By
the age of 25, he had achieved one of his major goals, "to
work for British VOGUE."
After moving to Paris, Landis relates that "Grace Coddington
and Liz Tilberus gave me the chance of a lifetime, the chance
I was waiting for, shooting editorial fashion stories for the
best fashion magazine in the world, British VOGUE."
"Casting and shooting Cindy Crawford's first cover
was memorable."
In
Paris, Steve Landis seized the opportunity to hire the 18 year
old Crawford for a beauty story for the French magazine 20ANS.
By taking her with him to the magazine's offices he convinced
the editors to also let him do a cover try with her. He
relates, "Cindy
Crawford was incredibly photogenic. She also had no idea that
she would become this major star."
". . . a keen eye for talent" was not a new
observation for art directors to make.
Several weeks before shooting the Crawford cover, Landis had also
recommended and hired the newly arrived Linda
Evangelista, for a shoot in London with British VOGUE. "Linda
had also just come to Paris. I met her through her agency Elite.
She was fabulous and fun, and we loved working together,"
Landis adds.
". . . stars are just like you and me, only more famous.
The great ones, like Paul
Newman or Andie MacDowell
(both of whom I've had the privilege of photographing several
times) are interesting, have strong presence, yet are still humble,
kind, normal and without pretense. It's the wannabe's who
are difficult, not the stars."
"Working
with bright, talented, positive and creative people is exciting."
Its
all about teamwork! Producing successful photo shoots are
about putting the right teams together. Steve Landis believes
that teamwork is essential in order to achieve superior results.
He has been producing his own shoots over the entire span of his
career, and is often hired as an outside consultant in production
and casting matters.
Partial
Client List
Vogue
(British)
Cosmopolitan (American, British, Italian, Spanish)
W
Elle (French)
Grazia (Italian)
Amica (Italian)
Madame Figaro (French)
Marie Claire Bis (French)
Marie France (French)
Company (British)
New York Times
The Golfer
The Sporting Life
Bloomingdales
Gillette
Avon
BMG Records
Arista Records
Dresdner Bank
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