Buck Campbell

Buck Campbell originally came into international prominence as a Photographer with his ballet poster series in 1983, published by arthur Kaplan. The most famous of this series was the image of a ballet foot in point with perfect arch.

As a fledgling photographer he sought out one of most famous ballet schools in Paris France, and struck up a friendship with the owner Madame Yvonne Goube (now invited by the Paris Opera to teach future ballet teachers their protocol.) She taught him the nuance in technique, and gave him full access to the school, which amounted to the photo opportunity of a life time.

Buck says;

"For the first time there is complete control over the final image. The refinements in color contrast, and density are incredibly precise. but even that is minute to all the possibilities in the digital universe. "

"Picasso once said that when the intensity of his work became so great " that something else took over"which leads you to a conclusion beyond your initial approach to the work. The computer allows me the time for this kind of creativity."

"In the end the beatles used the recording studio as an instrument, giving them this kind of extra post facto creativity, much like what I do with an image after it has been recorded on film."

In addition to his Ballet Series Buck's work has appeared in;

Kodak Books, The Joy of Photography, Photographic Filter (intro shot).
Encyclopedia Britannica; Christmas in Austria.
Fashion for anne Klein, South Beach Magazine.
Wide exposure, and sales with Freelance Photography guild, New York City.
Prints Are Sold in galleries in England and U.S..