wanderer', http://www.youtube.com/oanaurcan...the.

Those are definitely some processing and they are already looking great like as if a photographic print.

http://www.oanaurcan.com/
http://www.rcaphotography2008.com/

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

the website and his designer

Updates for the other site finally after three months!

http://thewebsiteandhisdesigner.blogspot.com/

Tajima Kazunali

One of my favourite photographer from Japan and I am loving his (or her?) shots of Undercover and Junya Watanabe spreads with great styling from clothes to hair anyway.

http://www.tajimakazunali.com

Mango Fashion Awards: Puppets

Celebrating the 2037th post.

http://www.mangofashionawards.com/
via http://duht.blogs.sapo.pt/342954.html

Diane von Furstenberg Spring-Summer 2008 Womens Ad Campaign : Natalia Vodianova by François-Marie Banier

Diane von Furstenberg with the artist Francois-Marie Banier and the creative vision of David Lipman, featuring Natalia Vodianova, has created an unprecedented campaign that infuses the spirit and distinctiveness of the eponymous brand.

"My life is very much the fabric of the encounters that I've had and the respect that I have for the people I've known, including the women who wear my clothes," says Diane von Furstenberg.

The campaign marks von Furstenberg's commitment to establishing her company and her style on their own terms, independent of her image. As David Lipman says, the intention is "to move the brand away from the person, even though her soul and her spirit are still in it."

Inspired by von Furstenberg's desire to reflect the DNA of the brand -- the power of women and their courage -- Banier produced some 50 black and white images, and with strong brushstrokes, smudges, and spatters, he applied bold color and writing to each photograph to create layers of complexity, both visual and emotional, seducing the eye and the mind.

Photographed in Paris and New York, he captured Natalia in a way she had never been seen. "I found her immensely beautiful, with a very interesting soul," says Banier of Vodianova. But in the end, he says, what inspired him to take on the project was the opportunity to create an image of optimism in the life of a woman.

Known for his iconic portraits, painting and writing, Francois-Marie Banier's friendship with von Furstenberg dates back to the early seventies. The mutual appreciation for each other's talent has grown to an intimate friendship and thus inspired this seminal collaboration.

With David Lipman, as Diane's partner in this project, they have succeeded in bringing to life Diane von Furstenberg's vision for the brands debut campaign.

"With so many magazine images that are so completely retouched, we've gone in the opposite direction showing the soul of a woman. It is the most beautiful thing I've seen in my career. It's aggressive and strong in the most elegant way," says Lipman.

Like von Furstenberg's designs and strong prints, the trilogy of talent developing this campaign was spontaneous and full of chemistry. Her role in the campaign, she contends, was simply to make introductions.

"And then," she says, "Once they started, you couldn't stop them.

Diane von Furstenberg, one of the premier names in American fashion, was founded in 1972 by the designer. Renowned for its iconic dresses and prints, DVF has grown into the global luxury lifestyle brand known today. The company, headquartered in New York City, has expanded to a full comprehensive line of ready-to-wear, swimwear, handbags, footwear, luggage, accessories, fine jewelry, fragrance and rugs. Its distinct collections are sold in over 56 countries and in 22 namesake retail boutiques worldwide.

Excerpt, http://www.prnewsnow.com/Public_Release/Apparel_And_Textiles/180312.html

http://fabsugar.com/990330
http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f79/diane-von-furstenberg-s-s-08-natalia-vodianova-fran-ois-marie-banier-64444.html

Walter Evans

Walker Evans (November 3, 1903 – April 10, 1975) was an American photographer best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression. Much of Evans' work from the FSA period uses the large-format, 8x10-inch camera. He wrote that his goal as a photographer was to make pictures that are "literate, authoritative, transcendent.

http://www.masters-of-fine-art-photography.com