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Famous Photographer

Steven Meisel 1. Steven Meisel is an American photographer. He was born in 1954 in New York City. Who obtained popular acclaim with his work in US and Italian //Vogue// and his photographs of friend Madonna in her 1992 book //Sex//. He is now considered one of the most successful fashion photographers in the industry, shooting regularly for both US and Italian //Vogue//, and lately //W// (also published by Condé Nast).His fascination for beauty and models started at a young age. At that time Meisel would not play with toys, but would instead draw women all the time. He used to turn to magazines like //Vogue// and //Harper's Bazaar// as sources of inspiration for his drawings. Meisel dreamt of women from the high society like Gloria Guinness and Babe Paley, who personified to his eyes the ideas of beauty and high society. Other icons were his mother and his sister. He studied at the High School of Art and Design and Parsons The New School for Design where he attended different courses but, as affirmed in an interview with Ingrid Sischy for //Vogue// France, he finally majored in fashion illustration.

2. 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, Kristen McMenamy, Amber Valletta, Snejana Onopka, Viktoriya Sasonkina, Iris Strubegger, Lara Stone, Coco Rocha, Caroline Trentini, Liya Kebede, Karen Elson, Doutzen Kroes, and Raquel Zimmerman, propelling them to fame by regularly featuring them in //Vogue// and various campaigns, notably Prada, considered one of the most desired campaigns in the business. Meisel's influence and training seems to also extend past models. He used his influence among the fashion elite to create an issue of //Vogue// that would show only black models. The issue was released in July 2008 with the purpose of addressing the racism seen lately in fashion magazines, runways, and advertising campaigns. He also launched the career of Ross Van Der Heide, a young fashion designer, by showing Ross's artwork to Anna Sui.He launched the careers of many models and persuaded British model Karen Elson to shave her eyebrows off which earned her the nickname 'Le Freak'. Meisel has been the force behind the careers of people he regularly used on his //Vogue// shoots; hairstylists Oribe Canales, Garren, Orlando Pita and Guido Palau, and make-up artists François Nars, Laura Mercier, Pat McGrath and the late Kevyn Aucoin owe some of their success to the photographer.

3. Fashion and Illustration

4. What design elements are aparent? deapth of field, white and black balance, rule of third, triangle Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? i think the waves on the models dress are actually moving and gives us a direction. Describe the use of light. light comes from behind the camera and also begind the model.

What design elements are aparent? triangle, direction, depth Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? the colors of the photo are interesting and the ther is lots of triangles. Describe the use of light. sunlights from the right hand side of the model.



What design elements are aparent? deapth of field, white and black balance, rule of third, triangle, element relationship Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? this is a powerful photo, the model that looks manly with the motorcycle. Yet we still ask what the medels gender is. Describe the use of light. sunlights from behind the models.



What design elements are aparent? deapth of field, balance, rule of third, triangle, element relationship Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? the models pose and the light that makes the models face hard to see give us a warm feeling. Describe the use of light. lights from behind the models.



What design elements are aparent? deapth of field, rule of third, triangle, element relationship, direction Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? the red dress gives the photo a powerful look, the stairs gives us direction. Describe the use of light. light from beghind the camera