Dec 18, 2009

Photographer Spotlight 2

Steven Meisel began his career as an illustrator with women’s wear daily and switched to photography on a suggestion made by a friend, he obtained popular acclaim with his work for US and Italian Vogue and his photographs of friend Madonna in her 1992 book Sex. As one of the most powerful photographers in the fashion industry, Meisel is credited with "discovering" or promoting the careers of many successful models, including top models Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Amber Valletta, Karen Elson the list goes on, propelling them to fame by regularly featuring them in Vogue and various other campaigns. He is a master at illusions through his skills in lighting and training in illustrations which have created to date some of the most highly acclaimed and respected campaigns such as Prada and Lavan. Steven Meisel is considered one of the most successful fashion photographers in the industry, with his rock and roll vibe.

9 comments:

  1. One of the BEST!

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  2. He's Brilliant and has always inspired me love his colors

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  3. LOVE the floral pic's they are so cool!!

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  4. Beautiful photos so inspiring

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  5. I love the fact that you post stuff like this and show how all things can be inspirational. the colors in this photography is awesome.

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  6. would love to be on a photo shoot with this guy

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  7. this guy is still discovering models,, he looks a little weird but his work is so good

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  8. one of my fav is the LV with madonna

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  9. love your blog it's very informative and interesting

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