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Appreciation of David Bailey

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There are a couple of longer videos on Youtube that chronicle his career.
That guy had the Midas Touch where photography was concerned.
The dude is funny as heck.
The lies he told John French to get his foot in the door is a great story.

He started a gossip rag called Ritz. It was also very successful.
The stories he tells about "Honesty and freedom of speech" are hysterical.
His staff were "Fearless"
But, he had A LOT of famous friends, and they would complain to HIM about HIS magazine and the Photos/Articles it printed about them

The guy is non-stop entertainment

Using a Million Dollars of CASH to shoot an album cover for Alice Cooper is a comedy you need to hear.
Etc etc etc
 
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He certainly understood the value of contrast. Also notice how he understood the value of showing a hand sideways on, as a hand front on shows to much flesh and can be detrimental to the balance of the porttrait.
 
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