i could not imagine that webpage presenting great photographs is so difficult to make (first, what to do to prevent anyone from stealing your work – thats why they choose flash etc. ) and really its a pity that other famous photographers tend not to have webpages presenting their work

About a month ago Steven told me himself that he doesn’t find much time to shoot anymore while we were chatting. He has a day job that he works quite a bit at.

Perhaps a few times a month might be what your friend considers frequently, whereas Steven doesn’t consider that often. I’m not really sure.

The content is nothing like Terry.

Look at both of their Stern portfolios (a good representational summary of their work and their POV) and you will easily see that. Steven’s vision is much darker, more poetic and much more produced, much more introverted, much more tightly composed (not that I agree that composition is the key factor) and much more overtly “fashion” than Terry’s (not in a judgmental sense, but Steven’s work shows much more attention styling and production while Terry’s obviously into the action in front of the lens).

Comments like this betray a lack of familiarity about fashion photography, much less about the photography scene in general. I’d be much more prone to consider comments if the comparison were, say, between Terry vs. Kenneth Capello or Steven vs. Inez & Vinoodh or Mert & Marcus. However, the fact is that all of these people have a very individual voice, which is a large part of why each of them is prominent in their respective niche.

A good gauge in a commercial context, however, would be considering who would be up for the same jobs. Somehow I doubt Terry and Steven would be competing very frequently (which is a very good thing for both of them).

A good mate of mine still assists with Steven and yes he’s still shooting frequently.

James.

I don’t think I am really qualified to judge the work though, however there is impact.

And “documentation of the encounter between myself and the subject” ?

Come on. Not in these photographs, there’s no connection with the photographer.

Those are just some tired old words half dressed up in black.

It’s edgy and contemporary and I can see why he is admired in his field. There’s much to learn from this even though many of us may be in entirely different fields or have different tastes

What however drew me to this blog was the topic of showcasing such a comprehensive body of work online

I was a bit late in getting my own site and as I am still learning how best to present my own work online – and still very much developing as a photographer – I am mostly interested in finding out how photo buyers in general respond to websites.

Pftftfttfttfffppp!

APE: Raymond Meier has a massive site,with an archive searchable by publication, fashion editor, etc.

I bet you’re glad the only people who disagree with your point of view are the top people in the industry. There are gazillions of people with no influence whatsoever out there who do agree though so you have a following I’m sure…

That line from the artist statement is very astute. The Annie NPR interview touches on a similar subject – it’s to always about revealing the essence of a person, but about what they present to you as a photographer.

Avedon touched on this when he described his carrot-toast with Lartigue. In much of the best work, it’s more about the artist’s vision than the subject.