The Man Who Shot Garbo
One of my all time favorite photo books is “The Man Who Shot Garbo”. It is a collection of photographs of Clarence Sinclair Bull. He was a photographer of the stars in Hollywood from the 1920’s through the 1960’s. His photographs had such a beautiful dramatic quality that was easily recognizable as his unique style. This book is filled with close to 200 gorgeous pictures and a short history of his life.
I tried to mimick his use of simple lighting and starkness into my self portrait for this theme although I used my digital camera, something that was not yet developed in his lifetime
22 responses
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John Linton gave props (18 Aug 2008):
Well done Penny.
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Penny Nannini said (18 Aug 2008):
Thanks:-)
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Emma Brahas said (18 Aug 2008):
great portrait&atmosphere!
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Pilar Coll i Gatells said (18 Aug 2008):
Molt bona. . .preciosa!
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J. Harris Blacklist gave props (18 Aug 2008):
This is really cool Penny! Love it! Stunning how much you look alike Incredible!
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Jean Pierre Vacherot gave props (18 Aug 2008):
Simply Great
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Nelson Campbell gave props (18 Aug 2008):
One heck of a comp! Wow!
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peggy gardner gave props (18 Aug 2008):
how cool you are !
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Alexis Gerard gave props (19 Aug 2008):
Astonishing - it looks like GG viewing a book with herself on the cover!
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Farras Abdelnour gave props (20 Aug 2008):
very cool shot!
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Cassandra Bould gave props (20 Aug 2008):
Gorgeous photo, I love the atmousphere you have created!
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Chris Whitney said (21 Aug 2008):
Great portrait and amazing resemblance Penny. Nice image for the theme.
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J. Harris Blacklist gave props (22 Aug 2008):
I keep seeing this shot...I love it!
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Hector rtiz gave props (24 Aug 2008):
this is so...vogue..fashion...stylish...omg...i missed this one..not anymore
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Yannis Larios gave props (26 Aug 2008):
Brilliant capture Penny! A favorite!
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Michael Goermann gave props (27 Aug 2008):
Crop, location, sharpness and unsharpness - simply great. I would say: That´s set for being published. ;)
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Robin Smith gave props (31 Aug 2008):
omg Penny!! This is amazing...you look just like gg! and I love the atmosphere and the style! omg!
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Gail Anderson gave props (7 Sep 2008):
what a great shot! you DO look like GG... fantastic!
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Karin Burton said (30 Nov 2008):
Wow!
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David Bourg gave props (29 Mar 2009):
Very well done!
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Nicole Drozd said (14 Jun 2009):
Awesome photo!
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Sam Laub said (27 Sep 2009):
I would like to see this picture done with studio lighting on each side to match the lighting in GG's photo. Extreme Déjà vu.
