Strike A Pose

The article I chose to read about was Strike a Pose by Mia Fineman. This article show and discussed the strange art of fashion photography. This article defined it’s point of origin and those who explored and began fashion photography. The author had went into detail on the different mediums of fashion photography depending on the photographers aesthetic. One of my favorites is Juergen Teller that does the ads for the famous fashion designer Marc Jacobs. His master medium is the snapshot aesthetic. 

This article was at the same time informational as inspirational. This is the career path I am steering myself into. I found it very interesting on all the different mediums that can be presented for fashion design. There was one quote that really stood out to me, it is about the picture taken by Stephen Shore, Paraphernalia’s Opening ad Show, a picture that documented life in Andy Warhol’s factory. “Shore may not have conceived of this picture as a fashion photograph, but it accomplishes exactly what fashion photography sets out to do: It offers imaginary access to a world of style, privilege, and utter fabulousness and makes you feel as if you could almost be part of it—if only you could try on that cute striped minidress.”

I never thought of fashion photography in this manner, but it does in fact make sense to where I can relate to it. There have been times where me myself have flipped through ads, and thought if only I could try on that cute striped minidress. I really enjoyed this article, and I suggest anyone else who is interested in fashion photography or let alone advertisement to take a peak at it. Great examples in photographs are provided which the writer frequently refers back to. This definately is pointed towards an audience of artists and or those effected by these advertisements, common every day people.