My women are always victorious. Helmut Newton More Quotes by Helmut Newton More Quotes From Helmut Newton Technically, I have not changed very much. Ask my assistants. They'll tell you, I am the easiest photographer to work with. I don't have heavy equipment. I work out of one bag. Helmut Newton bags work-out photography In the photographs themselves there's a definite contrast between the figures and the location - I like that kind of California backyard look; clapboard houses, staircases outdoors. Helmut Newton backyards california house I used to hate doing color. I hated transparency film. The way I did color was by not wanting to know what kind of film was in my camera. Helmut Newton cameras color hate I spend a lot of time preparing. I think a lot about what I want to do. I have prep books, little notebooks in which I write everything down before a sitting. Otherwise I would forget my ideas. Helmut Newton notebook writing thinking You should feel that, under the right conditions, all women would be available. Helmut Newton should would-be feels I find myself, after all these years, with a built-in safety-brake that stops me from doing certain things. And one of the reasons why I want to try so called hard pornography - I don't even know whether it's hard enough - is to see whether I will be able to overcome this. Because if there is one thing I hate, it's good taste, to me it's a dirty word. Helmut Newton hate dirty years In my vocabulary there are two bad words: art and good taste. Helmut Newton vocabulary two art I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out to be quite something - a great success. I'm very proud of it. Helmut Newton wife directors art They often ask me to shoot for them. But I say no. I think an old guy like me ought not take pages away from young photographers who need the exposure. Helmut Newton guy needs thinking The photographs don't arouse me. All I can think about is the hard work it took to make them. Helmut Newton hard-work photography thinking I did find a wonderful girl last year, but the photographs that we did were more about motorcars. Helmut Newton lasts girl years People gave us everything for free. We were allowed only so much film per picture, but there was no limit to the creativity. I like to say that they let us loose like wild dogs in the streets of Paris. Helmut Newton picture free creativity people I have mixed feelings about those sorts of things. When I see it done by interesting young people, I think it's very valid. But when established photographers, people in their forties, copy me and get a lot of money, well, I find that to be very stupid. Helmut Newton me money stupid people The whole series is black-and-white, so when I went to shoot one of the women I only had black-and-white film with me. She had reddish hair and was a very pretty girl, a nice girl. Helmut Newton me women girl hair Well, it takes a certain amount of money. And I've got to see pictures of the person ahead of time. If I don't like the way the person looks I won't do it. Helmut Newton pictures money time way
