My New "Guy Bourdin" Book

[Daniel Unkefer]

Bought myself a new book "Guy Bourdin". I have always admired his uber out-there mucho saturated fashion photography. Revolutionary at the time, in the fashion mags. So I'm wanting some inspiration and here it is.

An interesting book. I like how he introduced interesting manufactured lighting/shadows throughout each shot. A lot of lights and mirrors and intentional shadows I think. Very Cool. His short films are interesting too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k30Wu2fwhEQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp0xvZrksew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLL0SuwZCSg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6WtUQNXmqE

[Daniel Unkefer]

A Message For You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEc8edzVrk

[Tin Can]

Looked at ONE

I try to not emulate

but I sure cannot remember every image ever made

I am plotting shoe...

in color

[Daniel Unkefer]

Another excellent video explaining his unique fashion work;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB6uTRGF4nA

The Dark Genius Who Revolutionized Fashion Photography.

And this one is excellent too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzz7sUANse0&t=670s

Surreal. Provocative. Disturbing.

[Vaidotas]

Anyone can use softboxes with success but complex hard lighting is something very different, where you need a lot of experience.
Kind of extinct style.
Thats why I like him too.
Thanks for sharing.

[monochromeFan]

yawn, boring, dull. Duller then dull.

its all fan boyism... at its worst.

[Daniel Unkefer]

Anyone can use softboxes with success but complex hard lighting is something very different, where you need a lot of experience.
Kind of extinct style.
Thats why I like him too.
Thanks for sharing.

You're Welcome. Thanks for responding.

[Durst L184]

Daniel,

Your posts re-kindled my interest in Guy Bourdin --and some memories, too. His son Samuel used to stop-in at my studio in Shanghai from time to time a number of years ago --Lord, maybe 15 years ago! Guy Bourdin has some very complex sensitivities in my view, and I am taking a closer and more careful look at his work now. His short motion pictures are especially interesting to me and worth a good study. After coming across your posts I purchased a Steidl publication of his black and white work: Guy Bourdin -Untouched. Curiously, the publication reveals very few signs of his association with Man Ray (influence, I mean) or later work, although there are perhaps some hints. Thanks for the posts.

[Ziealdez]

My friend has a similar book, but it's about ten, maybe fifteen years old. Overall, it's quite interesting, but it seems to contain his most famous works. I'd like to see something more rare. Maybe this new book has some lesser-known works by Bourdin?

[Daniel Unkefer]

Third Edition 2015 but new to me

Here's what's inside

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEc8edzVrk