I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out to be quite something - a great success. I'm very proud of it. Helmut Newton artdirectorgreat Change image and share on social
Technically, I have not changed very much. Ask my assistants. They'll tell you, I am the easiest photographer to work with. I don't have heavy equipment. I work out of one bag. Helmut Newton assistantbagchange Change image and share on social
They often ask me to shoot for them. But I say no. I think an old guy like me ought not take pages away from young photographers who need the exposure. Helmut Newton exposureguypage Change image and share on social
My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain. Helmut Newton amuseentertainjob Change image and share on social
I have mixed feelings about those sorts of things. When I see it done by interesting young people, I think it's very valid. But when established photographers, people in their forties, copy me and get a lot of money, well, I find that to be very stupid. Helmut Newton copyestablishfeeling share on social
It's that I don't like white paper backgrounds. A woman does not live in front of white paper. She lives on the street, in a motor car, in a hotel room. Helmut Newton backgroundcarfront Change image and share on social
I did find a wonderful girl last year, but the photographs that we did were more about motorcars. Helmut Newton findgirlmotorcar Change image and share on social
I used to hate doing color. I hated transparency film. The way I did color was by not wanting to know what kind of film was in my camera. Helmut Newton cameracolorfilm Change image and share on social
In the photographs themselves there's a definite contrast between the figures and the location - I like that kind of California backyard look; clapboard houses, staircases outdoors. Helmut Newton backyardcaliforniaclapboard Change image and share on social
The whole series is black-and-white, so when I went to shoot one of the women I only had black-and-white film with me. She had reddish hair and was a very pretty girl, a nice girl. Helmut Newton blackfilmgirl Change image and share on social
