Nick Knight: Avant-Garde Glamour, Tech Pioneer, and the Gear Behind the Image Nick Knight (b. 1958, London) is a celebrated fashion photographer, filmmaker, and founder of SHOWstudio.com , known for redefining fashion imagery across decades—whether directing music videos for Björk and Kanye West or crafting conceptual portraiture exhibited worldwide. The Gear Story—Evolving with Vision 10×8 Polaroid & Large-Format Film (1980s–2000s) Knight began with 10×8 large-format Polaroid and sheet film —allowing him to create monumental test images. Though the film is now obsolete, he continues to maintain large-format workflows when needed . He used a custom ring-like rig of Broncolor strobes —a pentagonal array of light heads—for campaign shoots, creating expansive highlight reflections and precise controlled shadows . Medium Format & Transition to Digital As film availability declined, Knight embraced digital capture—using Medium-Format digital backs and high-resolution sca...
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