{"id":1198,"date":"2009-08-10T13:17:47","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T11:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2009-08-10T13:17:47","modified_gmt":"2009-08-10T11:17:47","slug":"eyes-of-laura-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/technical-tips\/eyes-of-laura-mars\/","title":{"rendered":""Eyes of Laura Mars""},"content":{"rendered":"

Eyes of Laura Mars<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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I was inspired to write this short introduction to this film from 1978 starring Faye Dunaway<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>called “Eyes of Laura Mars” by someone on a photography forum that said that some of my imagery reminded him of the film.\u00a0 I had totally forgotten how affected I was by this film as I had not yet been a photographer, nor had I ever considered the profession at that time.<\/p>\n

In watching this vignette about the film, I was struck by the mastery of the images being shown and it dawned on me that none of it was manipulated in Photoshop.\u00a0 That is how I learned photography, never considering what will I do in post production once the photo shoot was a wrap.\u00a0 Yes there might be a painted by hand fine paintbrush skin retouch and some dark room manipulation, but not at all what we are capable of doing in post production today.<\/p>\n

Images were shot by Helmut Newton<\/em><\/strong><\/a> who was also the visuals adviser on the set.\u00a0 They are also reminiscent of images by French photographer Guy Bourdin.<\/em><\/strong> The models were definitely the Top Models of the epoch like Lisa Taylor <\/strong><\/em><\/a>in the outdoor location girls fight scene.<\/p>\n

Some great lighting and great photography from a film that really did (and this is rare) depict an epoch in fashion that no longer exists.\u00a0 It was this\u00a0 film and Blow Up<\/a> that I believe had a very powerful and subliminal influence on my vision as a photographer.
\nPS… and thanks Rudra for the reminder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eyes of Laura Mars I was inspired to write this short introduction to this film from 1978 starring Faye Dunaway called “Eyes of Laura Mars” by someone on a photography forum that said that some of my imagery reminded him of the film.\u00a0 I had totally forgotten how affected I was by this film as I had not yet been a photographer, nor had I ever considered the profession at that time. 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