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Entries in Schiffer (1)

Friday
Apr062012

Close-Up: Fashion Photographer Angelo Pennetta's "Outtakes"

We find it impressive that in the mere two years that Angelo Pennetta has worked as a fashion photographer he's photographed some of the world's most famous stars, musicians and just plain "beautiful" people. Of course, those photographers are a dime-a-dozen, though Pennetta manages to avoid the typical glossy magazine style--those "perfect," airbrushed moments--and succeeds in capturing faces we know in a raw (but still flattering) light. Recent shots include Dree Hemingway for the poster of her new film, "Starlet," Katy Perry for her spot in V Magazine, Raquel Zimmerman for The New York Times Style Magazine and Lindsey Wixson and Claudia Schiffer for Self Service. In the span of a few months, Pennetta's shot campaigns for Chloe, Givenchy and Pollini. Not bad, Mr. Pennetta.

But for every shot that makes it into a magazine editorial or becomes the identifying image of an ad campaign there are hundreds of photographs that never see the light of day. Thing is: A large number of those images can still be amazing, often times better than the photo a client eventually selects. So with the just-released series"Outtakes," Pennetta wanted to give those types of images a second life. 

There's some wonderfully candid moments; one of our favorites being model Linsday Wixson dropping the deadly-serious runway act and becoming real with a giant, goofy grin.

Meanwhile, see more of Pennetta's work, or sign up for one of 3rd Ward's Photography classes and capture some great outtakes of your own.