Zinn Arthur
Zinn Arthur was born Abrasha Choosidman, but when his family arrived as immigrants at Ellis Island, New York, in 1921, they changed their surname to Zinberg. Arthur’s first career was in music. He led a big band in high school, shortening his name to ‘Arty Zinn’ and later changing it to Zinn Arthur. During the Second World War he toured US army bases around the world with Irving Berlin’s show This is the Army.
After the war, Arthur turned to photography, taking his first pictures of musicians such as Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. He became a celebrity photographer, specializing in TV personalities and then in film. He worked on a total of 66 film sets and photographed actors including Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and Burt Lancaster for the covers of magazines such as Life, Look, Esquire and Harper’s Bazaar. Finally, Arthur had a third career as a restaurateur, with establishments in Long Island, New York, and south Florida. The restaurant walls were lined with pictures he had taken during his years as a photographer.
Zinn didn't shoot from behind a red, velvet rope or a studio gate. He spent time with celebrities on their movie sets and in their dressing rooms and homes. By developing personal relationships with stars including Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Charlton Heston and Rock Hudson, Zinn didn't make them work for a good shot. He got to know them, let them be themselves, and waited for the shots that worked.
Celebrities loved the way Zinn photographed them because he knew how to capture them in a flattering light. He wasn't some star-struck amateur who was content to shoot them in the glare of the spotlight or the limelight. He used shadow and light, and all the magic in between, to set a mood and tell a story.
Marilyn Monroe lying on a bed draped in shadows, Sophia Loren heating up the camera with her smoldering stare, a young Jane Fonda quizzically looking into the lens as if to figure out what’s next, Rock Hudson smiling and relaxed on the beach, and Yul Brenner and Deborah Kerr swirling in their famous dance in “A King and I,” with a whoosh that seems to gather up as much motion as one frame can hold.
After the war, Arthur turned to photography, taking his first pictures of musicians such as Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. He became a celebrity photographer, specializing in TV personalities and then in film. He worked on a total of 66 film sets and photographed actors including Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and Burt Lancaster for the covers of magazines such as Life, Look, Esquire and Harper’s Bazaar. Finally, Arthur had a third career as a restaurateur, with establishments in Long Island, New York, and south Florida. The restaurant walls were lined with pictures he had taken during his years as a photographer.
Zinn didn't shoot from behind a red, velvet rope or a studio gate. He spent time with celebrities on their movie sets and in their dressing rooms and homes. By developing personal relationships with stars including Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Charlton Heston and Rock Hudson, Zinn didn't make them work for a good shot. He got to know them, let them be themselves, and waited for the shots that worked.
Celebrities loved the way Zinn photographed them because he knew how to capture them in a flattering light. He wasn't some star-struck amateur who was content to shoot them in the glare of the spotlight or the limelight. He used shadow and light, and all the magic in between, to set a mood and tell a story.
Marilyn Monroe lying on a bed draped in shadows, Sophia Loren heating up the camera with her smoldering stare, a young Jane Fonda quizzically looking into the lens as if to figure out what’s next, Rock Hudson smiling and relaxed on the beach, and Yul Brenner and Deborah Kerr swirling in their famous dance in “A King and I,” with a whoosh that seems to gather up as much motion as one frame can hold.
Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
I really like this photo as it's from one of my favorite films.I like how the two people are not in the center of the photo but they are still the main center of the attention when you look at this photo.I also like the facial expressions that they have on their faces, they look like they are concerned about something or someone coming their way.
Yul Brenner
I think this photo is really busy with a lot of things happening in the background but Yul Brenner is still the main attention in this photo because of the way he is sat, the clothes he is wearing and also his facial expressions.I also like that this photo is in color because if it was black&white it wouldn't have the same effect on people,the actors outfit brings a lot of attention to the whole photo,especially all the detailing on his costume and if it wasn't in color it wouldn't bring out the attention.
Frank Sinatra
This is one of my favorite photo that Zinn Arthur took. Frank Sinatra is one of my favorite musicians and I think this photo is really interesting. He is the main center of attention in this photo because he is posing against the walls and there is nothing on them. He is wearing his favorite clothes which is a tuxedo suit and I like the detailing that is added to the dog he is holding. The dog has a little hat on him and it really goes with what Frank Sinatra is wearing and I think it's a really good combination.