Trust Your Judgment
When you get to work with a model or a supermodel like Elle Macpherson, you can count yourself lucky. She is a complete professional, a hard worker, and even more, has a “spark.” All the great ones have this “spark.”
The first time I photographed Elle was with a long lens. I was about 30 feet away. At my side, Jule Campbell, the lady who originated the entire concept of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, kept nudging me. “Tell her she looks great, you have to keep encouraging her.”
I always feel it’s best to be honest with everybody I deal with. I turned to her and I said, “Jule, why the f*¢% would I tell her she’s great when I don’t like the way she looks or what she’s doing? Why would I want to encourage her when it ...
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