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CHIAROSCURO ITALIAN TERM FOR LIGHT & SHADOWS

Fashion Photography and Chiaroscuro Lighting  Used by renaissance

masters and world famous photographers, such as  Helmut Newton,

Hurrell & Shaun Alexander

A technique widely used by some of the greatest masters, such as

Leonardo Da Vinci,  Rembrandt, Giovanni Baglione, Raphael,

Caravaggio  and many more renowned artists throughout the

history. They all had one thing in common, The perfect understanding

of using LIGHT , SHADOWS  and CONTRAST in order to create a realistic

three dimensional illusion on a two dimensional medium.

Easier said than done and there only a few in the world that have

mastered their craft to perfection and among those I have a few favorites:

FELLINI

know as the most influential film makers of all time!

ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Master of suspense and psychological thriller, only using light and

shadow and power of mind and suggestions to the rest

MARTIN SCORSESE

Is the living and breathing legendary director

Martin Scorsese are among the most famous film makers and cinematographers with

great appreciation for the visual arts, George Hurrel, Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon,

and a few more that have always fascinated and inspired me with their iconic master pieces that

have revolutionized the world of photography and cinematography as we know it!

It was by studying these great masters that helped me to develop the senses and the

eye needed to create the perfect formula which I now use in everything

I create, from my paintings to photography and even my cinematography,

I no longer have any limitations to what I can do with my camera or even paint brush!

 GEORGE HURRELL

Was one of Hollywood’s greatest celebrity photographers, known

for his stunning old fashion black and white photos of the legendary

movie stars, such as Humphrey Bogart, Carol Lombard, Clark Gable

and many more…soon his lighting technique became the trend for

creating beautiful headshots for those famous and some infamous

actors at the time, and among those, I have my favorites:

 

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HELMUT NEWTON

The Famous fashion Photographer known for striking provocative black and white images.

Pay close attention to the way he uses his Blacks, Whites and Gray tones!

RICHARD AVEDON

The most published Fashion photographer in the world

Now you understand why studying the works of these greatest masters 

had brought me one step closer to where I am today,  my fascination and

admiration along with my passion for

art and photography had made me an artist with a great appreciation for

the old and new!

helping me to become a Renaissance man with a touch of Modernism

in my work, not only as a fashion photographer but as a photographer in general

Below you’ll find a few images using various lighting techniques in order

to  ARE A FEW IMAGES USING SEVERAL DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES

I’VE USED TO DEMONSTRATE HOW I USE THE CONCEPT OF

(CHIAROSCURO)  IN MY FASHION & FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

Here I simply used that technique to create

an illusion that the gun in John Travolta’s

hand is coming out of the image, which in

fact is just a poster the wall where the 

model is leaning against

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High Fashion Fine Art photography Lighting workshops
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High Fashion Fine Art photography Lighting workshops
High Fashion Fine Art photography Lighting workshops

Creating beautifully composed blacks with carefully orchestrated

whites , atoned harmoniously in the midst of all kinds of shades of

gray  is a technique that I have been trying to master for decades,

doing everything possible to turn the clock back with my images to

make them look and feel timeless and old, yet modern and fresh!

Despite of how ironic it may sound 🙂   no matter how technologically

advance we will become, there is nothing more beautiful than an old

painting of a master, or a great photograph taken by a film camera

and printed on a real photographic paper in a darkroom….

here I said it….I am still a big fan of film photography owning

and using all of my film cameras from my old time favorite

 Mamiya RZ  , Hasselblads 500 to an old 8×10 Eastman Kodak,

that I use time to time for personal projects

Group & Private Fashion Photography Workshops in Los Angeles by Top Fashion Photographer Shaun Alexander specialized in fashion, advertising, beauty, catalog, product and digital photography. Introduction to photography lighting, styling, model posing, directing, bussiness of photography and much more.
EASTMAN KODAK 8X10 CAMERA

I am also blessed that many young enthusiasts and pro photographers

 travel from incredible destinations to attend my courses, hoping that

my years of expertise and passion to teach all these techniques can

inspire and touch the lives of those that are willing to go the extra

mile to become the Best photographers in the world!

If you ever wondered how to get in to photography?

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Basic and Advance photography courses in lighting, fundamental of

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