Halsman's work is on exhibit now at the Laurence Miller Gallery in NY, click here to see a lot more images including Salvador Dali, Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Dick Clark and many more.
These photos bring up the portraitist's all important rule: getting your sitters to feel natural, relaxed, and human. Portraiture is social by nature -- person to person making images about the person. The photographer can smile, tell jokes, talk to and interact with the sitter -- make that camera less intimidating. In such situations staging the scene is all-important. If your lighting, your camera and the environment are all set ahead of time then you can concentrate on the person rather than fiddling with your camera!
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I agree - if the camera and lighting are set up it is much more rewarding to concentrate on the subject and have the benefit of getting the picture while the action is happening.
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I can't get over the two cat photos!! They are hilarious. I also find the Salvador Dali photo great! Looks like he is doing a pencil dive!
@Signe I love that two cat photos too!!
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This is a really interesting collection of pictures, and a very fun idea. I particularly like the pictures with Dali (even the mess ups) and the five Choreographers. The Dali picture catches my eye more than anything because it is like he is in one of his own wierd crazy pieces of art, and this looks so well done. And the five choreographers looks very realisic, with that guy floating, he makes it look possible with the strange calmness in his face.
I am excited to try and take a few pictures like this
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