# Provocative Portfolios Curtis Eberhardt Captures Sex Appeal in Disparate Photographs By Jordan Sowunmi | Published 2011-06-02 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/curtis-eberhardt References: [bentrovatoblog](http://bentrovatoblog.com/photography/photography-curtis-eberhardt/) & [curtiseberhardt](http://www.curtiseberhardt.com/) Curtis Eberhardt began his photography career while still a student at the [University of Houston](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wiggle-collection), where he took pictures of urban nightlife and street shots. After completing three years at the [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/limitededition-print-series), Curtis Eberhardt earned a Master's in Painting at NYU. "I was most influenced by studying cinema and painting there," he said, "The Avant Garde cinema world was very strong there and I try to convey a cinematic vision in my photographic work.” A look through Curtis Eberhardt's portfolio shows a photographer skilled at conveying unfettered sex appeal. His portfolio shows his versatility -- some shots are colorful and feature grungy clothes, while others are monochrome and feature regal hairstyles and clothing fit for a socialite. Curtis Eberhardt's work has been featured by *Allure, Vogue* and *Harper's Bazaar*. View his [selected portfolio](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/viewport) to see what these major magazines see in his work. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.9/10 - Popularity: 94% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/stylephotography) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Sex Appeal Photography:** Business professionals in the fashion and advertising industries could capitalize on this trend by developing and utilizing provocative, eye-catching visual content that appeals to consumers' sense of sensuality and romance. - **Multidisciplinary Artistic Expression:** Entrepreneurs in the creative industry could leverage this trend, displaying their versatility in diverse fields such as painting, cinema and photography - potential for cross-genre collaborations and consequential disruptive innovation. - **Cinematic Vision in Photography:** Professionals in the film and photography industries may push boundaries and innovate by combining the vision of cinema with that of photography to create compelling and distinct visual content. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion:** Fashion industry professionals could leverage provocative and sexy content like Eberhardt's portfolio to market their clothing lines or fashion campaigns in the most compelling way. - **Advertising:** Marketers can use images from Eberhardt's portfolio to create ads that immediately catch people's attention and entice them to learn or buy more. - **Fine Arts:** Entrepreneurs and artists could explore multidisciplinary expressions of art, combining elements of cinematic and photographic vision to produce boundary-pushing work that breaks our traditional understanding of art and sets forth on a path of disruptive innovation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Unique Artistic Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amusebouche.md) - [Paper Curvature Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-curves.md) - [Modern Minimalist Apparel Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auteur-studios-latest-summer-edit.md) - [Eye-Catching Textile Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peter-saville-1.md) - [Romantic Debut Solo Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-room-on-east-79th-street.md) - [Public Art Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-anthony-smith.md) - [Color Photography Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/profiles-in-color.md) - [Artful Design Curation Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/collection-no-1.md) - [British Youth-Culture Photography Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-and-away.md)