January 15, 2008
It was a short but sweet season on The Shot, where 10 up-and-coming photographers were pitted against each other, competing for photographic excellence and the attention of Russell James, the show’s host and renowned lensman in his own right. There were absurd contests (shooting animals and children), messy ones (including a food fight) and celebrity guest stars (hiya, Joss Stone!). We’ve rounded up all our recaps here, so you can check to see what you missed. The marathon airs through 8 p.m. tonight. Enjoy, you aspiring artisans. Recaps: Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6 and Episode 7. Check the finale recap after the jump.
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November 19, 2007
Were you stoked for yesterday’s episode of The Shot? In the last installment, the contestants were asked to push themselves to the limit. There was death-defying cliff-shooting, and air-defying underwater-shooting. Intense. And therein lies the core of the show, which pits 10 up-and-coming fashion photographers against each other for the chance to win $100,000, a spread in Marie Claire, and a Victoria’s Secret campaign — all the while being judged by a he-Tyra with an Australian accent, Russell James. Catch up on what you missed: Check the recap below.
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November 15, 2007
Are you stoked for this Sunday’s episode of The Shot? Last week’s marked a turning point for reality TV and the medium of television in general, as we were given a close-up of a camel peeing. Not since Mini-Me relieved himself on a wall during the fourth season of The Surreal Life have we felt so violated — but in a good way. And therein lies the core of the show, which pits 10 up-and-coming fashion photographers against each other for the chance to win $100,000, a spread in Marie Claire, and a Victoria’s Secret campaign — all the while being judged by a he-Tyra with an Australian accent, Russell James. Catch up on what you missed last week: Check the recap below.
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November 12, 2007
The host and lead judge of The Shot is Russell James, a world-renowned photographer who has captured images for Vogue, W, Elle, GQ and a host of others. We caught up with him to discuss his most difficult subjects, who he thinks took episode 2’s best photograph, and why you always need to keep your cool.
VH1: Is it true that children and animals make the most difficult subjects?
Russell James: Oh, they’re a pain in the ass! [Laughs] I’d say that it’s yes to both. Animals do whatever the hell they want. And if you multiply that by a magnitude of 10, that goes for children, too. I love kids — I have tons of nieces and nephews — but I’d rather have all my teeth removed without anesthesia than shoot children for a living.
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