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This
cover of American tennis player Mali Vai Washington,shot in the
New York city daylight photo-group
studio in 1995, “...we had groomer Peter Brown re-create
the look of a player just ‘off the court’ with sweat
droplets on his face. I decided to try using a navy towel to partially
cover Mal's face, with his eyes peering out at the viewer, being
the main focal point. The lightest part of a photo is where a
viewers eyes are naturally drawn to, and in this case I think
the utilization of black and white photography also helped create
a strong image." relates Landis.
Mal
Washington was and is a great athlete and human being, active
in giving back to the communtiy through his foundation. He is
also a courtside commentator at Grand Slam events for major television
networks.
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For
this cover of Valentina for lingerie trade publication BFIA's December
1995 issue,Steve Landis and art director Greg Timpone
decided to create a winter effect in the studio, using the very
low tech approach of plastic snow thrown by hand, from a ladder
between the camera and the Italian model, Valentina
from Elite, New York. Mathew Williams created the hair style
and Alphonse did the make-up. Landis used a Nikon F3 with a 35mm
f1.4 wide angle Nikkor lens. He lit the photo for a wrap around
white effect, with assorted strobes and shot EPR-64 (E-6 processed
at L&I Color, NYC) film.
About
the photographer . .
New York based, Steve Landis shoots fashion and beauty imagery.
Creating simple but powerful images are trademarks of Landis' work. |
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