You’re Not Published Until You Are Published When someone views a fashion or beauty spread in a Fashion magazine, I suspect that most of you think that what you are seeing was what was shot for that spread. Well more often than you can imagine, it is just a fraction of what was actually shot [...]
Artists
A perfect Per…
By Frédérique Renaut What do Swedes and Canadians do when they meet? They talk about how low the temperature was 2 weeks ago… Yes, Per Zennström and Benjamin Kanarek two brilliant renowned fashion photographers could talk about hockey teams as well, but they have much more in common: Both globetrotters, they were born in northern [...]
Designers
The best of the best in 2009
by per zennström It’s fun to make “best-of” lists and top 10 items and even though I already made one on my blog earlier, here I go again… Most beautiful project 2009: Hands down, it has to be the amazing technological and artistic collaboration (again) of Nick Night’s Show Studio and couturier Alexander McQueen. Broadcasting [...]
Actors
Take a Bow for the Bow tie…
by Frédérique Renaut Portrait of French Designer Alexis Mabille photographed by Benjamin Kanarek for Vogue Brasil Image taken in July 2009 at Alexis Mabille’s show-room in Paris. Photography: Benjamin Kanarek for Vogue Brasil featuring Alexis Mabille Model: Myrthe Mabille Digital Retouching: Fredddy Baby Paris July 2009, interview of Alexis Mabille by Suzy Menkes for the [...]
Celebrities
Some published VOGUE Brasil “Joséphine de la Baume” images
Here are some samples from my shoot with Actress, Singer and Artist Joséphine de La Baume for RG VOGUE Brasil . For the November issue 2009. Want to thank: Freddy Baby Paris for the wonderful retouching job she did Christophe Durand for his perfect Make Up as usual Sébastien Quinet for his creativity as a [...]
Actors
Actor Vincent Lindon
I was taking a stroll in my neighborhood tonight and as I walked by a couple of men speaking, I hear a familiar voice that I know using a profane French word “Connard” which means asshole. I spun around, looked closely and I was surprised to find that standing there was one of the Great [...]
Photography
The VOGUE Brasil Joséphine de LA BAUME Making of
I just wanted to share these images of the making of shoot with “the new it girl” Joséphine de LA BAUME for VOGUE Brasil. Some of the photos were taken by Sébastien Quinet the Hair-Stylist while we were doing the pre-light for the shoot. Some ambiance stuff as well. Thanks Seb great stuff. The definitive [...]
Ecclectic
One of My First VOGUE Covers
From “1985″… For VOGUE SA. Oh yeah..real film and not manipulated in Photoshop…Obviously, there was no Photoshop in 1985. Used Fujichrome 100 iso slide film and other neat stuff. Using color gelatins, mixed light sources and cool light modifiers can help when you know that what you shoot is what you get.
Humor
Is Shooting for a Bad Magazine Good?
Today on a generalist Photo Forum under the Portrait Fashion category, someone from a small independent and in my opinion based on what I saw on their web site, not very good fashion magazine, placed an ad for photographers for their magazine. Now that seemed strange in the first place, which I go on to [...]
Photography
The Benjamin Kanarek Camera Waves Internet Radio Interview
Here is my interview by Phillip Skulte for Camera Waves Radio which was done about two and a half years ago. I talk about how I got started. The ups and downs of the ‘Biz’. My different sponsorships. Photo gear, Fashion and all kinds of other tid-bits you may enjoy… Part1 Part 2 Part 3 Hope [...]
