1 00:00:09,038 --> 00:00:13,274 - Cindy Sherman: Well I don't usually do commissions, 2 00:00:13,383 --> 00:00:15,853 but I think when I 3 00:00:17,291 --> 00:00:20,351 haven't been working, 4 00:00:20,351 --> 00:00:23,215 when I feel like I need some sort of, 5 00:00:23,646 --> 00:00:25,066 project to challenge me, 6 00:00:26,043 --> 00:00:27,478 to force me to start working. 7 00:00:27,478 --> 00:00:28,183 I.. 8 00:00:29,153 --> 00:00:30,835 I sometimes will just accept it, 9 00:00:30,845 --> 00:00:31,678 because... 10 00:00:31,968 --> 00:00:33,618 because I have a real deadline 11 00:00:33,618 --> 00:00:35,757 to, y'know, to force me to get going. 12 00:00:38,174 --> 00:00:39,754 It was through a friend of mine 13 00:00:39,754 --> 00:00:42,005 who represents Balenciaga, 14 00:00:42,099 --> 00:00:45,719 asked me if I wanted to do some shots for French Vogue, 15 00:00:46,233 --> 00:00:48,333 and I said, my sort of stipulation is, 16 00:00:48,592 --> 00:00:51,612 as long as you can lend me the clothes for 17 00:00:51,785 --> 00:00:52,775 weeks at a time, 18 00:00:52,775 --> 00:00:54,876 and I don't have that kind of pressure that, 19 00:00:54,896 --> 00:00:57,225 like, normally, I think commercial photographers 20 00:00:57,225 --> 00:00:59,114 shoot everything in one day, 21 00:00:59,795 --> 00:01:01,995 and I said, no, I need the clothes for longer, 22 00:01:01,995 --> 00:01:03,959 and so they were totally cool with that. 23 00:01:05,488 --> 00:01:06,238 I... 24 00:01:06,620 --> 00:01:08,690 wanted it to look like these are people 25 00:01:08,690 --> 00:01:13,226 who happen to be wearing Balenciaga at, like, some groovy, y'know, parties. 26 00:01:14,838 --> 00:01:16,758 Maybe they work in the fashion business, 27 00:01:16,758 --> 00:01:19,784 or maybe they would like to be working in the fashion business. 28 00:01:20,090 --> 00:01:20,890 I... 29 00:01:21,125 --> 00:01:22,785 was trying to, y'know, sort of 30 00:01:23,007 --> 00:01:25,107 make it look as if they're shot with flash. 31 00:01:25,434 --> 00:01:27,334 The backgrounds are all digitally added 32 00:01:27,334 --> 00:01:30,744 with just shots of people in restaurants and bars. 33 00:01:33,336 --> 00:01:35,550 And, yeah that was kind of what 34 00:01:35,813 --> 00:01:38,373 this series started out as, 35 00:01:38,471 --> 00:01:39,581 and... 36 00:01:40,988 --> 00:01:42,328 then I subsequently 37 00:01:42,894 --> 00:01:44,704 blew up one of these large 38 00:01:44,704 --> 00:01:45,762 to see how it would 39 00:01:45,762 --> 00:01:47,842 hold up as a work of art, 40 00:01:48,948 --> 00:01:51,211 And it didn't look good with the backgrounds, 41 00:01:51,391 --> 00:01:52,448 so... 42 00:01:52,541 --> 00:01:53,931 so I wound up going back 43 00:01:53,931 --> 00:01:55,841 and completely changing the backgrounds, 44 00:01:55,841 --> 00:01:56,871 and they sort of, 45 00:01:57,724 --> 00:02:01,414 now have a new life as like, different sort of pictures. 46 00:02:04,466 --> 00:02:06,946 Still somewhat as if they're from parties, 47 00:02:06,946 --> 00:02:09,252 but even, in some cases, even more so, 48 00:02:09,252 --> 00:02:12,043 because I added these flash effects. 49 00:02:16,236 --> 00:02:19,866 And it was actually the first time I tried shooting with the digital camera. 50 00:02:19,866 --> 00:02:21,754 I borrowed a friend's camera, 51 00:02:22,599 --> 00:02:24,619 and I was kind of nervous about that, too. 52 00:02:24,619 --> 00:02:27,138 Now I'm suddenly experimenting with a digital camera, 53 00:02:27,138 --> 00:02:28,616 and I don't know how to use it, 54 00:02:28,616 --> 00:02:30,615 and does it work the same with the lights? 55 00:02:30,615 --> 00:02:31,949 And then I have to set it up 56 00:02:31,949 --> 00:02:33,949 to look at my computer while I'm shooting, 57 00:02:33,949 --> 00:02:35,669 and it was all kind of touch and go 58 00:02:35,669 --> 00:02:37,339 in the beginning and a little scary, 59 00:02:37,339 --> 00:02:38,449 but, um... 60 00:02:38,839 --> 00:02:40,243 but once I was into it, 61 00:02:40,243 --> 00:02:42,429 it was just like, I'm a total convert. 62 00:02:42,429 --> 00:02:46,571 I threw out all my film and I'm ready to get rid of my cameras, 63 00:02:46,575 --> 00:02:47,975 and, y'know, it's... 64 00:02:48,692 --> 00:02:50,832 like, I would just never go back to film.