Sometimes we’re too eager to press the shutter and take the picture straight away without realising that it is a silent image. Its voice speaks through the final photograph.
Category: Photography Tips
Clive Arrowsmith – The Beauty Papers 17th January 2019 – Colour and Black and White
Maxine had given me complete freedom and trusted me to express myself. That is the best way to work with creatives and these are the best of days and the best of times, thanks Maxine.
The Vanishing Sunset of Boulevard at LAX (80s USA)
We went up to his hotel room to look at the clothes. Where Michael had arranged them all over the place and set up an ironing board. As we talked he continued to iron clothes. I said “Michael don’t you want to get someone else to do that?” He smiled at me and said, “No Clive, I find it very therapeutic actually.” and ironed on.
Raquel Welch “Clive, you are supposed to tell me I look beautiful” (90s)
As the shoot was taking some time I knocked on the door and was called into the dressing room by Raquel who was in front of the mirror doing her eyelashes in a rather tiny bra and pants looking like the Goddess she is. As my regular readers will know I am rarely lost for words and could feel myself getting all hot and bothered and looking at my feet and shifting my weight from one leg to the next.
Harpers, The Mask of Horus, The Clapps and Jocelyn Stevens on Paradise Island
Willy also asked me to come up with a concept. I had been reading a lot about Egyptian mythology and was particularly fascinated by the falcon headed Egyptian God Horus . This fascination had begun after reading the Egyptian Book Of The Dead and taking acid with my assistant (affectionately known as The Wasp) at a friend’s manor house in the country, where I saw a vision of Horus.
Spaghetti, Harpers & Vivienne Lynn
I first met the Spaghetti people the divine Nadia and Suomi La Valle in 1979, at that moment I was … More
The beautiful Anabella Corro, 1920s chic & the Beverley Hills taxi ride
Ritz Newspaper asked me to photograph a selection of stunning 1920s jewelled dresses. Somehow the stylist (forgive me I have … More
Back To Mono – The Phil Spector Christmas Album photo session with George Harrison and Graham Nash (1972)
A joyful and familiar Liverpool drawl spoke to me down the phone saying “Clive, I need you to shoot the … More
My sublime moment with Daniel Barenboim
My assistant set up the lights and I wanted it lit in such a way that his head and hands where the only thing that was illuminated with the rest of his body in darkness. Once we’d set up the lights I noticed he had very shiny patent shoes which I also lit from the side to add some dynamic light to the pictures. The idea was to get the maestro and his piano to merge as one.
Celebrating Reaching 99.75% of Our Kickstarter #PeterGabrielReflections Target – with 3 sets of signed Kate Bush Cards
It has to be said that Friday nights launch of Peter Gabriel Reflections at The Museum of Bath Architecture was … More