Leah reminded me last week of the fantastic photography of Ormond Gigli, who was a prominent photographer especially in the 1950s and 60s — but more importantly, whose ability to direct photographs creates such timeless magic! Of course, his most iconic photograph is “Girls in the Window,” which was serendipitously shot in a dismantled brownstone across from Ormond’s apartment. The imagery is just breathtaking — and to imagine that all this was shot during the construction workers’ lunch hour!
I wonder if this image was the sub-conscious inspiration of a rock band’s photo shoot that I styled and art directed. However, there’s quite a difference between grungy men and beautifully tailored women dressed to their finest, true?
Back to Ormond, all of his photographs capture movement, emotion, and artistry of the human body — and all without Photoshop. Of course, photographing the beautiful Sophia Loren and other gorgeous women doesn’t hurt either!
5 responses so far ↓
1 Rachel // Oct 7, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Love his photo, love your photo! Such great shots. I’d love to see more of your styled photo shoots!
2 m.bibelot // Oct 7, 2008 at 8:53 pm
i’ve just discovered your blog and i love it! love your photos on flickr, too
3 Jon // Oct 7, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Wow! At first glace I thought this was developed using figurines – to see actual people is quite inspiring from a creative aspect. Cheers!
4 Amy // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Ooh, Gigli-such a talent and what an iconic image!! A great era this was… also a big fan of Richard Avedon’s work ( http://www.richardavedon.com/ ). Some remarkable magic was created in collaboration with Alexi Brodovitch while at Harper’s Bazaar… what amazing styling! Such class and innovation, I wish we could return there.
Grace, this is a wonderful post, thank you! And I love your styled band image!! :~)
5 Grace // Oct 8, 2008 at 4:03 am
I love photography that captures movement — or creates a moment whose reality is staged
That line between whimsy and reality is so lovely. Indeed, Avedon is an incredible icon too! His photos and creativity are timeless — good style never goes out of style.
Thank you for your kind words about the band photo!
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