by irene liebler | Feb 7, 2015 | personal projects, Portraits, Project 52 Portraits, Recent Work
PORTRAIT STUDY: HERB RITTS From selling rattan furniture to movie producers in West Hollywood in the late 70s, to shooting glamorous photos of his actor friends in the 80s, Herb Ritts carved out a beautiful life for himself… sadly it was cut short at age 50....
by irene liebler | Jan 30, 2015 | personal projects, Project 52 Portraits, Recent Work
This week’s portrait photographer is Peter Lindbergh. He’s known for his black and white, evocative, natural poses of women, with soft lighting, and aloof, uninterested expressions. His models often look like they’re just waiting around, sometimes...
by irene liebler | Jan 18, 2015 | personal projects, Portraits, Project 52 Portraits, Recent Work
Sarah Moon is a French photographer born in 1941 into a Jewish family forced to leave occupied France. She went to England and there studied drawing. She modeled from 1960 to 1966, and turned to photography in 1970. In 1972, she shot the Pirelli calendar, the first...
by irene liebler | Jan 16, 2015 | personal projects, Portraits, Project 52 Portraits, Recent Work
This week we’re studying Yousuf Karsh, who was a master of lighting, and best known for his iconic portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill and Ernest Hemingway, to name a few. Here’s a link to his work on Google. And...
by irene liebler | Jan 1, 2015 | personal projects, Portraits, Project 52 Portraits, Recent Work
Hello, friends! I’m happy to report that I’ve started a new 8-week portrait class with my favorite teacher, Mr. Don Giannatti from Phoenix. It’s good to be back! The first assignment is based on the work of Victor Skrebneski, a famous fashion...
