sexta-feira, 25 de julho de 2014

BY CLIFFORD COFFIN


Self-portrait by Clifford Coffin, 1947


Vogue´s Photographer

Clifford Coffin transformed the art of fashion photography from straightforward documentation into visual narratives about women


He liked to shoot his portfolios in the less-than-lovely real world—to emphasize the beauty of the model and of the clothing. Often, he cast strangers that he met on the bus or in a nightclub.

1949
Coffin had no formal training, but once he had decided as a young man to become a photographer, he had the nerve to send his first efforts directly to an art director at Vogue, who gave him advice and encouragement


When many photographers were shipped off to war in 1942, Coffin was given his big break, hired by the magazine on a trial basis, with no pay.

  
He was a quick study, learning to produce accomplished photographs both inside and outside the studio. By 1944, his small, black-and-white studies were appearing in print; by 1945, he was doing full-fledged fashion portfolios



Called any number of unflattering names—perfectionist, eccentric, uncompromising, quick-tempered—he was known to yell at models, assistants, editors, clothes, hats, and even Stonehenge (for not being as large as he expected)


 He was adroit with equipment, developing the “ring-light” technique, inspired by the dentist’s lamp, that throws no shadows and hides 
 flaws. (From Cecil Beaton to Helmut Newton and Nick Knight, many of his peers down the decades have modified and refined this approach.)

 

“Nothing was too much trouble; in his search for what he wanted he reduced models to tears, fashion editors to desperation, and himself to complete exhaustion,” a colleague once wrote. “From the rubble of emotion emerged a perfect cool picture.”Read more in...

PURPLE RAIN

Photo by Clifford Coffin

by 
PRINCE

Dovima

Photos via PINTEREST



quinta-feira, 24 de julho de 2014

LE MONDE DE SOFIA


The Atmosphere in the Sofia Coppola´s NY apartment




SOMEWHERE



The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, Lost in Translation, Somewhere., The Bling Ring...

"That's the way I work: 
I try to imagine what I would like to see."


Lost in Tranlation


Somewhere


La réalisatrice dans son bureau new-yorkais, devant une œuvre de l'artiste Edward Ruscha utilisée dans le film "Somewhere". | Andrew Durham pour M Le magazine du Monde...Read more


 The Bling Ring

quarta-feira, 23 de julho de 2014

AO VENTO


A Atmosfera das tardes quentes de Verão à sombra dos panos brancos a esvoaçar ao vento...


Delano Hotel, Miami


ONE, Spa , Australia


Ricardo Bofill Arch, The Factory


Casas na Areia, Comporta


Mondrian Hotel, Miami

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terça-feira, 22 de julho de 2014

INSPIRED BY WHITE


Gianfranco Ferré Spring 2014, Trulli l Italy,Narciso Rodriguez Spring 2014 

Fashion colours inspired by architecture and  objects

Chanel | Spring 2014,  Cuencos-de-porcelana-mate-sellex, Le Monde d'Hermès n°64

Donna Karan, 2014, Earth Arch., Wood tables










segunda-feira, 21 de julho de 2014

LE CABANON

Le Corbusier, sa femme Yvonne et des amis sur la terrasse de l'Étoile de Mer à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

L ´ Atmosphere à  " Le Cabanon" 
La maison de vacance ( 1950-1965 ) de Le Corbusier


Le Corbusier sur la terrasse de l'Étoile de Mer  à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin


Le Corbusier sur la terrasse de l'Étoile de Mer à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin


Le Corbusier et un ami sur la terrasse de l'Étoile de Mer à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin


Le Corbusier regardant par la fenêtre de son cabanon à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin


Le Corbusier devant sa baraque de chantier à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin


Le Corbusier regardant par  dedans  de son cabanon à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin


Le Corbusier regardant par la fenêtre de son cabanon à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin


Le Corbusier travaillant dans sa baraque de chantier à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin


Le Corbusierr à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin


Le Corbusier se baignant à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, vers 1964