Amateur Photographer

Jeff Goldblum

Today, most portraits of Hollywood A-listers you see in magazines tend to be arranged by film companies, shot in Los Angeles and distributed centrally. It suits the companies because it’s more efficient than having images shot by lots of photographers for different magazines. It also means they have much more control over the images. The downside, for readers, is that magazine interviews with these stars often look bland and all very similar.

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