John Lawlor - Photography Is Fun Again

Day 85 PIFA* 90/90 Project – Merrill Lynch bull being ‘calmed’ for my shoot

In late November of 1986, I received a call that I had been hired to photograph the Merrill Lynch bull for a series of ads to run in the first 1987 issue of Fortune magazine.

This was a very exciting project except for the time crunch and the fact that the bull usually needed a couple of weeks to be ‘calmed’ enough that he could perform on demand for the camera.

This photo was taken on the day that I arrived at the ranch in Texas. The bull’s owner and his wranglers were moving the bull back and forth in a field to wake him from his life of leisure.

The enhancements to this photo are part of a series of “sketch-like” experiments that I have been conducting.

What do you think?

Cheers -
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Location: Texas
Client: Merrill Lynch
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John Lawlor – I am having fun enhancing a large pool of photos that I shot during the 60s,70s, and 80s, the golden age of advertising photography.

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*Photography Is Fun Again.

Day 84 PIFA* 90/90 Project – Malaysia waterfront polyptych treatment

I have begun experimenting with a combination of my sketch-like images with polyptych (multi panel images).

The enhancements to this photo are part of a series of “sketch-like” experiments that I have been conducting.

What do you think?

Cheers -
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Location: Malaysia
Client: none
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John Lawlor – I am having fun enhancing a large pool of photos that I shot during the 60s,70s, and 80s, the golden age of advertising photography.

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*Photography Is Fun Again.