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blackpolkadotts
A sixteen year old blogger with a passion for photography, fashion, web design, watercolor paints, good books and music. She would love to travel the world one day and take dozens of photos.
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reading: the wild sheep chase, haruki murakami
listening to: you owe me an iou,
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events: art and design tech exhibition at empire. PROM!
Helmut Newton, fashion photographer
Saturday, June 21, 2008,6:38 PM
Who? Helmut Newton, born Helmut Neustädter was a German-Australian fashion photographer.
In the 1970’s Helmut Newton came up with the idea of The Newton Machine, a specially made studio to take fashion images without the photographer being present.
“I had a photo-machine built, a camera fitted with a motor and a timer that can be adjusted by the model who can decide whether to work fast or slow. A mirror behind the camera allows the model to check the pose. Before every shot, a bell goes off, and then a strobe light flashes. The whole system is devised to heighten the tension of the modelling session and to catch the model at the peak of each pose.
Carefully I explain the system to my models. I tell them, It’s up to you to control the whole sitting, you will decide when to stop, the entire responsibility is with you. Of course the lighting has been set up and a cross where they must stand has been marked on the floor.”
Helmut Newton
Autobiography
Nan A. Talese, Munich, 2002
Topshop have recreated the original 70’s concept in a bespoke photographic studio in Topshop Oxford Circus, Manchester and Dublin to allow you to become the subject, stylist and photographer, all in one.
pictures. most of the info taken off wikipedia or
the topshop site.
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