A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

What makes a good picture?  Is it the person who is being shot or is it the photographer that is doing the shooting?  There are so many talented photographers out there in fashion land to many to mention but my personal favorite and the one that comes to mind is Herb Ritts.  I have always been a fan of his.  The way he used black and white imagery to capture that unique look or style was simply amazing.  The lighting and shadowing of his subjects was breathtaking.  He has shot just about every celebrity and model you can think of.  All of us have at one time or another whether we knew it or not have viewed a Ritts photograph.  He worked on many fashion campaigns with all of the greats in fashion, Calvin Klein, Donna Karen, Versace, and Armani.  Towards the later part of his career he started directing music videos.  The first video he did outside of photography was the Janet Jackson video Love Will Never Do Without You .  To this day it is one of my favorite videos.  I remember when he died in 2002.  It was not only a loss of a wonderful man but also of a brilliant photographer.  I miss seeing his photographic works of art but his images live on even after his passing.
    

A new book has been published about the legendary photographer.  The title of the book is Herb Ritts: The Golden Hour.  It  is a biography chronicling the life and images of the late photographer. 


If you would like to view some of his work they will be on display at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles through December 4th.  I highly recommend seeing this exhibit if you are in the area.  I myself am going to try and make it out there.  With all of this fall weather upon us a gallery viewing might just be the ticket to staying warm.