Helmut+Newton

//Helmut Newton// was a fashion photographer who worked for magazines like Vogue and Playboy. His work was focused on erotic, depicting women as his focus in the nude a very sexual style that was frowned upon by large amounts of the public. The magazines Newton worked for back in the 70’s Vogue and Playboy are still two of the most well known magazines. Vogue for its fashion and models and Playboy for being a tasteful gentleman's magazine. Newtons work was erotic but very tasteful showing women nude but with so much power, mainly in black and white his models did wear black clothes giving them a dark powerful feel. His work is still obvious in many fashion magazines today including Vogue mimicking some of his previous work he has done. (Photo By: Helmut Newton)

These 3 photos by //Sabastion Paszek// you can clearly see Newtons inspiration, the female as the main focus in the photo looking at her self in the mirror.It appears as if you are looking right in her eyes, creating an overpowering feel like in Newtons photos.

(Photo By: Sabastion Paszek) another photo by Sabastion Paszek shows the same women having her makeup applied by a man, just like in Newtons work men were shown as objects or serving the women not as the power subject, that same feeling is shown. (Photo By: Sabastion Paszek)

Newton often showed himself in his work taking his photos or had images of himself working taken but the women shown still had this power of you attention in the photo. Sabastion Paszek shows multiple people in this photo but still emphasis is on the women, even the women working they appear more powerful than male subjects in his work. // (Photo By: Sabastion Paszek) //

//Kate Ramsey// photographed a women's legs in black high-heels with nylons and skirt, no bare skin of the women photographed is exposed she is fully dressed from what is visible but there is a sexual feeling given off with not knowing who this women in all black is. Helmut Newton photographed women's legs many times with just their legs visible sometimes even just the foot, but he made the women still appeared sexual and overpowering with out barely seeing them, by enlarging the image and by the angle he photographed on. Kate Ramsey looks to have placed the legs against a white background to standout more and give a more powerful feeling because of the sever darkness. (Photo by: Kate Ramsey) (Photo By: Helmut Newton)

//Brandy kirchberg// shows a man and a women together, the man in a white shirt and women in all black smoking. The women is shorter and less of her is visabul but she appears stronger than the man allow small more powerfull and in charge. like Newton showed men as weaker in photos so does Brandy kirchberg. By having the women in black it overpowers the white shirt of the man, her eyes are also looking directly at you while the mans are on a small angle. The bright whiteness makes the man appear as if he's not fully there while the women is clearly right in front of you. (Photo By: Brandy kirchberg) (Photo By: Helmut Newton)

In Helmut Newtons photo he shows a what appears be a man and a women but it is actually a women dressed in a suit, which many people at the time viewed it as unthinkable idea. Both wearing black the women is still overpowering even overpowering the women in the dress up. Side by side the photos look very similar, Newton like the photos compared mostly use a dark subject and white background to clearly show the power in the photos and aim your attention. Newton like to photograph women and present them as overpowering and males were the servants or props in his work, something many male photographers did not do in their work. Newtons work allow many saw it as very sexual and inappropriate, he presented women in a positive way compared to most males in the industry. His work and books today are still recognized as very tasteful work and is mimicked in many fashion magazines today. Huhg Hefner the founder of Playboy magazine still says that in the 58 years of Playboy Newtons work he did for the magazine is his favourite to date.