{"id":18323,"date":"2017-05-24T12:59:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T12:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=18323"},"modified":"2017-05-25T19:33:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:33:29","slug":"in-conversation-with-celebrity-photographer-tyler-shields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/in-conversation-with-celebrity-photographer-tyler-shields\/","title":{"rendered":"In Conversation with Celebrity Photographer Tyler Shields"},"content":{"rendered":"
Remember those controversial photos portraying\u00a0Lindsay Lohan as a blood-covered, boyfriend-murdering vampire? How about the images of Clint Eastwood’s daughter next to a burning Birkin bag?\u00a0The man\u00a0behind those infamous pictures\u00a0is\u00a0Tyler Shields, and he’s just launched a new collection of photographs titled\u00a0Provocateur\u00a0<\/em>at the Leica Gallery Los Angeles. We caught up with the daring photographer\u00a0to learn about the first time he picked up a camera, how he deals with criticism and what it’s like to\u00a0shoot\u00a0with A-list celebrities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n AZ:\u00a0You didn\u2019t start out as a photographer\u2014can you tell us a bit about how you arrived at your current profession?<\/strong><\/p>\n TS:\u00a0<\/strong>I picked up a camera when I was 15 but it was a video camera, and I started filming everything\u2014when I say everything I mean me getting my friends to do crazy stuff and I was filming it. The fun part about this was there was no YouTube, no social media and no one really had video cameras. All that filming led me to create\u00a0skate videos and music videos and got me out to California which is where I took my first photograph.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AZ:\u00a0In your opinion, what is it about photography that distinguishes it from other artistic media? What are you able to achieve through photos that you can\u2019t get out of, say, painting or sculpture?<\/strong><\/p>\n TS:\u00a0<\/strong>I think art is about giving the viewer a feeling. Of course, you can do that with paintings and sculptures. I have been fortunate enough to see my work hanging on a wall with a Picasso and a Warhol and even a room full of Dali sculptures so I can see the argument that they are all the same, just each a unique way to tell a story. For me personally, photography is the best way to tell that story. I can create a shoot and make it look like the photo was taken 50 years ago or 50 years from now. The power in that is endless.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n