[Leica] PARIS FASHION PHOTOS 1965

[lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)]

Hi Ted,

Really amazing stories, particularly the first one is very fun!, the  
second one is a great picture, as Maraak says perfect framed and ... I  
know that Parisians drivers are not many patients and quite mad, at  
least some ones. The third one has a very nice composition too and  
tell us about a fashion times they belong to the past covers of  
fashion magazines.

You have a great experience and many thing to tell us, many thanks for  
sharing!

cheers
Lluis



El 04/05/2012, a las 5:24, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca>  
escribi?:

> Hi Crew,
> A couple of weeks ago Stasys Petravicius asked about a Paris fashion  
> shoot I did around 1965. Here are three images I managed to find.
>
> LOOK HERE AND READ STORY.   Thank you.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ted+grant/
>
> 1/ The model in plaid and street sweeper standing beside her like a  
> Roman Guard. :-)
>
> I placed the model kitty corner across the street inter section as  
> the Art Director wanted the red stop sign and restaurant  name above  
> her.
>
> I told the model I would indicate when I was starting to shoot and  
> as soon as I did, she was to count to 5 then change position. So  
> there she was standing all alone, count 5 and move. All of a sudden  
> the street sweeper guy is coming into frame from the left. He  
> stopped before entering the frame just watching this woman making  
> all these different movements in silence.
>
> The AD is freaking out as the little guy walks behind her as she  
> keeps moving and I keep shooting. Now the AD is telling me to stop  
> and get that guy the hell out of the scene!  Me? I respond, "No, no,  
> no leave him be and see what happens?"  Well he stopped as you can  
> see in the frame and I'm clicking away as she continues to move.  
> Then the sweeper crossed the street and was gone!
>
> AD is pissed off at me for not telling the guy to get out of the  
> shooting area and telling me I'd never shoot for them again because  
> I didn't do what he ordered me to do. Me? I thought I had something  
> different and illustrating we were in Paris! And guess what picture  
> was the lead photograph in the magazine big fashion layout full page  
> lead? ? :-) Yep! This one!!!!!!! :-) However I never shot with the  
> AD ever again! Hell his loss!
>
> 2/ Trust me having 2 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers in dress  
> red serge jacket and a model walking down the middle of the Champs- 
> Elysees in Paris during the middle of the afternoon could be called  
> a death wish!! Drivers gawking, waving, yelling and whistling! It  
> was wild and I kept hoping a driver wouldn't lose control and run  
> over me as I was squatting down moving backwards and couldn't see  
> what was coming from behind.
>
> 3/  The model and Eiffel Tower was a non-event. Found a location  
> where I could get both against  a clean clear sky and it was click a  
> bunch as she changed positions. In what fashion shoots I've done on  
> locations like this and a crew has been flown in. You better have  
> some obvious land mark images where it's obvious the shoot is taking  
> place in Paris or whever! Certainly after the money spent for  
> flights, accommodation and on-location crew and models.
>
> So there you go. However fashion was never a big deal as I hated  
> posing them. Not my cup of tea even if I were paid nicely. :-)
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
>
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