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Subject: [Leica] PARIS FASHION PHOTOS 1965
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 23:15:12 -0700
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#1's photo + the story is great!

I like #2 as well. Fabbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbuuuulous

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 8:24 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Crew,
> A couple of weeks ago Stasys Petravicius asked about a Paris fashion shoot
> I did around 1965. Here are three images I managed to find.
>
> LOOK HERE AND READ STORY.   Thank you.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ted+grant/
>
> 1/ The model in plaid and street sweeper standing beside her like a Roman
> Guard. :-)
>
> I placed the model kitty corner across the street inter section as the Art
> Director wanted the red stop sign and restaurant  name above her.
>
> I told the model I would indicate when I was starting to shoot and as soon
> as I did, she was to count to 5 then change position. So there she was
> standing all alone, count 5 and move. All of a sudden the street sweeper
> guy is coming into frame from the left. He stopped before entering the
> frame just watching this woman making all these different movements in
> silence.
>
> The AD is freaking out as the little guy walks behind her as she keeps
> moving and I keep shooting. Now the AD is telling me to stop and get that
> guy the hell out of the scene!  Me? I respond, "No, no, no leave him be and
> see what happens?"  Well he stopped as you can see in the frame and I'm
> clicking away as she continues to move. Then the sweeper crossed the street
> and was gone!
>
> AD is pissed off at me for not telling the guy to get out of the shooting
> area and telling me I'd never shoot for them again because I didn't do what
> he ordered me to do. Me? I thought I had something different and
> illustrating we were in Paris! And guess what picture was the lead
> photograph in the magazine big fashion layout full page lead? ? :-) Yep!
> This one!!!!!!! :-) However I never shot with the AD ever again! Hell his
> loss!
>
> 2/ Trust me having 2 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers in dress red
> serge jacket and a model walking down the middle of the Champs-Elysees in
> Paris during the middle of the afternoon could be called a death wish!!
> Drivers gawking, waving, yelling and whistling! It was wild and I kept
> hoping a driver wouldn't lose control and run over me as I was squatting
> down moving backwards and couldn't see what was coming from behind.
>
> 3/  The model and Eiffel Tower was a non-event. Found a location where I
> could get both against  a clean clear sky and it was click a bunch as she
> changed positions. In what fashion shoots I've done on locations like this
> and a crew has been flown in. You better have some obvious land mark images
> where it's obvious the shoot is taking place in Paris or whever! Certainly
> after the money spent for flights, accommodation and on-location crew and
> models.
>
> So there you go. However fashion was never a big deal as I hated posing
> them. Not my cup of tea even if I were paid nicely. :-)
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
>
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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