Terry, Knows what its all about :)

He has been going over 10 years!

He is still working after all these years.
He has also done many art shows.

It works.

I’m not sure what else there is to say.

Yes, and as I said, “Though sex and fashion have always had a close relationship, he’s still a modern success story.” Someone liked Richardson more than Richard Kern or 100 other soft pornographers and the rest is history. it’s really that simple, if you ask me. His work is not so special as it is, when attached to his personality.

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Many years ago in the mid 90’s I remember watching a Sports Illustrated swimsuit special on TV, one of the photographers featured was this wacky guy who shot the supermodels with a point and shoot camera. I laughed so hard. Here was this nerdy guy who looked like he was auditioning as an extra on Starsky & Hutch thumbing his nose at all the fabulous high priced photographers. A few years later I did freelance PA work on film sets to get by. One day I got called to work on a photo shoot at Rye Playland. Before I arrived on set the production team were making a big deal about the photographer doing the shoot. When I arrived it was the same guy I saw many years earlier on that TV special, his name was Terry Richardson. The thing I remember most about that day ….

This is too long to post here so you can read the rest at this link.

http://blog.thenewpop.com/2009/10/01/the-godfather-of-us-all-terry-richardson/

3rd: imitate

Whew! There, I said it. I just didn’t want this post to go below the crease before I got in on the most interesting conversation in awhile…

tonio_ml (at) hotmail.com

Something I like though about te video is that he knew his style- his asthetic. He wasn’t trying to be anything other than who he was. He didn’t cave to peoples expectations, but persevered and it worked.

Props to him

Terry has been around photography on a professional level his entire life. I mean really u think he’s a hack when his father shot successfully? I guarantee Terry probably knows more about lighting and hasselblad than some of the people who post here, why does it irk you so much that he uses a cheap camera and flash?

Probably because he is successfully providing image buyers with what they want and you are not. Terrys interaction and ease with his subjects is what is incredible and that is the beauty of his work.

Why is a person expressing feedback with an opposing POV, a “whiner” or “hater”?
Are there only a limited amount of appropriate opinions?
Why is honest feedback taken so causticly?

What do TR’s photographs communicate?

I’m not a fan. I wish him no harm, but I find little to like in his images.
The overwhelming message or communication I read is not how well he “connects”. Certainly he does connect.
I read self absorption, narcism, hype. His images sell products and identity. Is there a redeeming value to fashion and celebritism? How important are fashion and celebritism in our daily lives? Seems the hype is out of proportion. Even historically as a portrayal of American pop culture today, are these important and significant models to emulate? As art does the message or meaning step outside expectations for theses genres of communication? I find the communication of his images (including the tech) pander to expectations.

Advertising and PR doesn’t have to be truly GREAT to sell stuff. Selling stuff doesn’t make commercial art great, even if it does pay well. The best of any communications is great because it truly resonates with people. This is much deeper than hype.

If you get a chance and the new mags come out soon check this guy out. Uses a beat-up m-6 and 50mm on b&w…old school his connection with subjects is amazing.

http://roadcoursemagazinetypething.blogspot.com/

I see the same thing you do: bold, more honest than most and shot in a style that is true to the artist.

For those who think Mr. Richardson is a hack with way too many great opportunities:

Probably true that, but he’s an authentic hack who took those opportunities and made the most of it with a point and shoot. Next question?

BTW, if you’re *that* hung up on the whole camera thing, I’ve assisted Terry and he’s shooting with a Nikon D3 at the moment and he’s also been known to use a Hasselblad H2, mainly for covers, because he hates how slow it is.

love him or hate him but don’t him unoriginal

It’s difficult sometimes even with the non-famous. Fashion models are largely trained to pose and be very unnatural, and it can be difficult to get them out of that habit. Because of this, the biggest skill I’ve learned since I’ve started shooting fashion is very careful casting.

I read that he used an M8 for the Belvedere campaign