A Classic Debbie Harry Photo By Richard Creamer

Posted on February 7, 2009 by BradElterman

This is without a doubt the best photograph we have ever seen of Debbie Harry and it was taken by our good friend and mentor Richard Creamer. Richard adored photographing glamorous women and Debbie was no exception. With his unique style and personality, Richard made many iconic photographs in the sixties, seventies, eighties and into the nineties.

This photo was taken around 1978 when Blondie was in town for some nightclub performances. Richard carted Debbie up to the top of the Hollywood Hills to make this classic Hollywood sign photograph. Check out the perfect fill flash. He was the king of mixing strobe with natural light.

Sadly, Richard is no longer with us, but his photographs live on. We were blessed to have been his friend and photo agent. He was the best mentor ever.

Photos by Richard Creamer/California Features & Brad Elterman/BuzzFoto.com

Buzz Foto Can Be Your Mentor!!

Posted on December 27, 2008 by BradElterman

We must say that back in 1975 we had the best mentors. Our two dear friends were paparazzi Richard Creamer and Ron Galella. Richard was a bit more of the traditional photographer shooting set ups and some studio work and of course Ron was and still is legendary. They were both very generous with their time and encouragement.

We can do the same here at Buzz Foto with emerging and established paparazzi. We only ask that you follow all the rules and be loyal to us. If you are only nterested in the fast buck, please do not bother applying!

Photos by Brad Elterman/BuzzFoto.com

The Thrill Of Getting Tossed Out Of Disneyland In ’77

Posted on September 24, 2008 by BradElterman

Around 1977 we were tailing the Bay City Rollers trying to get photos of them at Disneyland to sell to European and Japanese magazines. The photos were worth a fortune back then. Enough to buy a car!
The management did not want us to take and sell the photos to these markets probably due to some sort of deal with their personal photographer, but that did not stop us. We were there with our mentor, Paparazzo Richard Creamer. Richard, who looked more than an puggy English professor then a paparazzo, kept telling the security that he was an eccentric sent there to by his kids to take photos! No on in the security detailed believed poor Ricard and we were tossed in the street. We had a few photos, but more importantly we had this amazing rush from being tossed out of Disneyland in the line of paparazzi duty. It was at that moment, we knew that we would be in this industry for a lifetime!

Fast forward to this afternoon at Disneyland where our photographer was successful in getting this cool set photos of Lindsay and Samantha enjoying life. Nope, no one was tossed out, so they have note experienced that full rush!

Photo by David Aguilera/BuzzFoto.com

Front Row Seat In Life!

Posted on July 20, 2008 by admin

Just to be fair to Pete Townsend, we will publish his photograph on this page too. When we were growing up and listening to The Who we never imagined that we could ever meet Pete Townsend or for that matter, have our foto taken with him.

You got to understand that thirty years ago, when this photograph was taken, the access to top celebrities was so much easier than today. One photographer or agency could not control the scene. There were dozens of players and we all got along. We had mentors and it was all part of the learning curve.

Nothing like today, where the industry is all corporate and there is a publicist with a clipboard and a walkie talkie to stop your every creative move.

We can not imagine any event photographer having any fun today. It must be an incredible bore and that is evidenced with the photos we see coming out of these choreographed affairs.

Enjoy this beautiful Sunday. Be creative and take some nice fotos! Oh yes, that is our pal and writer Harvey Kubernik in the background of this iconic photograph. He took us to our very first rock and roll party. Talk about mentors!

Photo by Richard Creamer/BuzzFoto.com

The Who Not Speaking For $100M!

Posted on July 20, 2008 by admin

Can you believe it that The Who, the greatest rock band in the world, are being paid a reported $100 million and Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend refuse to speak to each other! Go figure.

Roger had no problem speaking to us back in 1976 when we made this photo at UCLA during some rock and roll celebrity event. He even posed for this photograph and it did not cost us a cent! Those were the days.

Photo by Richard Creamer/BuzzFoto.com

Brooklyn Museum To Exhibit Richard Creamer Foto!!

Posted on June 21, 2008 by admin

We just head the news that our friend and mentor, Richard Creamer will have one of his photographs included in the Brooklyn Museum of Art’s History Of Rock And Roll Photograph exhibition set for the fall of 2009! A book will coincide with the exhibition.

This is wonderful news. We owe so much to Richard and he is greatly missed. Richard was adored by all the rock stars from Alice Cooper to Robert Plant. He was funny, incredibly brilliant and wonderfully eccentric!

We will never forget when we would arrive and one of the hundreds of in crowd record company parties that we attended together and Richard would sing out, “there is a feedbag involved”!

Congratulations Ricard. You deserve it and we miss you.

Photo by Brad Elterman/BuzzFoto.com

This Foto Reeks Of 1978!

Posted on May 24, 2008 by admin

We just dusted this one off from the archives. Yep, that is Liv Tyler’s mom, Bebe Buell with Stiv Bators from The Dead Boys. We have not seen Bebe in years and Stiv sadly passed away decades ago. We have truly fond memories hanging out with Stiv and Rodney in Paris years ago.

We initially met Bebe though our best friend and mentor Richard Creamer. Richard was a brilliant photographer and truly a one of a kind human being.

This photograph has become a big hit at our photo exhibitions. Does anyone suck on tongues in public in Beverly Hills anymore?