J.R. Eyerman

J.R. Eyerman (1906 – 7 December 1985) was a photographer and photojournalist. He was on staff for Life Magazine from 1942 to 1961. His work has also appeared in Time, National Geographic, and other publications. Eyerman covered World War II for Life, working on the European and Pacific fronts.

 Sur le tournage de « Shadow of a Doubt » :

Images by J.R. Eyerman
Source: LIFE Archive

Director Alfred Hitchcock

Director Alfred Hitchcock, directing a scene of Joseph Cotton’s arrival in for motion picture « Shadow of a Doubt. »
Location: Santa Rosa, CA, US
Date taken: 1942
Photographer: J. R. Eyerman

Producer Jack H. Skirball, director Alfred Hitchcock and writer Thornton Wilder

[L-R] Producer Jack H. Skirball, director Alfred Hitchcock and writer Thornton Wilder (2nd to right) meet with the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce regarding location shooting for the motion picture « Shadow of a Doubt. »
Location: Santa Rosa, CA, US
Date taken: 1943
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Gjon Mili

« Time fould truly be made to stand still. Texture could be retained despite sudden violent movement. »

Trained as an engineer and self-taught in photography, Gjon Mili was the first to use electronic flash and stroboscopic light to create photographs that had more than scientific interest. Since the late 1930s, his pictures of dance, athletics, and musical and theatrical performances have astonished and delighted millions of viewers, revealing the beautiful intricacy and graceful flow of movement too rapid or too complex for the eye to discern. His portraits of artists, musicians, and other notables are less visually spectacular, but equally masterful.

In 1939, Mili became a freelance photographer workign for LIFE. In the course of more than four decades, literally thousands of his pictures were published by LIFE as well as other publication.

Gjon Mili & Alfred Hitchcock :

Images by Gjon Mili
Source: LIFE Archive

Stroboscopic multiple exposure of dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Hitchcock Directing
Stroboscopic multiple exposure of dir. Alfred Hitchcock demonstrating how to point during filming of « Shadow of a Doubt »; Hollywood.
Location:  Hollywood, CA, US
Date taken:  1942
Photographer: Gjon Mili

Stroboscopic multiple exposure of dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Hitchcock Directing
Stroboscopic multiple exposure of dir. Alfred Hitchcock demonstrating various actions during filming of « Shadow of a Doubt ».
Location: Hollywood, CA, US
Date taken: 1942
Photographer: Gjon Mili

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