I didn't do well in high school, but I took photography, and I loved being able to capture moments. It led to more and more photography, and fashion was the angle into photography for me. It was incredible to see photographs by Irving Penn or Helmut Newton. I was really intrigued by that, and that's what led me to New York City.
I would bring Patti [Smith ] in to the editing room [working on the Dream of Life] and say, "This is a great moment for a voiceover, or a poem," and… - Steven Sebring
I would bring Patti [Smith ] in to the editing room [working on the Dream of Life] and say, "This is a great moment for a voiceover, or a poem," and…
- Steven Sebring
I didn't do well in high school, but I took photography, and I loved being able to capture moments. It led to more and more photography, and fashion … - Steven Sebring
I didn't do well in high school, but I took photography, and I loved being able to capture moments. It led to more and more photography, and fashion …
[Some] times I'd have sound but no image. When Patti [Smith] was singing with her guitar, or doing something amazing with her clarinet, I'd just mess… - Steven Sebring
[Some] times I'd have sound but no image. When Patti [Smith] was singing with her guitar, or doing something amazing with her clarinet, I'd just mess…
The editing process was a free-for-all, and since I hadn't gone to film [Dream of Life] school or anything like that, I just said, "We'll do this. We… - Steven Sebring
The editing process was a free-for-all, and since I hadn't gone to film [Dream of Life] school or anything like that, I just said, "We'll do this. We…
Many of my family members are teachers in the arts, and I picked up the camera years ago, in high school. - Steven Sebring
Many of my family members are teachers in the arts, and I picked up the camera years ago, in high school.
Fashion's been really good to me. It financed Patti Smith: Dream of Life. - Steven Sebring
Fashion's been really good to me. It financed Patti Smith: Dream of Life.
Hopefully I can inspire lots of people to learn about [Patti Smith], to read poetry or learn about William Blake or Arthur Rimbaud. - Steven Sebring
Hopefully I can inspire lots of people to learn about [Patti Smith], to read poetry or learn about William Blake or Arthur Rimbaud.
Fashion has also been a great outlet, and I'd like to do more fashion photography in the future. I also photograph a lot of artists. - Steven Sebring
Fashion has also been a great outlet, and I'd like to do more fashion photography in the future. I also photograph a lot of artists.
Sometimes my fashion pictures can look a little bit like documentary style pictures. So having a camera in my hand was normal. - Steven Sebring
Sometimes my fashion pictures can look a little bit like documentary style pictures. So having a camera in my hand was normal.
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