Video of fine arts photographer shooting female bodybuilder

[Mike Pulcinella]

While I was shooting my new documentary, Beyond the Pain, I was lucky enough to get permission to sit in on a photo shoot with the exceptional photographer Martin Schoeller. Martin is known for his portraits of celebrities like Jack Nicholson and Bill Clinton, among many others. It is a big deal and great exposure for the sport that he has turned his lens upon female bodybuilders!

Here's a clip of him working that I posted on my blog...

http://mikepulcinella.com/whatsnew.htm

For me his photos are a powerful and unique statement by a patient artist. I envy his ability to strip away almost everything we've come to expect in a photograph...no costumes, no props, no scenery, no backdrop, sometimes no makeup, no sense of place or time or fashion, put his subject at ease and get an unselfconscious image of the real person. I aspire to do that in every video I shoot!

 

[Sassy]

That is awesome... good work! Thanks for sharing...

Martin Schoeller's photography seems very natural. When I get time, I'd like to see more of his work.

 

[Mike Pulcinella]

Here you go! There are a lot of samples here...

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Opinion is divided on his work. I like it but there are those who object to the simplicity. They feel that there is no artistry to what he does.