Beautiful...

so beautiful…

I love this still so much. the distinct type of depth to the image reminds me of one of my favorite photography books OF ALL TIME by Thomas Allen . The precision and the fullness of this frame and the following are so captivating.  (of course Allen’s is a much more tedious process…he uses old pulp book covers with a conventional 4”x5” film camera and manually manipulates all lighting, focus, and “cast”. it’s brilliant).The expressions on these character’s faces convey just as much as the ones in Allen’s work. The wonderful thing is that in the book covers someone was able to create exactly what they wanted those people to be conveying at that precise moment. All of the elements that make this still image so engrossing take a lot of planning as well, but also just a little bit of magic that collaboration can bring… 

oldhollywood:

Marilyn Monroe & Eli Wallach in The Misfits (1961, dir. John Huston) (via)

Photo by Erich Hartmann.

Fragments

I've had the privilege of again working with one of my favorites, Maryse Alberti, for a few days operating on "Fragments", a Marilyn Monroe documentary in production right now. I am so into it. The Director, Liz Garbus, and the production are awesome, great to work with AND the format of the project is something I dig a lot! I've been able to watch these master actors deliver wonderful monologues that literally give you goosebumps. And that is all I can say.  It never gets old to be a part of a project that fascinates you (I mean, HOW captivating IS Marilyn Monroe?!) with people you respect. I'm tickled pink yet again as my Grandma would say.