March 5, 2011

Adriana Karembeu for Photo France n° 441


Adriana Sklenaříková
17 September 1971
Brezno, Slovakia
1,85 m


"La beauté est un pouvoir très fort"


To do a photograph in color is difficult because of the limit between art and erotism. A lot of photographers told me they prefer BW for this reason. This series avoids the trap by its light "fantasy" style and of course the talent of Adriana Karembeu who poses with grace without a too appealing but strong look, all is in the eyes.



Photo n° 441, juillet-aout 2007 by Marino Parisotto


































































February 28, 2011

A little bad taste : Alyson Hannigan played the teenager at 27th


Alyson Hannigan
Alyson Lee Hannigan, March 24, 1974, Washington, D.C., U.S.
1,67 m



Alyson Hannigan posed two times for FHM, in February 2001 and in June 2003, with the same photographer Stephen Danelian.

As you'll see it, the teenager series is particularly appealing and uplifting. Maybe she was obliged to promote a movie, maybe she wanted... Anyway, to see the best, we need to see the worst. Strangely, except in a sex-tape, she never posed nude what deserves a huge bravo.






FHM UK, February 2001 issue
By Stephen Danelian

She was 27, far from a teenager.



















































A little more good series, she was 29



























A promotion of American Pie 1999
"Independence Day"
Alyson Hannigan, Tara Reid, Shannon Elizabeth, Mena Suvari


















February 27, 2011

A French monument : Studio Harcourt






Since 1934, Studio Harcourt shoots the greatest artists of the planet with an inimitable style which makes its so remarkable signature :


« In France, one is not an actor if one hasn't been photographed by the Studio Harcourt » wrote philosopher Roland Barthes in 1957.





French Actress Brigitte Bardot








French Actress Marion Cotillard




" The Studio Harcourt was founded in Paris in 1934, by the press moguls the Lacroix brothers and by Cosette Harcourt, who contributed her strong background in photography having worked at the Manuel's brothers famous studio.

In its early days the Studio's main activity was to fulfil the needs of the press. Yet, its remarkable signature style soon drew the most acclaimed and talented artists.








French Fashion Model and Actress Laetitia Casta




As early as 1938, the Studio became a must : writers, singers, comedians, sportsmen, composers, dansers and political figures all rushed to the studio.

Stars such as Marlène Dietrich, Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau or Marcel Serdan were among those who were immortalized by the studio... along with many discerning clients.



The Harcourt esthetic is timeless and its magical signature has proven to be of mythical dimension thanks to its unique, immediately recognisable, know-how and lighting effects inspired by movie sets.






French Actress Carole Bouquet








French Actress Emma Decaunes














Harcourt's archives of 5 million prints, portraying more than 1500 celebrities and over 500 000 people, from 1934 to 1991 was passed over to the « Reunion des Musées Nationaux » for the French Ministry of Culture.


For over 70 years, portraits by Harcourt have been a part of the collective memory and have become an institution.


The Studio is now located one block from avenue Montaigne in a town house off the "golden triangle", on the Right Bank of the capital of photography.

The Studio welcomes celebrities and other discerning clients who seek a unique, glamorous and timeless image of themselves, between dream and reality."











A special shooting for Chantal Thomas

"Dollita"



"Sexy Dandy"



"Tulle Fronce"