He is called the representative of the new aestheticsnegligence, and the famous picture captured by E. Taylor, became a real sensation in the world of photography. Longer preparation and careful planning lurks behind the seeming ease of publicly understandable pictures.
Biography
Arthur Elgort, who stopped the beautiful moments,born in 1940. His parents, immigrants from Jewish families, emigrated from Eastern Europe. The boy studied drawing for a long time, but he soon realized that the camera lens conveys a lot more emotions and life than painting.
Pictures of the pro-natural ElgortWe saw in the editorial office of the famous fashion magazine Vogue and offered cooperation, which continues to this day. The creative director of the publication said that the work of the photographer opened a new era of expressive works in which modern American women live.
True professional
Passionate about work, Arthur Elgort loves to shootfashion, recognizing that this is a ritual. The master, who has worked with all the popular fashion magazines, travels a lot, discovering new countries. Understanding that photo shoots in exotic places is a very expensive pleasure, the editors of publications do not want to take risks and choose Arthur as a real professional in their field who have never had a failed photo.
Revolutionary shot
A photograph that revolutionizedcaptured the beautiful Taylor. With one hand she held her disheveled hair, and with the other she held the steering wheel. No one could believe that this is a real production photo, and not a snapshot of a hidden camera, so natural were the feelings of the depicted actress.
But few knew that it was half a day before Arthur Elgort received a fascinating shot, and for the careless hairstyle, it was not the wind who was in charge but a stylist hiding on the floor of the car with a hairdryer in hand.
Changing the laws of the genre
Previously, the model did not go out, and were shotonly in special studios, and in the frame appeared resigned heroines, obeying the will of the photographer. Strictly and even primly, the models didn’t look like ordinary girls, and staged pictures clearly separated housewives who read magazines from the foreign and glamorous world of fashion.
On fancy photos, they looked directly into the lensmodels, and not a single detail violated the traditions that have developed over the years. A shot of Elgort proved that viewers can become part of it. The actress, shot by the master, immersed in her thoughts, does not pay any attention to the camera, and the frame is riddled with a slight understatement, and therefore I want to turn to him again. American photographer Arthur Elgort introduced the forbidden freedom, changing the laws of the genre.
Work is a dream
Vogue fashion editor, has traveled with recognizedthe genius of almost the whole world, enthusiastically talks about adventures far from home. He enthusiastically recalls the camel in Morocco, the cave with the Eskimos, the Masai tribes, Indian elephants, Moscow artists, with whom they had to work.
Arthur Elgort everywhere shows hisprofessionalism, demonstrating that even in the most outlandish places the clothes of the model remain in the spotlight. Penetrating into the most remote corners of our planet for the best pictures, he rejoices in his work, which he calls a dream.
Naturally staged photos
In the photos of the genius master lookthe viewer appears lively and sensual, sleepy and scattered, bold and playful women, in whom there is not an ounce of falsehood or fictitiousness. All production shots look completely natural, and their models are cute to the author, so each photo has charismatic beauties, taken as if spontaneously.
Many works devoted to the symbol of heroin chic -young top model Kate Moss, who in the frame looks like an ordinary girl. In the photographs there is nothing controversial and scandalous, on the contrary, Arthur Elgort masterfully emphasizes her natural charm.
Recognized professional throughout hislife proves that his photos are a real art, which from the very first seconds captures the viewer, enjoying the established contact between the heroines and the author.
