Byron Newman : Playboy's London connection


Byron Newman's road to Playboy was unusually direct. Born in London, Newman discovered graphic design and photography in college and began commercial work by interviewing and photographing rock stars for Cream magazine in the late 60s and 70s.

After college he founded a London-based fashion magazine Deluxe (1977). The magazine, which he calls a "punk Vogue," lasted only two issues. He had based the design of Deluxe on a French magazine, Mode International and the Mode publisher liked his "rip off" - his words - of their design enough that they offered him a job as Mode's art director. Once in Paris, Newman also began to work for Lui, a high-end men's magazine.

Newman's first contact with Playboy was in 1982 when he and his wife, the actress Brigitte Ariel, were touring the US doing publicity for her new film. The film had been purchased by 20th Century Fox, and Ariel landed the "celebrity of the day" notice in the Hollywood Reporter. Hugh Hefner saw the story and invited them to the Playboy Mansion where Newman met Hefner as the husband of a famous actress.

     

Who Really Shoots for Playboy?
The truth - the whole truth - from inside Playboy.

Who does, who doesn't, and contacting those who count.

by Doc Glidewell (doc@shootingbeauty.com )


It's a problem for aspiring models and a bigger problem for Playboy Enterprises: photographers who misrepresent themselves to models as "shooting for Playboy." Or a photographer, manager, or agent who claims to "have connections" that can get a girl in the magazine. Here is the truth of the matter. As of this moment, August 2008, there are only eleven people in the world who can approach a model and truthfully say "I shoot models for Playboy."
Arny Freytag (LA) and Stephen Wayda (LA) are contract photographers who shoot every month and work exclusively for Playboy. George Georgiou (Chicago) is a full-time staff photographer for Playboy. The remaining eight photographers are regular contributors who shoot frequently, but not exclusively, for Playboy: Jarmo Pohjaniemi (Miami), David Rams (Atlanta), Ric Moore (Dallas), Mizuno (LA), Gen Nishino (NY), Byron Newman (London), Waldy Martens (Vancouver), and Paul Buceta (Toronto). Over time, this list can change, and models can call the Chicago office of Playboy to verify a photographer not on this list. But as of now, there are eleven.
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David Rams: Playboy's Focused Man in Atlanta

David Rams is a man who knows his mind.

What else can you say about someone who announced to his class in eighth grade that he wanted to be a Playboy photographer and then went on to do it? David is Playboy's contract photographer in Atlanta. The road was indirect, but got there.

David's fascination with the darkroom at age twelve drew him to photography. After becoming intrigued with how photos were developed and printed, David cajoled his Dad into constructing a home darkroom and David set about reprinting his Dad's old negatives. Oddly, creating new images didn't interest him. Finally his father gave David a camera and told him to start making his own photos.


Ric Moore
Playboy's Lone Star Lensman


Ric Moore has been shooting for Playboy for 17 years. His work has appeared in Playboy Magazine and he regularly contributes to the Playboy Special Editions, Cybergirls, and the new Women of Playboy websites. Moore also maintains a separate photography business www.ricmoore.com ) that, in addition to glamour, provides editorial and commercial work for clients such as Miller Brewing, American Airlines and Frito Lay.

One of the benefits of working for Playboy has been television and radio exposure. In his role as Playboy photographer Ric has appeared on the E! channel while shooting "Spring Break" and "The Ultimate 50th Playmate Anniversary Search."



Beach Beauty: Andy McFarland

Andy McFarland (OMP Member #1582) is a specialist. Andy photographs girls, beautiful girls, under natural light. He doesn't shoot in a studio, doesn't use lights, or fill flash, or reflectors. He describes his work as a camera, a lens, sunlight, location, and a model. To that I'll add: a time - Andy shoots the vast majority of his work during the three hours before sunset. Andy's business, AMaginations Photography, is located near Daytona Beach, Florida, and most of those beautiful girls are photographed on the beach.

His images are characterized by the beauty of the girls, the crisp resolution, and the saturated colors. Several photographers have asked me how Andy achieves this look. This article will surprise them. There are many idiosyncracies in Andy's workflow, but it's the image that counts. And a steady stream of models fly into Daytona to get those McFarland images...



Copyright 2007, R. A. Glidewell
Doc Glidewell can be reached at doc@onemodelplace.com
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