Topic: photography

Tyler Shields Photographed Demi Lovato Licking A Lollipop

Tyler Shields Photographed Demi Lovato Licking A Lollipop

I guess she’s not in rehab, after all. Demi Lovato, bullied for the way she looks, recently did a sexxxy photo shoot with Tyler Shields, who has seemingly devoted his life to photographing fallen starlets in b-movie poses. For the shoot, Demi chose the ever-subtle “sucking on a lollipop” trope, as if to say, “look at me now, bullies. Here I am, mimicking fellatio for the poor man’s Terry Richardson. There is literally nothing you can do to bring me down.” Click through for all the hott action. More »

Gallery: The 10 Most Exploitative Tyler Shields Photos

Gallery: The 10 Most Exploitative Tyler Shields Photos

Violence, sex and more violence is his M.O.: Los Angeles photographer Tyler Shields is known for his gruesome and hypersexual photos of celebrities. Tyler’s latest offering show us the notoriously troubled starlet Mischa Barton with a piece of raw meat hanging out of her mouth. But that’s hardly the most exploitative Tyler has gotten. Why stop at raw steak when there are fake lesbians and sexy corpses to be had? More »

Art Crush: Mastergram Runs Famous Photos Through Instagram

Art Crush: Mastergram Runs Famous Photos Through Instagram

If you’ve been anywhere on the Internet over the past months, you’ve no doubt seen the fruits of Instagram – the app that allows users to run their cellphone photos through “artistic” filters and upload ‘em to the site. The application’s pretty controversial amongst photography enthusiasts who wonder, “Um, is choosing a Polaroid filter all it takes to take good pictures?”

Joining the conversation is the blog Mastergram, a tumblr that challenges the service by running famous photographs through Instagram filters. Their tagline is, “Remarkable photos made better (or worse) using Instagram.” It’s pretty fascinating stuff. Here are some examples — we put the original before the Instagrammed version for comparison. More »