Paulina Porizkova joins the boys to offer her unique perspective on the art and business of fashion photography. How’d she get into it? What’s the most important thing a photographer should know about working with models? Why does Paulina call Irving Penn “Mr. Penn”? Does the fact that Jeff has a spreadsheet of when he last changed the batteries in his cameras render him more attractive? All this and much, much more in our sexy Episode № 69 — nice!
how Paulina got into modeling at age 15, how she learned the craft
her growing awareness of lighting and cameras
the dance between photographer and model, and how it’s altered by different types of camera
how a photographer’s behavior influences a model’s confidence
how real is the Veruschka scene from Blow-Up?
do you know if the shot is good?
how aware are you of camera equipment?
can what you know about modeling be taught?
pay attention to lighting! take a selfie when you look great!
were you ever interested in photography yourself?
her late husband Ric Ocasek’s interest in photography
studio vs. location shooting
the business of modeling is not what you think!
does the fact that Jeff has a spreadsheet of when he last changed the batteries in his cameras render him more attractive?
what is the most important thing a photographer should know about working with models?
is it different working with a female photographer?
working with Irving Penn and why P always calls him “Mister”
Bill King
the one photographer she wishes she’d had a chance to work with: Helmut Newton
the resurgence of 35mm point-and-shoots in fashion photography, e.g. Marie Tomanova’s shoot for Czech Vogue
can you get a good shot of a model by being mean to her?
what’s it like shooting with your boyfriend, former photographer of plants and buildings?
the portrait by Jeff that P loves
her Top 5 photographers she enjoyed working with:
Mr. Penn
Arthur Elgort (author of Camera Ready and Camera Crazy)
Patrick Demarchelier
Marcus Bard
Marco Glaviano
what’s it like being constantly confronted with images of your younger self? do you have a favorite?
Episode 72 • Mint & Rare & Cameras & Coffee
Episode 71 • Tucker: The Dog and His Dream
Episode 70 • Say Hello to Vivian
Episode 68 • Peres-Troika
Episode 67 • Your Extra Time and Your Kiss
Episode 66 • To the Bathyscaphe!
Episode 65 • Rebel Rebel
Episode 64 • By the Time I Get Some Phoenix
Episode 63 • Three Years of His Youth
Episode 62 • Austin to Austria
Episode 61 • More of You, Less of Us
Episode 60 • I Dream of Genie
Episode 59 • Friends Was a Fun Job
Episode 58 • Tumbling Dice
Episode 57 • P’s and Q’s
Episode 56 • A Night at the Opera
Episode 55 • Vienna Calling
Episode 54 • Imogen Cunningham Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
Episode 53 • Can I Get a Witness
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