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The Secret of Hollywood’s Oldest Restaurant? Don’t Change Anything.The gooey sauces, the cured meats, the dashes of marjoram and herbes de Provence—these were the tools of the starched chefs of Paris and New York, their gray mustaches bristly as shaving brushes, theatrically ranting their way through their kitchens...
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The History of Helmut Newton: Finding A Life in Paris
After returning to Paris, now with more permanence, Helmut Newton signed a contract with French Vogue. His home was in the La Marais district, off of a street named Aubriot. It was on that street that he photographed one of his most iconic shots: Rue Aubriot (meaning Aubriot Stere in French), and otherwise titled Le Smoking...
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When Frank Worth Met James Dean
Frank Worth was an American photographer who befriended and photographed many Hollywood actors and actresses between 1939 and 1964. His black and white candid pictures are unusual for the era, when most stars limited themselves to carefully posed glamour portraits...Read now -
The History Of Helmut Newton: What Happened in Europe
While he was continuing with his project for Shell in 1953, Helmut Newton showcased his first exhibition with a colleague of his, Wolfgang Sievers, in Melbourne, Victoria. The goal for the exhibition was to open up the fine art industry to the idea of fashion being used for betters promotions and larger sales...Read now -
What is Silver Gelatin and Why is it Important?
Until the 1970's, the Silver Gelatin black & white printing method was used almost exclusively by professional photographers. Color printing was used more commonly for commercial purposes. Although this process was the standard among the community, it's a complicated practice, thus it's virtually unused today...Read now -
The History of Helmut Newton: Love & Opportunity in Australia
While Newton was stationed in Tocumwal on June 4th, 1945, his first cover was published. It was the Australasian Post, and the cover featured a young woman holding a bucket of grapes on her shoulder. "I ran from one news-stand to the next and stood in front of them in excitement and admiration."...Read now -
Who was Helmut Newton?
Helmut Newton is regarded to be one of the most prolific and wildly imitated fashion photographers. He was born in Berlin in 1920 to Klara and Max Neustädter, a jewish family. Showing interest in photography early on, he took an apprenticeship with portrait and nude photographer yva in 1936 at the age of 12 and worked two years before leaving Germany in 1938...Read now -
Lights, Camera, Fantasy: A Different 'Spike Lee Joint'
Spike Lee's talents go beyond that of film, as shown in Playboy's series: Lights Camera Fantasy. This series featured seven directors who were given instructions (and creative freedom) to style a photoshoot based off of their own fantasies. The influence for Spike Lee's was his very own 1986 film "She's Gotta Have It".Read now -
The Frank Worth Exhibition
The Frank Worth Exhibition is open now through August 31st at the W Hollywood Hotel Gallery. All images are available for purchase with options to purchase framed or unframed.
Join us on Wednesdays from 4pm-8pm for complimentary wine tasting. Free 8x10 Frank Worth images while supplies last.
Frank Worth (1923 - 2000) was an American photographer who befriended and photographed many Hollywood actors and actresses between 1939 and 1964. His black and white candid pictures are unusual for the era, when most stars limited themselves to carefully posed glamour portraits...