Tag Archives: fashion photography

The corner portrait

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

96/44/1-3/58 Neg46 Model test shots of Wendy Harrop for Richards Stores . We later took her to Greece and London where she remained and later becam...

This 1971 photograph from the David Mist archive collection shows model Wendy Harrop posed in a corner set. The photograph was a test fashion shot… More

Australian Berlei corsets – the perfect fit

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Lynne McNairn

P3645-41/1 Photographic print, black & white, Model wearing Berlei girdle and brassiere, Berlei Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 193...

This image is an advertising photograph from the Berlei Limited Archive of underwear design and manufacture. It shows a model wearing a Berlei girdle (product… More

Sights you shouldn’t miss

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Sights you shouldn’t miss is the name given to the felt cap shown in this photograph by its creator, celebrity milliner Mr John of New York.… More

Urban glamour

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Little is known about this simple but perfectly composed image from the Bruno Benini archive. Taken in a low light environment with fast film, only… More

Designers and photographers at work # 4: Olive Cotton shoots Max Dupain, 1937

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Paula Bray

This silver gelatin print by Olive Cotton provides a rare, early glimpse ‘behind the scenes’ at an outdoor fashion shoot. The photographer is Max Dupain… More

From a model’s perspective

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph of model Georgia Gold was taken in 1959 by her then modelling colleague, Janice Wakely. Janice used her Voigtlander camera, and shot the… More

New Year’s Eve – feet first

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Kathy Hackett

Shoes were an important element in Bruno Benini’s photography practice, as Hazel Benini writes in Creating the Look: Benini and fashion photography: Shoes were a… More

Shoes, Christmas balls and tinsel

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Iwona Hetherington

New Acquisition Obj No: 2009/43/1-3/5 Photographic print, black and white, of imported Italian shoes for opening of Raymond Castles shoe store, Mel...

Merry Christmas from Photo of the Day! This perfectly framed advertising shot of Italian platform sandals with Christmas decorations in the background was taken by… More

Portobello Road, London, 1958

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Kathy Hackett

2009/43/1-5/2 (HB1.L3.6/1/1) Bruno Benini Collection

In 1958, photographer Bruno Benini travelled to London where he met up with photographer Helmut Newton and his wife, June. Australian models Janice Wakely, Wendy… More

Rome, 1958 #2

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Kathy Hackett

2009/43/1-5 Photographic negatives, positives and transparencies, photographs by Bruno Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1953-2000

In 1958 photographer Bruno Benini travelled to Italy where he photographed Carla Baldaracci and Janice Wakely modelling clothes by Crestknit, Sportscraft and Ninette. This is… More

The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.

The majority of these images have been taken by Museum photographers for a variety of purposes such as for exhibitions, of objects in our collection, events, behind-the-scenes and location shots. We also feature many images taken by our Flickr community and from our visitors. We hope you enjoy the photographs and stories.

The licensing of each image varies however we are trying to release as many as possible under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.1 license.