Learn about the challenges and issues of shooting the male figure when we talk with world famous photographer Paul Freeman about Italian art, photography and more.
Topics we cover:
- Freeman’s shoots here at the villa on his first trip and this current trip
- Why the villa reminds Freeman of the film The Leopard (English Sub-titles)
- The theme of a lot of Freeman’s work of shooting the male nude within rustic blue-collar settings
- Why Freeman thinks every good photo should tell a story
- Why dumpster diving is not the same in Italy as it is anywhere else and the treasures Paul finds in the “trash”
- The difference Paul finds in Italian models v. Australian models
- What Freeman says to people when they say “what you do is just pornography”
- The surprising way Italian women approached Freeman’s books
- Why Paul believes the study of art developed these womens' point of view
- The difference in use of sex in American advertising and European advertising
- The use of the male figure v. the female figure in advertising
- Our take on the new Dad Bod trend
- Our discussion on the first famous Calvin Klein underwear ad
- Freeman’s take on models with tattoos and why they shouldn’t have them
- Paul’s story on where tattoos, especially of religious figures, come from
- The origin of the hoop earring
- What’s next for Freeman
- Freeman’s story and advice on self-publishing
- The issue Freeman had in finding a publisher that would print the male nude
- Freeman’s stress with the future of printing v. digital
- Why Paul got rid of his collection of art books when we moved to Italy
- Why Freeman puts a timelessness into his photos
