As I’ve mentioned time and time before I am not only enamored by photographers but have an insane amount of respect for them as well. My first camera was made by Fisher Price. I must have been about 8 when I got it for my birthday …or was it Christmas? I can’t remember but I do recall many of my first shots were outside in the sun and my birthday is June and since I didn’t really get gifts other than Christmas or my birthday, I’ll go with my birthday. …all of which is irrelevant.
I distinctly remember wasting my first roll of film on a party my parents were throwing in the backyard ..hell, maybe it was my birthday. I remember setting up the shots, thinking they were going to come out SO GREAT only to be let down when I picked up the film …blankly staring at legs …bodies without heads …cake.
They were horrible. What I saw in my head visually I could not recreate in photo form. I was disappointed in my creations but didn’t stop taking photos. I knew, however, that my future was not that of a photographer.
I did learn how to manipulate photos digitally though in ways that I could never get through just the lens which were more fantastical to me because they were beyond reality …they were better!
And this is what Photographer David La Chapelle creates …a fantastical reality. He did dabble in digitally retouching much of his early 90’s work but now prefers to create visually stimulating surreal and many times humorous sets with a team of artists to help him capture anything in his vividly imaginative mind. Many don’t consider him an artist but I do …and I am truly inspired by his mind.
Here are some of my favorites . . . {although, really …I love them all}
…more here
BlondieLox
this is amazing! i’ve never seen anything like it! thanks for sharing.
Melissa
Those are amazing pictures!
I just found your blog and I love it!
tanya
Wow, these are so creative and evocative! I love how Chapelle always pushes the boundaries of what is expected.
Underfunded Heiress
Wow, he’s talented. Those are some pretty creative and amazing photos. Love the colors!
Maki
So creative and so original – amazing photography!!!!
TeeTee
These are amazing!
Thanks for sharing your find!
Diana
yep, that is totally how i garden too
Shawn
Awesome photos! I love seeing celebrities in a totally new way also. I’m not sure I caught all of them though. Jude Law, Kirsten Dunst, Uma Thurman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rose..something, Cameron Diaz. That guy with the fortune cookies and the lady running with the lips totally look familiar also.
Just really cool.
Shawn
Oh, Fleetwood Mac.
I think the Kirsten Dunst photo is my favorite. Trapped under glass.
F Blog
Woah these are some amazing photos! Thanks for sharing them!
x
alissa
these are so cool! i love the fleetwood mac one (because im obsessed) but all of them are such interesting compositions and colors
.kat.
What I love about his work
is the fact that it’s all so
unique. Thanks so much
for sharing it with all of us!
honeyno
his work seems eccentric yet alluring. my favorite is the one with cameron diaz.
diane
I’ve always liked that picture of Drew Barrymore. And the one of Cameron Diaz is pretty cool, too. My favorite is the first one, she reminds me of the cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland. Who’s the girl with the smeared red lipstick, it’s driving me crazy.
black vanilla rose
WOW
My mind is going crazy trying to process all those awesome images… might need a bit of time ;]
I can’t decided which one i love more, cameron diaz or kirstin dunst.
He is truly a genius of photography
Cathy Voyage
The photography is beautiful!
sarah
These are gorgeous…I definitely consider him an artist, how can he not be to come up with such vivid, surreal and visually exciting images?
kelly
amazing photos. I’ve always loved his work.
Belle
Love this photographer!!
The images are so beautiful! xxx
Carlotta
love him I’ve seen an exibition here last year, such a great artist!! the drew and giselle photos are amazing 🙂
Kez
I LOVE his work. I have always admired photographers like this. The imagination and the creativity just appeals to me!
Jules
I love photography too! I am not GOOD at it but I love it!
Sweet Things
he is awsome
Saskia
He’s awesome… so creative and different!
Mary
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Mary
gorgeous, imaginative photographs. Thank you for sharing. The colors are so beautiful!
Thanks for the advice about the shoes! I’m the same way– the taller, the better. I think I’ll stick with the black shoes and go with bright accessories or a bright bag! Thank you again!
The Beauty File
Wow, these are incredible pics. I need to come back and examine when I have more time. I love the Cameron Diaz, SJP & of course, Fleetwood Mac pics….so incredible!
erinleighheart
pretty much amazing.
Gary Heller
Great post, Maegan. He is one of the many super talented photogs out here today.
Leia
Wow, gorgeous photos!
Chessa!
he is a freaking genius. I want to crawl inside his head and find out what he is thinking. he is so deliciously creative and bold. LOVE! thanks for sharing the work of one of my favorites here.
xx
Bar-b
these are exceptional. absolute works of art. cool as hell too. I couldn’t help but think of dave chapelle though, i am popping in the dvd right now.
~Trish~
Wow those are totally cool, thanks for sharing!
Pop Champagne
neat photos! The girl lying in the fish cooler is kinda freaky!! It’d be sooo funny if someone dress like that at a tennis game though haha I’d watch it
Erin
Fantastic!
drollgirl
he has some done some great things!!! love the jude law shot and the grapefruit shot with drew barrymore!!! fantastic!
La Belette Rouge
I really see how he has impacted your photographic style. Truly, I see his influence in some of your photographs.
Hanako66
He is amazing.
DiscoVery
He’s a genius!
Girl Japan
I love the diversity.. me too.. Fisher price.. I am still a novice…. photography, major learning curve..
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