Episode 69 • P

I Dream of Cameras

Paulina Porizkova joins the boys to offer her unique perspective on the art and business of fashion photography. How’d she get into it? What’s the most important thing a photographer should know about working with models? Why does Paulina call Irving Penn “Mr. Penn”? Does the fact that Jeff has a spreadsheet of when he last changed the batteries in his cameras render him more attractive? All this and much, much more in our sexy Episode № 69 — nice!

how Paulina got into modeling at age 15, how she learned the craft

her growing awareness of lighting and cameras

the dance between photographer and model, and how it’s altered by different types of camera

how a photographer’s behavior influences a model’s confidence

how real is the Veruschka scene from Blow-Up?

do you know if the shot is good?

how aware are you of camera equipment?

can what you know about modeling be taught?

pay attention to lighting! take a selfie when you look great!

were you ever interested in photography yourself?

her late husband Ric Ocasek’s interest in photography

studio vs. location shooting

the business of modeling is not what you think!

does the fact that Jeff has a spreadsheet of when he last changed the batteries in his cameras render him more attractive?

what is the most important thing a photographer should know about working with models?

is it different working with a female photographer?

working with Irving Penn and why P always calls him “Mister”

Bill King

the one photographer she wishes she’d had a chance to work with: Helmut Newton

the resurgence of 35mm point-and-shoots in fashion photography, e.g. Marie Tomanova’s shoot for Czech Vogue

can you get a good shot of a model by being mean to her?

what’s it like shooting with your boyfriend, former photographer of plants and buildings?

the portrait by Jeff that P loves

her Top 5 photographers she enjoyed working with:

Mr. Penn

Arthur Elgort (author of Camera Ready and Camera Crazy)

Patrick Demarchelier

Marcus Bard

Marco Glaviano

what’s it like being constantly confronted with images of your younger self? do you have a favorite?