Epitome of Glamour - The Photography of George Hurrell
This is the final week to see Lights! Camera! Glamour!, an exhibit of George Hurrell's photography at the California Heritage Museum.
The name George Hurrell probably doesn't ring a bell, but I'm sure you've seen his work. His work captured the essence of Hollywood glamour of the 1930s. He is credited as the first photographer to use boom lighting to light his subjects. His photos are brilliant paintings of light and shadow. He once said his secret was that he used only one light during his photo shoots. Remarkable, if that's true.
Hurrell was also a master at touching up his negatives to emphasize minute details like eyelashes. Here's a photo of Joan Crawford, followed by a close up of her eyelashes.
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