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John Hooton Photography

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About Me


Hi! Here are some of my pictures... this blurb is a tribute to the wonderful 60's when I had some of the happiest days of my life as a photographer's young assistant in London. I worked for the late, great John Cowan, one of the top fashion photographers of the time. Clients included Vogue, Queen, and Harpers. Locations were from Devon to Abu Dhabi.
The studio gained fame in the 60's when it was used by Michelangelo Antonioni as the location for Blow Up in 1966, his Cannes fesival award winning film starring David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Veruschka and Sarah Miles. To find out more about this film which typified the period, Click here for Blow Up revisited and choke on a big lump of 60's nostalgia. Meanwhile here are some favourites from my own 60's portfolio plus some later colour shots.

    Sir Jimmy Savile OBE Miggy Retro Poster Shred Dude
    Retro Liz

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My Blog

The Day John Cowan Shot Me and Jacqueline Bisset Healed My Wounds

My boss the 6'4" lean, blond and extroverted 60's London fashion photographer John Cowan was a great one for collecting guns.  Although illegal in the UK, this did not stop him amassing a person...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:53:00 GMT

Optimising Pictures For The Web

MySpace is great and it's fun to visit other people's profiles and see their pictures.  I have one big moan though... those profiles where you click but are faced with a blank page for at least a...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:12:00 GMT

Lighting The Head Shot

"If God had intended photographers to use more than one key light, he would have made more suns."  John Hooton 2007 Just about every single shot including the food and still life shots in my por...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:55:00 GMT

On At The Virgin Media Gallery

Hi,Just thought I would let you know that Virgin Media have flattered me by giving me a gallery all of my own with retro 60's photography as the theme. There is quite a lot of stuff I have not put on ...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:57:00 GMT