Patrick Demarchelier

by Chloe's CPS Blog

For this project, I chose Patrick Demarchelier.

“Born in 1943, near Paris, Demarchelier spent his childhood in Le Havre with his mother and four brothers. For his seventeenth birthday, his stepfather bought him his first Eastman Kodak camera. Demarchelier learned how to develop film, retouch negatives and began shooting friends and weddings.

In 1975, he left Paris for New York to follow his girlfriend. He discovered fashion photography by working as a freelance and learning and working with photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Terry King, and Jacques Gilbert. His work drew the attention of Elle, Marie Claire and 20 Ans Magazine

He later worked for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, first in September 1992 which resulted in a 12-year collaboration. Demarchelier has shot international advertising campaigns for Dior, Louis Vuitton, Celine,TAG Heuer, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Lacoste, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren.“

He has always been one of my favourite photographers, and I have always appreciated his style. He has such an eye and knows how to capture his models’ expressions and emotions. Although Demarchelier does a lot of editorial shooting, he is also known for his amazing portraits.

For this project, I will be photographing a model and will be styling her the way most of his photographs are styled, very minimalistic and unified. The pictures will be edited in black and white. I will probably shoot in the studio, although I might try some test shot outside.

 

 

 

 

 

Sources: Wikipedia and Google Images