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"The
color characteristics and the resolution of the film
are superb. In fact the film is almost too sharp for
me. Some of the things I did, like use a softening filter
on the lens, almost got the technicians upset. But,
I wanted some of the sense of the traditional work of
Hollywood cinematographers. Yes, I admit, I put some
of that technique into using the camera. The softening
effect you can see in my photographs. It's a very funny
thing that Polaroid has worked vigorously for many,
many years to accomplish great definition and here I
am, coming into the studio and backing off from spectacular
definition. I just wanted a more ethereal effect,"
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Douglas
Kirkland's fine art photography has been widely exhibited
in Asia, Europe and the United States. In 1995, he was
awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American
Society of Operating Cameramen. Kirkland's celebrity
photographs include Coco Chanel, Katherine Hepburn,
Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Cher, Sting, Isabella
Rossellini, Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren and Antonio
Banderas. And his assignments have taken him to every
continent in the world, except Antarctica, working on
subjects ranging from astronomy in Chile to the Trans-Siberian
Railroad in Russia to fashion in Bali. |
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Copyright
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