Even when I asked her if I could pour water over her head. She said yes and then my assistant was duly instructed to stand on a tall ladder and sprinkle water over her. Warhol was a man of few words and wielded an antique polaroid camera and insistently took polaroids which he then dropped […]
November 2023
hollywood – Clive Arrowsmith Photographer
Greta looked amazing in this Anthony Price dress. When I explained to her, the concept behind the shoot being women who could have married Prince Charles she burst out laughing and I took this picture. The shoot was at Holborn Studios and I took pictures of him and Ann and then Ann left to go […]
David Bowie – Clive Arrowsmith Photographer
I am delighted to announce we have reached just under (by a glorious £2.00!) 50% of our kickstarter crowdfunding goal … More David walked onto the studio back drop, I didn’t say a word and he just started looking over his shoulder and slowly revolving, going through a series of movements and I just kept […]
Clive Arrowsmith Photographer – Online blog of acclaimed fashion , celebrity & Ads photographer Clive Arrowsmith
When I discovered them again between shoots, exhibitions and the whirlwind of the photography world. I realised how sensual and slightly androgynous the model is who I think is called Mona but I am not 100 percent sure. I shot these phots on a Linhof 5×4 plate camera for Hearst Magazines – it was a […]
Ashanti Looking Like An Angel On A Stairway to Heaven London (2003) – Clive Arrowsmith Photographer
When I photographed Ashanti for the Next Big Thing for The Sunday Times in 2003 I was trying to create a scene that fitted her personality. I knew she would be wearing the above incredible angelic outfit. I acquired a back drop that looked like a Hollywood version of heaven (a bit kitsch I know […]
Photo Shoots – Clive Arrowsmith Photographer
When I discovered them again between shoots, exhibitions and the whirlwind of the photography world. I realised how sensual and slightly androgynous the model is who I think is called Mona but I am not 100 percent sure. I shot these phots on a Linhof 5×4 plate camera for Hearst Magazines – it was a […]
Jeff Beck Group – Rough & Ready – Clive Arrowsmith Photographer
Jeff Beck My agent called me and said ” Jeff Beck would like you to shoot his next album cover – Rough And Ready“. I was delighted as I really revered his innovative guitar playing. There’s sometimes a bit of a problem photographing really gifted musicians. They are not always into having their picture taken. […]
Clive Arrowsmith Photographer – Online blog of acclaimed fashion , celebrity & Ads photographer Clive Arrowsmith
When I discovered them again between shoots, exhibitions and the whirlwind of the photography world. I realised how sensual and slightly androgynous the model is who I think is called Mona but I am not 100 percent sure. I shot these phots on a Linhof 5×4 plate camera for Hearst Magazines – it was a […]
Giants of Photography Xposure 2017: Sharjah – Setting Up The Shoot – Clive Arrowsmith Photographer
Here I am with my team in Sharjah setting up the shoot for Xposure 2017. The logistics of shooting outside are complex and you have to find a way to control the lighting. I first used this technique in the the French Dordogne in 1991 when shooting my first Pirelli Canada in 1991. The reason I […]
EpsonSC5000 – Clive Arrowsmith Photographer
The main thing I find using Adobe Photoshop is I can revitalise and re-image the colour and restore the original quality of the image. An analogy would be, if you remaster a Beatles album, you have the spirit of the original saved in a stable way and that is the blessing of digital.
Zandra Rhodes: Fifty Years of Fabulous – Clive Arrowsmith Photographer
Zandra is a major talent as well as being a very bright, approachable and affable lady. The Fashion and Textile Museum (London) are currently exhibiting Zandra Rhodes: Fifty Years of Fabulous from now until the end of January 2020. I recommend you go along and see the gowns in real life, I say this unreservedly […]
Clive Arrowsmith Photographer – Online blog of acclaimed fashion , celebrity & Ads photographer Clive Arrowsmith
When I discovered them again between shoots, exhibitions and the whirlwind of the photography world. I realised how sensual and slightly androgynous the model is who I think is called Mona but I am not 100 percent sure. I shot these phots on a Linhof 5×4 plate camera for Hearst Magazines – it was a […]
Fashion – Clive Arrowsmith Photographer
When I discovered them again between shoots, exhibitions and the whirlwind of the photography world. I realised how sensual and slightly androgynous the model is who I think is called Mona but I am not 100 percent sure. Even when I asked her if I could pour water over her head. She said yes and […]
Ossie Clark – Clive Arrowsmith Photographer
While expounding what I though was a particularly important creative point there was an almighty crash of breaking glass and splintering wood from outside the room. I then nervously poured a large bottle of Perrier all over her head. Through the spluttering cascade of Perrier water she said ‘You bastard”, I said ‘No, wait, trust […]