Dwight Hooker
Encyclopedia
Dwight Hooker is a photographer for Playboy
magazine. He was, at times, described as a master of the sensual and the erotic along with photographers Helmut Newton
and J. Frederick Smith. Lenna
, the standard test image for image processing
algorithm
s (such as compression
and denoising
) and related scientific publications, was photographed by him.
for the best-selling edition of the magazine. That November 1972 edition issue of Playboy sold 7,161,561 copies. A cropped image from that pictorial known as Lenna
became the standard test image for image processing
algorithm
s (such as compression
and denoising
) and related scientific publications, was photographed by him.
He came up and photographed the commercial campaign "What sort of a man reads Playboy?", which became an example of sociodemographic segmentation for advertisement and was ruled as "not obscene" by the US Supreme Court.
His other career milestones feature the twins Madeleine
and Mary Collinson
(the first twin Playmates on Playboy, for cover and centerfold of the same October 1970 issue), Lena Söderberg
(including the image known as Lenna
), Marilyn Cole
(the first Playmate to pose for a full frontal nude centerfold and the first Briton to hold the title of Playmate of the Year), Jayne Marie Mansfield
(daughter of Jayne Mansfield
), Candy Loving
(the 25th Anniversary Playmate), Monica Tidwell
(the first Playmate to be younger than Playboy), Nancy Cameron (the 20th Anniversary Playmate and the only Playmate to have a back and front double-sided centerfold), Marilyn Lange (both her Playmate of the Month and Playmate of the Year layouts for May 1974 and June 1975 issues respectively) and Jill De Vries (the first Playmate with signed centerfold).
Hooker's notable assignments include Playmate and Playboy bunny
Barbi Benton
(actress and singer who was Hugh Hefner
's girlfriend) and Emmy
and Golden Globe award winning actor Alan Alda
.
. He shot the cover for the first paperback edition of Playboy's Book of Forbidden Words
, published in 1974, with model Mercy Rooney. He is also reported to have the record number rejections for a Playboy photographer when Hugh Hefner
, the publisher, rejected 500 photographs for a centerfold.
Later in life he retired as an architect in Sundance
, Utah
and a regular celebrity at the Sundance Film Festival
.
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine. He was, at times, described as a master of the sensual and the erotic along with photographers Helmut Newton
Helmut Newton
Helmut Newton, born Helmut Neustädter was a German-Australian photographer. He was a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of Vogue and other publications."-Early life:Newton was born in Berlin, the son of Klara...
and J. Frederick Smith. Lenna
Lenna
Lenna or Lena is the name given to a 512 x 512 pixel standard test image originally cropped from the centerfold of November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine. It is a picture of Lena Söderberg, a Swedish model, shot by photographer Dwight Hooker...
, the standard test image for image processing
Image processing
In electrical engineering and computer science, image processing is any form of signal processing for which the input is an image, such as a photograph or video frame; the output of image processing may be either an image or, a set of characteristics or parameters related to the image...
algorithm
Algorithm
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning...
s (such as compression
Image compression
The objective of image compression is to reduce irrelevance and redundancy of the image data in order to be able to store or transmit data in an efficient form.- Lossy and lossless compression :...
and denoising
Noise reduction
Noise reduction is the process of removing noise from a signal.All recording devices, both analogue or digital, have traits which make them susceptible to noise...
) and related scientific publications, was photographed by him.
Career milestones
Hooker photographed the centerfold featuring Lena SöderbergLena Soderberg
Lena Söderberg appeared as a Playmate in the November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine, under the name Lenna Sjööblom. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker....
for the best-selling edition of the magazine. That November 1972 edition issue of Playboy sold 7,161,561 copies. A cropped image from that pictorial known as Lenna
Lenna
Lenna or Lena is the name given to a 512 x 512 pixel standard test image originally cropped from the centerfold of November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine. It is a picture of Lena Söderberg, a Swedish model, shot by photographer Dwight Hooker...
became the standard test image for image processing
Image processing
In electrical engineering and computer science, image processing is any form of signal processing for which the input is an image, such as a photograph or video frame; the output of image processing may be either an image or, a set of characteristics or parameters related to the image...
algorithm
Algorithm
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning...
s (such as compression
Image compression
The objective of image compression is to reduce irrelevance and redundancy of the image data in order to be able to store or transmit data in an efficient form.- Lossy and lossless compression :...
and denoising
Noise reduction
Noise reduction is the process of removing noise from a signal.All recording devices, both analogue or digital, have traits which make them susceptible to noise...
) and related scientific publications, was photographed by him.
He came up and photographed the commercial campaign "What sort of a man reads Playboy?", which became an example of sociodemographic segmentation for advertisement and was ruled as "not obscene" by the US Supreme Court.
His other career milestones feature the twins Madeleine
Madeleine Collinson
Madeleine Collinson is a model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October, 1970 , together with her twin sister Mary Collinson...
and Mary Collinson
Mary Collinson
Mary Collinson is a model and actress . She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October 1970, together with her twin sister Madeleine Collinson...
(the first twin Playmates on Playboy, for cover and centerfold of the same October 1970 issue), Lena Söderberg
Lena Soderberg
Lena Söderberg appeared as a Playmate in the November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine, under the name Lenna Sjööblom. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker....
(including the image known as Lenna
Lenna
Lenna or Lena is the name given to a 512 x 512 pixel standard test image originally cropped from the centerfold of November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine. It is a picture of Lena Söderberg, a Swedish model, shot by photographer Dwight Hooker...
), Marilyn Cole
Marilyn Cole
Marilyn Cole was Playboy magazine's January 1972 Playmate of the Month. She was the magazines's first full-frontal nude centerfold, although her pubic hair was partly covered by the shadow cast from the book in her hand, so the first clearly full-frontally nude Playmate of the Month was Bonnie...
(the first Playmate to pose for a full frontal nude centerfold and the first Briton to hold the title of Playmate of the Year), Jayne Marie Mansfield
Jayne Marie Mansfield
Jayne Marie Mansfield is the eldest daughter of 1950s Hollywood sex symbol and Playboy Playmate Jayne Mansfield, who became the first daughter of a Playmate to be a featured model. The record was made in the magazine's July 1976 issue, and, to date only one other daughter of a Playmate has been...
(daughter of Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress working both in Hollywood and on the Broadway theatre...
), Candy Loving
Candy Loving
Candy Loving is an American model. She was Playboy 's Playmate of the Month for the January 1979 issue, which made her the magazine's 25th Anniversary Playmate...
(the 25th Anniversary Playmate), Monica Tidwell
Monica Tidwell
Monica Tidwell is an American model. A red-head, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the November 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker and Bill Frantz....
(the first Playmate to be younger than Playboy), Nancy Cameron (the 20th Anniversary Playmate and the only Playmate to have a back and front double-sided centerfold), Marilyn Lange (both her Playmate of the Month and Playmate of the Year layouts for May 1974 and June 1975 issues respectively) and Jill De Vries (the first Playmate with signed centerfold).
Hooker's notable assignments include Playmate and Playboy bunny
Playboy Bunny
A Playboy Bunny is a waitress at the Playboy Club. The Playboy Clubs were originally open from 1960 to 1988. The Club re-opened in one location in The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas in 2006...
Barbi Benton
Barbi Benton
Barbi Benton is an American model, actress and singer.-Career:She was featured on the cover of Playboy several times and in nude photo layouts in the March 1970, December 1973, and January 1975 issues, although she was never one of the magazine's "Playmates of the Month".Benton is known for her...
(actress and singer who was Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Marston "Hef" Hefner is an American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises.-Early life:...
's girlfriend) and Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
and Golden Globe award winning actor Alan Alda
Alan Alda
Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo , better known as Alan Alda, is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H...
.
Life
He mentored other Playboy photographers like Stephen WaydaStephen Wayda
Stephen Wayda is an American professional photographer. He has shot many pictorials of Playboy Playmates.-External links:*...
. He shot the cover for the first paperback edition of Playboy's Book of Forbidden Words
Playboy's Book of Forbidden Words
Playboy's Book of Forbidden Words was first published in 1972 by Playboy Press and distributed by Simon & Schuster. Written by Robert Anton Wilson, it is sub-titled 'A liberated dictionary of improper English, containing over 700 uninhibited definitions of erotic and scatological terms'. The...
, published in 1974, with model Mercy Rooney. He is also reported to have the record number rejections for a Playboy photographer when Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Marston "Hef" Hefner is an American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises.-Early life:...
, the publisher, rejected 500 photographs for a centerfold.
Later in life he retired as an architect in Sundance
Sundance
Sundance Resort is a ski resort located northeast of Provo, Utah, spanning over on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Snow skiing began on the site in 1944...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and a regular celebrity at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
.
Playboy centerfolds
- Shay KnuthShay KnuthShay Knuth was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for September 1969. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker...
: September 1969 - Jennifer Liano: May 1970
- MaryMary CollinsonMary Collinson is a model and actress . She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October 1970, together with her twin sister Madeleine Collinson...
and Madeleine CollinsonMadeleine CollinsonMadeleine Collinson is a model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October, 1970 , together with her twin sister Mary Collinson...
: October 1970 - Avis Miller: November 1970
- Carol Imhof: December 1970
- Crystal K. Smith: September 1971
- Danielle de Vabre: November 1971
- Ellen MichaelsEllen MichaelsEllen Michaels is an American model and photographer.She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker....
: March 1972 - Deanna Baker: May 1972
- Lenna Sjööblom (also known as Lena SöderbergLena SoderbergLena Söderberg appeared as a Playmate in the November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine, under the name Lenna Sjööblom. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker....
): November 1972 - Marilyn ColeMarilyn ColeMarilyn Cole was Playboy magazine's January 1972 Playmate of the Month. She was the magazines's first full-frontal nude centerfold, although her pubic hair was partly covered by the shadow cast from the book in her hand, so the first clearly full-frontally nude Playmate of the Month was Bonnie...
: June 1973 (Playmate of Year, along with Richard FegleyRichard FegleyLeon Richard Fegley was a professional photographer who worked for Playboy magazine for 30 years.Fegley started taking photos during a stint in the United States Air Force, and eventually attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In 1971 he joined Playboy as a freelance...
, Larry Dale Gordon and Alexas Urba) - Monica TidwellMonica TidwellMonica Tidwell is an American model. A red-head, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the November 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker and Bill Frantz....
: November 1973 - Nancy Cameron: January 1974
- Marilyn Lange: May 1974
- Jean MansonJean MansonJeane Manson, born Jean Manson, is an American model, singer and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the August 1974 issue...
: August 1974 - Marilyn Lange: June 1975 (Playmate of Year)
- Lillian MüllerLillian MüllerLillian Müller is a Norwegian model and an actress in motion pictures and television.A 5 times "Page Three Girl" with her first appearance in January 1974, Müller achieved her major breakthrough after being spotted by Suze Randall, who photographed her Playboy cover and pictures in her Playmate...
: August 1975 - Jill De Vries: October 1975
- Laura LyonsLaura LyonsLaura Lyons is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1976 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker and Mario Casilli....
: February 1976 - Kathy Morrison: May 1978
- Candy LovingCandy LovingCandy Loving is an American model. She was Playboy 's Playmate of the Month for the January 1979 issue, which made her the magazine's 25th Anniversary Playmate...
: January 1979 - Louann Fernald: June 1979
Playboy covers
- Barbara Klein: July 1969
- Shay KnuthShay KnuthShay Knuth was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for September 1969. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker...
: September 1969 - Jean BellJean BellJean Bell was one of the first of Playboy magazine's African American Playmates of the Month.-Biography:...
, Lorrie Menconi, Kathy MacDonald, Shay KnuthShay KnuthShay Knuth was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for September 1969. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker...
, Leslie Bianchini: January 1970 (along with Don Klumpp, Bill Figge, David Chan, Mario CasilliMario CasilliMario A. Casilli was a photographer for Playboy magazine.From 1962 until 1981 he photographed 57 Playmate pictorials, including Playmates of the Year Linda Gamble, Christa Speck, Jo Collins, Connie Kreski, Claudia Jennings and Dorothy Stratten...
) - Norma Bauer: February 1970
- Barbi BentonBarbi BentonBarbi Benton is an American model, actress and singer.-Career:She was featured on the cover of Playboy several times and in nude photo layouts in the March 1970, December 1973, and January 1975 issues, although she was never one of the magazine's "Playmates of the Month".Benton is known for her...
: March 1970 - Phyllis Babila: May 1970
- MaryMary CollinsonMary Collinson is a model and actress . She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October 1970, together with her twin sister Madeleine Collinson...
and Madeleine CollinsonMadeleine CollinsonMadeleine Collinson is a model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October, 1970 , together with her twin sister Mary Collinson...
: October 1970 - Crystal Smith: November 1970
- MaryMary CollinsonMary Collinson is a model and actress . She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October 1970, together with her twin sister Madeleine Collinson...
and Madeleine CollinsonMadeleine CollinsonMadeleine Collinson is a model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October, 1970 , together with her twin sister Mary Collinson...
, Jennifer Liano, Debbie Ellison, Sharon ClarkSharon ClarkSharon Clark is an American model and actress. She was Playboys Playmate of the Month for its August 1970 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Ed DeLong...
: January 1971 (along with Pompeo PosarPompeo PosarPompeo Posar was a Playboy magazine staff photographer who photographed many centerfold spreads and accompanying pictures of women featured as playmate of the month...
, Bill Figge and Edward DeLong) - Christy Miller: August 1971
- Crystal Smith: September 1971
- Debbie Hanlon: November 1971
- Rosie Holotik: April 1972
- Crystal Smith: September 1972
- Mercy Rooney: March 1973
- Marilyn ColeMarilyn ColeMarilyn Cole was Playboy magazine's January 1972 Playmate of the Month. She was the magazines's first full-frontal nude centerfold, although her pubic hair was partly covered by the shadow cast from the book in her hand, so the first clearly full-frontally nude Playmate of the Month was Bonnie...
: June 1973 - Karen Christy: February 1974
- Ester Cordet, Bebe BuellBebe BuellBeverle Lorence "Bebe" Buell is an American fashion model and singer, and Playboy magazine's November 1974 Playmate of the Month. She is also known for dating rock musicians. She is actress Liv Tyler's mother from a brief relationship with Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler...
, Marilyn Lange, Francine Parks, Nancy Cameron and Kristine HansonKristine HansonKristine Hanson is an American television broadcaster who also was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1974 issue...
: January 1975 (along with Richard FegleyRichard FegleyLeon Richard Fegley was a professional photographer who worked for Playboy magazine for 30 years.Fegley started taking photos during a stint in the United States Air Force, and eventually attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In 1971 he joined Playboy as a freelance...
, Mario CasilliMario CasilliMario A. Casilli was a photographer for Playboy magazine.From 1962 until 1981 he photographed 57 Playmate pictorials, including Playmates of the Year Linda Gamble, Christa Speck, Jo Collins, Connie Kreski, Claudia Jennings and Dorothy Stratten...
, David Chan) - Marilyn Lange: June 1975
- Jill De Vries: February 1976
- Lisa Sohm: April 1977
Playmate pictorials
- Shay KnuthShay KnuthShay Knuth was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for September 1969. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker...
: September 1969 - Jennifer Liano: May 1970
- Madeleine CollinsonMadeleine CollinsonMadeleine Collinson is a model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October, 1970 , together with her twin sister Mary Collinson...
and Mary CollinsonMary CollinsonMary Collinson is a model and actress . She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October 1970, together with her twin sister Madeleine Collinson...
: October 1970 - Avis Miller: November 1970
- Carol Imhof: December 1970
- Crystal Smith: September 1971
- Ellen MichaelsEllen MichaelsEllen Michaels is an American model and photographer.She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker....
: March 1972 - Lenna Sjööblom: November 1972
- Monica TidwellMonica TidwellMonica Tidwell is an American model. A red-head, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the November 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker and Bill Frantz....
: November 1973 (along with Bill Frantz) - Nancy Cameron: January 1974
- Marilyn Lange: May 1974
- Jeane Manson: August 1974
- Lillian MüllerLillian MüllerLillian Müller is a Norwegian model and an actress in motion pictures and television.A 5 times "Page Three Girl" with her first appearance in January 1974, Müller achieved her major breakthrough after being spotted by Suze Randall, who photographed her Playboy cover and pictures in her Playmate...
: August 1975 (along with Suze RandallSuze RandallSuze Randall is an English model, photographer, and pornographer. She has been one of the world's leading erotic photographers for more than 35 years....
) - Jill De Vries: October 1975
- Laura LyonsLaura LyonsLaura Lyons is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1976 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker and Mario Casilli....
: February 1976 (along with Mario CasilliMario CasilliMario A. Casilli was a photographer for Playboy magazine.From 1962 until 1981 he photographed 57 Playmate pictorials, including Playmates of the Year Linda Gamble, Christa Speck, Jo Collins, Connie Kreski, Claudia Jennings and Dorothy Stratten...
) - Kathryn Morrison: May 1978 (along with Phillip Dixon)
- Candy LovingCandy LovingCandy Loving is an American model. She was Playboy 's Playmate of the Month for the January 1979 issue, which made her the magazine's 25th Anniversary Playmate...
: January 1979 - Louann Fernald: June 1979
Christina Series
A book series on imaginary heiress Christina van Bell by Blakely St. James, a pseudonym for multiple authors including Robin Leonard, Charles Platt, Ted Gottfried, William E Butterworth, and Hart Williams. Covers and back-covers of the series was done by Hooker. The model for all of the books is Jill De Vries.- Christina's Quest, Playboy Press, 1976, ISBN 0-87216-885-9
- Christina's Desire, Playboy Press, 1978
- Christina's Rapture, Playboy Press, 1978
- Christina's Ecstasy, Playboy Paperbacks, 1980, ISBN 0-86721-018-4
- Christina's Sins, Playboy Press, 1980, ISBN 0-87216-729-1
- Christina Enchanted, 1980
- Christina's Promise, 1980
- A Kiss for Christina, Playboy Press, 1981
- Christina's Escape, Playboy Paperbacks, 1981, ISBN 0-87216-820-4
- Christina's Obsession, Playboy Paperbacks, 1981, ISBN 0-87216-853-0
- Christina in Love, Playboy Paperbacks, 1981, ISBN 0-87216-925-1
- Christina's Bliss, Playboy Paperbacks, 1981
- Christina's Bliss, 1981
- Christina's Hunger, 1981
- Christina's Delight, 1982
- Christina's Awakening, 1983
- Christina's Favorite, 1983
- Christina's Paradise, 1983
- Christina's Confessions, 1983
Other books
- The Playboy Photographer 2, Playboy Press, 1975
- Sexy Ladies, Playboy Press, 1977 (along with Helmut NewtonHelmut NewtonHelmut Newton, born Helmut Neustädter was a German-Australian photographer. He was a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of Vogue and other publications."-Early life:Newton was born in Berlin, the son of Klara...
, Jeanloup SieffJeanloup SieffJeanloup Sieff was a fashion photographer.Sieff was born in Paris to parents of Polish origin. His interest in photography was first piqued when he received a Photax plastic camera as a birthday gift for his fourteenth birthday...
, Sam Notabartolo, and others)