1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,861 (gentle music) 2 00:00:09,066 --> 00:00:13,175 - (Cindy) Well, I don't usually do commissions, 3 00:00:13,175 --> 00:00:20,029 but I think when I haven't been working, 4 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,698 when I feel like I need some sort of, 5 00:00:23,639 --> 00:00:27,109 project to challenge me, to get me- to force me to start working. 6 00:00:27,447 --> 00:00:31,000 I sometimes will just accept it 7 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,822 because I have a real deadline to 8 00:00:34,171 --> 00:00:35,617 you know, to force me to get going. 9 00:00:38,147 --> 00:00:41,970 It was through a friend of mine who represents Balenciaga 10 00:00:42,141 --> 00:00:45,560 asked me if I wanted to do some shots for French Vogue. 11 00:00:46,155 --> 00:00:48,341 And I said, my sort of stipulation is 12 00:00:48,341 --> 00:00:49,553 you know, as long as I can, 13 00:00:49,750 --> 00:00:52,881 you know, you can lend me the clothes for weeks at a time, 14 00:00:52,881 --> 00:00:54,581 and I don't have that kind of pressure 15 00:00:54,581 --> 00:00:55,870 that like, normally I think 16 00:00:55,874 --> 00:00:58,804 commercial photographers shoot everything in one day. 17 00:00:59,821 --> 00:01:01,751 And I said, 'No, I need the clothes for longer.' 18 00:01:01,751 --> 00:01:03,322 And, so, they were totally cool with that. 19 00:01:05,447 --> 00:01:08,841 I wanted it to look like these are people 20 00:01:08,841 --> 00:01:10,553 who happen to be wearing Balenciaga 21 00:01:10,553 --> 00:01:13,067 at like, some kind of groovy, you know, parties. 22 00:01:14,768 --> 00:01:16,136 Maybe they work in the fashion business, 23 00:01:16,136 --> 00:01:17,713 or maybe they would like 24 00:01:17,713 --> 00:01:18,995 to be working in the fashion business. 25 00:01:20,102 --> 00:01:22,059 I was trying to, you know, 26 00:01:22,059 --> 00:01:25,037 sort of make it look as if they're shot with flash, 27 00:01:25,447 --> 00:01:27,544 the backgrounds are all digitally added 28 00:01:27,544 --> 00:01:30,707 with just shots of people in restaurants and bars. 29 00:01:33,357 --> 00:01:35,044 And, yeah that was kind of what 30 00:01:35,157 --> 00:01:38,380 this series started out as. 31 00:01:38,391 --> 00:01:43,190 And, then I subsequently blew up 32 00:01:43,190 --> 00:01:45,027 one of these large to see 33 00:01:45,027 --> 00:01:47,952 how it would hold up as a work of art. 34 00:01:48,935 --> 00:01:51,148 And it didn't look good with the backgrounds. 35 00:01:51,279 --> 00:01:53,885 So, I wound up going back 36 00:01:53,885 --> 00:01:55,773 and completely changing the backgrounds 37 00:01:55,773 --> 00:01:58,666 and they, sort of, now have a new life 38 00:01:58,666 --> 00:02:01,286 as different sorts of pictures. 39 00:02:04,476 --> 00:02:06,894 Still somewhat as if they're from parties 40 00:02:06,894 --> 00:02:09,367 but even-in some cases even more so 41 00:02:09,367 --> 00:02:11,837 because I added these flash effects. 42 00:02:16,180 --> 00:02:17,185 And it was actually the first time 43 00:02:17,185 --> 00:02:20,078 I tried shooting with the digital camera. 44 00:02:20,078 --> 00:02:21,756 I borrowed a friend's camera 45 00:02:22,546 --> 00:02:24,680 and I was kind of nervous about that too, 46 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,895 now I'm suddenly experimenting with a digital camera 47 00:02:26,895 --> 00:02:28,073 and I don't know really how to use it, 48 00:02:28,073 --> 00:02:30,219 and does it work the same with the lights? 49 00:02:30,219 --> 00:02:33,446 And I have to set it up to look at my computer while I'm shooting. 50 00:02:33,446 --> 00:02:35,159 And it was all kind of like touch and go 51 00:02:35,159 --> 00:02:36,884 in the beginning, and a little scary. 52 00:02:37,184 --> 00:02:40,260 But, once I was into it, 53 00:02:40,260 --> 00:02:42,236 it was just like I'm a total convert, 54 00:02:42,236 --> 00:02:43,958 I threw out all my film 55 00:02:43,958 --> 00:02:46,411 and like, I'm ready to get rid of all my cameras, 56 00:02:46,411 --> 00:02:48,921 and, you know it's like 57 00:02:48,921 --> 00:02:54,314 I'll just never go back to film.