Lois Greenfield was born on April 18,1949 and is an American photographer best known for her unique approach to photographing the human form in motion.
11 Facts About Lois Greenfield
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Lois Greenfield traveled around the world on various assignments as a photojournalist but her career path changed in the mid-1970s when she was assigned to shoot a dress rehearsal for a dance concert.
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Lois Greenfield has since specialized in photographing dancers in her photo studio as part of her exploration of the expressive potential of movement.
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Lois Greenfield's work has been published in numerous periodicals, and has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world.
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Lois Greenfield describes her use of the medium format Hasselblad camera and how it influenced her:.
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Lois Greenfield's dancers appear weightless, freed from the constraints of gravity and locked together in seemingly impossible configurations.
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Lois Greenfield's most recognized commercial assignment was the series of advertisements she created for Raymond Weil watches in 1993, which appeared on billboards and ads worldwide.
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Since the mid-1990s, Lois Greenfield has been fascinated by non-traditional forms of photographic presentation.
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Lois Greenfield pioneered the use of live photography as an integral part of a dance performance.
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Lois Greenfield collaborated from 2003 to 2007 with the Australian Dance Theatre on HELD, a dance inspired by her photography.
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Lois Greenfield was onstage shooting the live action, and her images were projected on the stage in real-time.