Periodicals 'God is in the Details'

Article about photographer michael Thompson, he does lots of work for beauty and fashion magazines. Thompson photographs celebrities such as model, Heidi Klum and actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Milla Jovovich, Kate Hudson, Selma Blair and Julianne Moore. Quote from Thompson on his work... "There's nothing wrong with an out-of-focus, grainy picture, so many amazing images are like that..." "... you can have a beautifully lit, beautifullt techinical photo but if it doesn't have that feeling behind it, then its really nothing". Thompson has made images for beauty and fashion magazines and its a world where everything has to be perfect. From reading the article it becomes very clear that the more you search for perfection, you start to see the beauty in imperfections. Having celebrity status puts pressure on the person to be 'perfect' bu there is only so much they can do, where as a photographer, with the help of post production work can achieve the perfect image that the magazines want to promote. Professional Photographer, April 2011. 'God is in the Detail' by Joss Stone.