This Was Real Pop Culture!

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Pop Culture has changed so much since the seventies. Photographers back then were photographing all these cool bands and celebrities like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bob Dylan, The Ramones and Bowie. Today it is all about Kim, Khloe, Jessica, Hedi and Spencer. What can we say?

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A Photo Can Change Your Life!

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There is always a special photograph that changes the career and possibly the life of an emerging photographer. It was this photo of Bob Dylan and Ronee Blakley that certainly changed Brad Elterman’s. Dylan hated to have his photo taken, but looks like Brad charmed Bobbie and the photo wound up in People magazine in 1976. Seems like yesterday!

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Before The Days Of Photo Approval!

Joan Jett of The Runaways Los Angeles Photo by Brad Elterman

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Joan Jett of The Runaways Los Angeles Photo by Brad Elterman

 

This is a classic photo of Joan Jett from The Runaways was taken at Flookies a baseball and hot dog joint on Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks taken by our Brad Elterman. Back in 1977 the words “photo approval” did not exist. It was all about trust and relationships. Make sure that you do not miss The Runaways film. We were honored to have be at the Sundance screening and it is amazing!!

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Blast From Buzz Foto Past!

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We love this photo!!! We just found it in our archives and scanned it.That is Marie Curie, Jackie Fox and Cherie Curie of The Runaways photographed in the Curie’s backyard in 1977. Marie was not in the band, but it did not matter as the Japanese went totally nuts over her and sent out a team from Tokyo to sign her up for a record deal. Do not miss the new Runaways film out in March. It is a work of art and totally cosmic!

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BuzzFoto Video Podcast Episode 13 – Brad Elterman and Matt Dillon

BuzzFoto Video Podcast Episode 13 – Brad Elterman and Matt Dillon
Our very Own Brad Elterman talks about his Matt Dillon photo while at the Equator Books Gallery Show, featuring “Like it Was Yesterday” book and pictures from his collection. Brad Elterman talks about Matt Dillon arriving at his house for the shoot with his manager. He had full control of Matt Dillon and the photos that he took. He mentions that a photo of that caliber would never happen in these times, unless you have a full glamour squad, publicist, star wagons, and probably a check to pay off the celebrity.

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BuzzFoto Video Podcast Episode 12 – The Birth Of Photo Syndication

BuzzFoto Video Podcast Episode 12 – The Birth Of Photo Syndication
Our very own Brad Elterman talks about the Birth of photo syndication. He goes on to talk about the 70’s and the great markets such as Sweden, Japan, Holland, and United Kingdom. Very few photographers new about these markets and Brad Elterman was flying all over the world making those connections. He went with a suitcase full of slides and he sold his pictures to the editors becoming their USA correspondent. Brad then goes on to talk about processing his photos – he had to develop the picture, then stamp them and then put them in an envelop and ship them off. He would travel to the world ways post office to ship packages of envelops. Today is a lot easier, it is all done with a click of the mouse.

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The Pop Star & The Girl!

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If you were in-crowd or involved in the music industry around 1976 you knew that Rod Stewart played soccer every Saturday at the Coldwater Canyon park in Beverly Hills. He was nuts about his game. Actually, we probably got the original tip from his publicist Tony Toon, an amazing character, but that is another story.

We showed up there every weekend with a long lens and shot away. Rod never seemed to care and we would send our color slides to the teen publications at IPC in London. They purchased them all and demanded more. Soon we were selling the photos to Bravo in Germany and to all of the Japanese magazines of Rod kicking the soccer ball.

Photos of Rod kicking a ball can get a bit mundane after awhile, but if you really wanted to make the dosh, you needed to get Rod with a girl. This photo is just what the London Daily Mirror wanted. Not only did they love the chick in the photo, but Rod with his pint of beer in hand!

During these magical days at the Coldwater Canyon park, not once did anyone say “no photos” or did another photographer ever appear. Today it would be total bedlam to photograph a star of Rod’s magnitude in a public park. Good luck getting those great prices too. Today, even the park is gone. The last time we drove by it looked like some kind of sewage plant taken over by the Department Of Water & Power. Well, it was sure fun while it lasted!

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