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?
