Film noir photography

12 different cocktails, 4 friends, equals 48 cocktails. And we managed to get most of the photos in focus. This project was really just a good excuse to have a few cocktails with some friends. Cocktails have a classic, sophisticated and seductive feel. I wanted to create photos that matched that. Film noir came to... Open Post

Leopold Fiala - Award winning Sports, Advertising and Portrait Photography from Munich Germany.

Alan Ladd & Veronica Lake in “This Gun For Hire” (1942)

Azra and Alister go retro. Camera: Ricoh GRDII Recently, and by popular demand, the Creative Photo Workshops Film Noir event was once again organised for our customers who missed out the first time. This time we called it Film Noir - Black Gets Blacker. We thought Back in Black might have worked but apparently some Aussie rock band had taken that one. I'll have to look into that. Our models were Azra Dedic and Alister LeToille. These two young people were wonderful to work with, but I wonder…

Glamorous Lives & Stylish Places

Walter Wanger was a successful independent producer who in the 1940's was married to actress Joan Bennett. Bennett was in several Wanger pro...

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