Focus : The Sexy, Sordid, Secret World of Fashion Photographers by Michael Gross FB2 read online ebook
9781476763484 English 1476763488 A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader., From the New York Times bestselling author of House of Outrageous Fortune , this gripping account of fashion photography's golden age brings to life the wild geniusthe ego, the passion, and the wild anticsof the men (and a few women) behind the camera. Before Instagram was an art form, fashion photographers were pop culture royalty. From the post-war covers of Vogue until the triumph of the digital image, the fashion photographer sold not only clothes but ideals of beauty and fantasies of perfect lives. Even when they succumbed to temptation and excess, the very few photographers who rose to the top were artists above all. In his follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women , Michael Gross probes the lives, hang-ups, and artistic triumphs of more than a dozen of fashion photograph y's greatest visionaries: Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Melvin Sokolsky, Bert Stern, David Bailey, Bill King, Gilles Bensimon, Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, Corinne Day, Bob and Terry Richardson, and more. From Avedon's haute couture fantasies and telling portraits to Weber's sensual, intimate and heroic slices of life, and from Bob Richardson's provocations to his son Terry's transgressions, Gross takes readers behind the scenes and reveals the revolutionary creative processes and fraught private passions of these visionary imagicians. Tracing the highs and lows of fashion photography from the late 1940s to today, and weaving together candid interviews, never-before-told insider anecdotes and insights born of three decades of front-row and backstage reporting on modern fashion, this exposé is an unprecedented look at an eccentric and seductive profession and the men and women who practice it on the treacherous, shifting sands of pop and fashion culture, andperhaps most importantlythe rewards and cost, both terribly high, of translating an artist's vision of beauty for an often cold and cruel commercial reality., From the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Outrageous Fortune , this gripping account of fashion photography's golden age brings to life the wild geniusthe ego, the passion, and the anticsof the men behind the camera. Before the age of Instagram, the fashion photographer was the king of pop culture. From the post-war covers of Vogue until the dawn of the digital camera, the fashion photographer sold not only clothes but ideals of beauty. And though tempted by excessive lifestyles, the few photographers who rose to the top were artists above all. In his follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women , Michael Gross probes the lives, hang-ups, and artistic triumphs of ten visionary fashion photographers: Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Gilles Bensimon, Steven Meisel, Bruce Weber, David Bailey, Bert Stern, Bill King, Bob and Terry Richardson. From Bruce Weber's sensual, black-and-white snapshots to Richard Avedon's intimate photographs and from Bob Richardson's provocative portraits to his son Terry's infamous studio, Gross takes a behind the scenes look at the revolutionary and sometimes fraught creative processes of these men. Tracing the highs and lows of fashion photography from the 1950s to the 2000s, and weaving together gossipy interviews and insights into the birth of modern fashion, this exposé is a smart look at ten eccentric men, the shifting dynamics of pop culture, andperhaps most importantlywhat it takes to translate an artist's vision into reality, In this rollicking account of fashion photography's golden age, the New York Times bestselling author of Model and House of Outrageous Fortune , Michael Gross, brings to life the wild genius, ego, passion, and antics of the men (and a few women) behind the camera. Before Instagram was an art form, fashion photographers and the models they made famous were pop culture royalty. From the postwar covers of Vogue to the triumph of the digital image, the fashion photographer sold not only clothes but ideals of beauty and visions of perfect lives. Even when they succumbed to temptation and excessand did they everthe very few photographers who rose to the top were artists, above all. Focus probes the lives, hang-ups, and artistic triumphs of more than a dozen of fashion photography's greatest visionaries: Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Melvin Sokolsky, Bert Stern, David Bailey, Bill King, Deborah Turbeville, Helmut Newton, Gilles Bensimon, Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, Corinne Day, Bob and Terry Richardson, and more. From Avedon's haute couture fantasies and telling portraits to Weber's sensual, intimate, and heroic slices of life, and from Bob Richardson's provocations to his son Terry's transgressions, Focus takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the revolutionary creative processes and fraught private passions of these visionary magicians. Tracing the highs and lows of fashion photography from the late 1940s to today, Gross vividly chronicles the fierce rivalries between photographers, fashion editors, and publishers like Condé Nast and Hearst, weaving together candid interviews, never-before-told insider anecdotes and insights born of his three decades of front-row and backstage reporting on modern fashion. An unprecedented look at an eccentric and seductive profession and the men and women who practice it on the treacherous shifting sands of pop and fashion culture, Focus depictsperhaps most importantlythe rewards and cost, both terribly high, of translating an artist's vision of beauty for an often cold and cruel commercial reality.
9781476763484 English 1476763488 A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader., From the New York Times bestselling author of House of Outrageous Fortune , this gripping account of fashion photography's golden age brings to life the wild geniusthe ego, the passion, and the wild anticsof the men (and a few women) behind the camera. Before Instagram was an art form, fashion photographers were pop culture royalty. From the post-war covers of Vogue until the triumph of the digital image, the fashion photographer sold not only clothes but ideals of beauty and fantasies of perfect lives. Even when they succumbed to temptation and excess, the very few photographers who rose to the top were artists above all. In his follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women , Michael Gross probes the lives, hang-ups, and artistic triumphs of more than a dozen of fashion photograph y's greatest visionaries: Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Melvin Sokolsky, Bert Stern, David Bailey, Bill King, Gilles Bensimon, Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, Corinne Day, Bob and Terry Richardson, and more. From Avedon's haute couture fantasies and telling portraits to Weber's sensual, intimate and heroic slices of life, and from Bob Richardson's provocations to his son Terry's transgressions, Gross takes readers behind the scenes and reveals the revolutionary creative processes and fraught private passions of these visionary imagicians. Tracing the highs and lows of fashion photography from the late 1940s to today, and weaving together candid interviews, never-before-told insider anecdotes and insights born of three decades of front-row and backstage reporting on modern fashion, this exposé is an unprecedented look at an eccentric and seductive profession and the men and women who practice it on the treacherous, shifting sands of pop and fashion culture, andperhaps most importantlythe rewards and cost, both terribly high, of translating an artist's vision of beauty for an often cold and cruel commercial reality., From the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Outrageous Fortune , this gripping account of fashion photography's golden age brings to life the wild geniusthe ego, the passion, and the anticsof the men behind the camera. Before the age of Instagram, the fashion photographer was the king of pop culture. From the post-war covers of Vogue until the dawn of the digital camera, the fashion photographer sold not only clothes but ideals of beauty. And though tempted by excessive lifestyles, the few photographers who rose to the top were artists above all. In his follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women , Michael Gross probes the lives, hang-ups, and artistic triumphs of ten visionary fashion photographers: Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Gilles Bensimon, Steven Meisel, Bruce Weber, David Bailey, Bert Stern, Bill King, Bob and Terry Richardson. From Bruce Weber's sensual, black-and-white snapshots to Richard Avedon's intimate photographs and from Bob Richardson's provocative portraits to his son Terry's infamous studio, Gross takes a behind the scenes look at the revolutionary and sometimes fraught creative processes of these men. Tracing the highs and lows of fashion photography from the 1950s to the 2000s, and weaving together gossipy interviews and insights into the birth of modern fashion, this exposé is a smart look at ten eccentric men, the shifting dynamics of pop culture, andperhaps most importantlywhat it takes to translate an artist's vision into reality, In this rollicking account of fashion photography's golden age, the New York Times bestselling author of Model and House of Outrageous Fortune , Michael Gross, brings to life the wild genius, ego, passion, and antics of the men (and a few women) behind the camera. Before Instagram was an art form, fashion photographers and the models they made famous were pop culture royalty. From the postwar covers of Vogue to the triumph of the digital image, the fashion photographer sold not only clothes but ideals of beauty and visions of perfect lives. Even when they succumbed to temptation and excessand did they everthe very few photographers who rose to the top were artists, above all. Focus probes the lives, hang-ups, and artistic triumphs of more than a dozen of fashion photography's greatest visionaries: Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Melvin Sokolsky, Bert Stern, David Bailey, Bill King, Deborah Turbeville, Helmut Newton, Gilles Bensimon, Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, Corinne Day, Bob and Terry Richardson, and more. From Avedon's haute couture fantasies and telling portraits to Weber's sensual, intimate, and heroic slices of life, and from Bob Richardson's provocations to his son Terry's transgressions, Focus takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the revolutionary creative processes and fraught private passions of these visionary magicians. Tracing the highs and lows of fashion photography from the late 1940s to today, Gross vividly chronicles the fierce rivalries between photographers, fashion editors, and publishers like Condé Nast and Hearst, weaving together candid interviews, never-before-told insider anecdotes and insights born of his three decades of front-row and backstage reporting on modern fashion. An unprecedented look at an eccentric and seductive profession and the men and women who practice it on the treacherous shifting sands of pop and fashion culture, Focus depictsperhaps most importantlythe rewards and cost, both terribly high, of translating an artist's vision of beauty for an often cold and cruel commercial reality.