Lady Gaga at CES Las Vegas 2011

Polaroid News: CES 2011 Las Vegas

Lady Gaga To Unveil Polaroid 'Grey Label' Project At CES.
Pop star's collaboration with the instant-camera maker will be revealed this Thursday.

Selected by Polaroid Creative Director Lady Gaga,
Jim McHugh will present his work in Polaroid including
"LET'S GET LOST: POLAROIDS FROM THE  COAST"
at The Polaroid Booth #13616,Las Vegas Jan 6th-8th.

Creative Presentations:
Professional photographer Jim McHugh will be leading a series of "Creativity Classes" at the Polaroid booth, presenting the many ways he expresses his creativity through photography and what Polaroid means to him as an artist.

 

Jim McHugh, famous for his highly collectible large format Polaroid prints of Los Angeles, will share his experiences over the past 30 years photographing everything from celebrities to architecture. The photographer's work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The National Portrait Gallery, London, The George Eastman House and the Walker Art Center amongst others. He is the recipient of the coveted Prix de la Photographie, Paris for Architecture.

The Knickerbocker Hotel- Hollywood © 2010 Jim McHugh

Polaroid Site features video of Jim McHugh at work on the streets of Hollywood.

Photographer Jim McHugh is profiled in video now featured on the new Polaroid website. Jim is part of Polaroid's group of photographers working in the medium of Polaroid film and materials.





Visit the new Polaroid site here www.polaroid.com

Rob Lowe and Jim Belushi Photographed for November's Architectural Digest

This is Rob's second AD cover. We shot the first one together in 2004

Rob and Sheryl at home in Santa Barbara with the Blue Pacific behind them. On the adjoining portico they confer with the celebrated interior designer, and good friend, David Phoenix.

Photographed with my 4x5 Speed Graphic and remaining T55 - Polaroid. 

I always enjoy working with Sheryl and Rob Lowe. They know exactly what it takes to make great photographs and will always set aside enough time to let that happen.
To Rob no detail is too small; he and Sheryl completely understand the 
importance of style, lighting
and all the other tiny details that go into making  pictures look so simple and easy! Of course,we also appreciated the little Italian cookies and imported prosciutto! 
Photographers are so easily won over!

My lens cap's off to Jennifer Dynof, who schedules and manages the vast Lowe Universe, she patiently put this all together. FYI photo travelers, Jennifer is the highly experienced former production manager for my friend and unforgettable photographer Herb Ritts. 
( File under an even smaller world)

We were most fortunate to have interior designer David Phoenix http://www.davidphoenix.com/david-phoenix/ lending his expert hand on the shoot day. David has skillfully decorated homes for everybody from the Kennedys to  Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver. David was recognized last year in the design world as "America's Leading Young Designer." So if David Phoenix says " I think the chair needs to go a little bit to left,"  well then... that's where we put it !!

 Jennifer  and Jim Belushi at home in Brentwood, Ca. with their 
incredibly wonderful German Shepherd, Cash! I have a shepherd too, 
named Scottie, so I'm just a little partial. 
Of course with shepherds you have to be
very open minded about some serious barking!

What exceptional couple, my crew and I enjoyed spending the afternoon with Jim and Jennifer. They were so considerate of both us and the job we had to do. Jim's schedule is always jam packed, finding a afternoon to shoot was challenging. His TV series films every day - and  music bookings often take him away on the weekends. We had plenty of time to set up our shots and they happily offered help and good suggestions. Jim was only concerned with "getting it right."  Working with this caliber of artist will always makes for successful pictures. And, of course, there was lunch! I must also thank Jim's extremely capable assistant Samandhi, a USC Film School graduate for her very appreciated schedule juggling that allowed all the planes
to land in the same place at the same time so our little photo shoot could actually happen!  

All Images © 2010 Jim McHugh   www,jimmchugh.com    

  The McHugh Studio - Los Angeles - 323 466 2890

All of these pictures were shot with my Nikon D3x, I like the native 
color of Nikon captures  and Nikon Lenes are truly spectacular. The raw files are processed through Adobe Lightroom. 

BTW -after much research, I'm using a  Kiboko Bag from Guru Gear 

http://www.guragear.com/product.php for my outdoor 4x5 work. I just returned from 

10 days in Colorado photographing the Fall! But more of that later...

Let's Get Lost: Polaroids from the Coast Opening May 22nd, at Yarger Fine Art, Beverly Hills

Let's Get Lost: Polaroids from the Coast    

Artist Reception - Saturday, May 22nd - 7pm - 9pm

www.yargerfineart.com

The Wiltern • 20"x24" © 2009 Jim McHugh

Bay Cities #4 • 35"x44" © 2008 Jim McHugh

Full Moon At Irolo • 30"x40" © 2009 Jim McHugh


 
Damon Webster, author and celebrated observer of Photography interviews Jim McHugh for Photoinduced.com

Jim McHugh at Timothy Yarger Fine Art- May 22 - June 30, 2010

  

"Let's Get Lost"    New images in the collection.

The Ancelle © 2009 Jim McHugh

76 Station and City Hall- Beverly Hills © 2008 Jim McHugh

Palm Tree at Iona © 2009 Jim McHugh

Artist's Reception, May 22 - 6pm-9pm

www.yargerfineart.com

"Let's Get Lost" Ghosts of Hollywood

Jim McHugh: Polaroid Photographs

Los Angeles Art Show

January 20 through 24, 2010

Los Angeles Convention Center

Directions and Info for the LA Art Show

Timothy Yarger Fine Art -

Booth G190 - on-site mobile: 310 259 1118
www.yargerfineart.com

"The Du Barry Arms" 30" x 40" © 2007 Jim McHugh -Archival Pigment Print and "The Cocoanut Grove" 20" x 24" © 2001 Jim McHugh -Silver Gelatin Prints

As the grandson of a golden-era Hollywood songwriter, acclaimed photographer Jim McHugh is heir to a particular experience and vision of Los Angeles that's all romance, noir, silhouetted buildings, and casual luxury. With his knack for photographing buildings in the intimate style of a portraitist, and in such a way as to erase all traces of intervening history, McHugh's photographs capture the ghost of what was — and might be again — LA's promise of beauty and the sunny, shadowy, glittering character of America in its vintage red-carpet regalia.

– Shana Nys Dambrot Flavor Pill- New York • December, 2009