New Addition at Katy Barker…
Written on February 26, 2008
And not just any addition…
Hedi Slimane (former Creative Director of Dior Homme)….if you follow his website you know that he’s a photographer of no small talent.
Filed in: Talent, Photo Agency, Word on the Street.
I like the black and white treatments, and I really like the shots with clear backgrounds and blurred subjects — very cool stuff!
I use black and white sparingly — mostly because I love all the vibrant colors that come out in nightlife photography, but I find that black and white tones seem a bit more intimate and introspective… It seemed like a natural choice for this intimate portrait of Fabio — a tribute to his co-host on BBC-Radio 1’s “Fabio and Grooverider,” who has been convicted to four years in a Dubai prison for possession of 2.6g of marijuana:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dilvie/2292694857/in/set-72157603991025187/
These all black-and-white sets make me want to try using it a bit more…
On the other hand… I really love the effect that color has on this similar photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dilvie/2292688375/in/set-72157603991025187/
I think for me, it’ll always come down to the question, “what is right for _this_ image?”