Camera
Ron Vogel
EN cinema · 153 credits
Born
7 October 1931
Died
1 January 2019 (aged 87)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as Ron Vogal · Ron Vogal Photography · RVP Inc. · Ron Loosely · R. Vogel · Ron Vogle
Ron Vogel was a legendary photographer, perhaps best known for having photographed 10 Playboy Playmates in the years between 1958 and 1968. Ron and his wife, Audry Pomerantz were nudists, and Audry was one of his early models. Vogel learned photography in the Army’s Special Services and after his service, he began taking nude photographs for men's magazines, with Audry coordinating models and maintaining the library. Vogel was a regular contributor to early men's magazines such as Rouge, Adam, Modern Man, and of course Playboy when it came along. Later, he would provide work for other magazines including Caper, Sir!, Beau, Mayfair, Beaver, Escapade, Carnival, Club, Cavalcade, Fling, Gallery, High Society, Score, Hustler, Rogue, Scamp, Sir Knight, and others. Vogel's other contributions included photos for photography magazines, showcasing his artistic nudes, and he also did photography for record covers starting in the late 1950s. In the 60s and 70s, he dabbled in other commercial photography and advertising, and did occasional celebrity photo sessions. In the 1970s, he began being hired as the still photographer for porn films (photos for covers and promotional articles), and this led to him branching out into other areas - cinematography, set design, art design, lighting design, and more - even appearing in bit parts in front of the camera on occasion. His daughter Alexis Vogel joined him in the business as a makeup artist - a trade she'd learned in his photography studio - and provided hair and makeup for dozens of adult movies and photo sessions in the 1970s and 80s, transitioning to working on mainstream Hollywood projects in the 80s. Vogel retired from the adult movie business in 2003, and largely from photography by 2006. In the 2010s, Vogel had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, to which he succumbed sometime in 2019.
Known for
Filmography
Super Groupie
2003
Super Groupie
Still Photographer
Barely 18 5
Still Photographer
Barbara Dare: Up Close and Personal
2002
Barbara Dare: Up Close and Personal
as (archive footage)
Infidelity
as Old Man, Gaffer
A Wolf's Tail
Still Photographer
Once a Year
Chief Lighting Technician
Spellbound
as The Old Man, Chief Lighting Technician
Ladies Night Out
Lighting Design
Wild Thing
Lighting Design
A Witch's Tail
Lighting Director
First Impulse
as The Waterman
Throbin Hood
as Little Dong
Candy Stripers 5: The New Generation
as Sleeping Patient, Lighting Technician
Desperate Measures
Lighting Design
Hell on Heels
Lighting Director
Exile
as Miller, Lighting Design
Heartache
Lighting Design
The 5 Sins
Gaffer
Flashpoint
Gaffer
Lotus
Lighting Design
White Angel
Lighting Director, Gaffer
Blue Dahlia
Lighting Director
The Good the Bad and the Wicked
Lighting Design
Hollywood Nights
1998
Hollywood Nights
Still Photographer
Red Vibe Diaries 2: Dark Desires
Lighting Director
The Nurse
as Man on gurney
Daydreams Nightdreams
Still Photographer
Swinging in the Rain
Still Photographer
Paradise
Lighting Director
Jenna's Built for Speed
Lighting Design, Still Photographer, Lighting Director
Torn
Still Photographer
Phantasm
Gaffer
Sex Secrets of a Mistress
Lighting Director, Still Photographer
Do The Macarena
Gaffer, Still Photographer
A Is for Asia
as Self (uncredited)
Play Thing
Still Photographer
Scoring
Gaffer
Cloud 9
Lighting Technician
Luna Chick
Still Photographer
Comeback
Lighting Design
Where the Boys Aren't 6
Lighting Director
Boiling Point
Still Photographer
On Her Back
Still Photographer
Forever Young
Still Photographer
White Wedding
Lighting Technician
Hollywood Ho' House
Still Photographer
Layover
Still Photographer
The Secrets of Bonnie and Clyde
Lighting Technician
Hardcore
Lighting Technician, Still Photographer
Cheating
Still Photographer, Lighting Director
American Blonde
Still Photographer
Close to the Edge
Still Photographer
Seduced
Still Photographer, Gaffer
Where the Boys Aren't 4
Lighting Technician, Still Photographer
Endlessly
Lighting Technician, Set Decoration
Centerfold
Still Photographer, Gaffer
Anonymous
Set Designer, Lighting Director
The Hunger
Lighting Supervisor, Still Photographer
A Pussy Called Wanda 2
1993
A Pussy Called Wanda 2
Art Department Manager
A Pussy Called Wanda
as Masked Man, Gaffer
The Pink Pussycat
as Superfine Studios Electrical Crew
Anal Adventures 1: Anal Executive
Still Photographer
Anal Adventures 3: Can Her!
Still Photographer
Anal Adventures 2: Bodacious Buns
Still Photographer
Anal Adventures 4: Doin' It Up!
Still Photographer
The Girls of Summer
Still Photographer
The Secret Garden Part II
Still Photographer
The Secret Garden
Still Photographer
Street Angels
Key Grip
Jugsy
Gaffer
I Do Part 3: The Other Woman
Set Designer
Cape Lere
Gaffer
Shanna's Final Fling
as Ron Vogel
Desert Fox
Still Photographer
Burn
Still Photographer
Just for the Hell of It
Still Photographer
Manbait Part 2
Lighting Director
Tough Guys Do Dance
Set Designer, Lighting Design
Passages 2
Set Designer, Gaffer, Still Photographer
Passages 1
Gaffer, Set Designer
The Naked Goddess
Lighting Design
Indian Summer
Lighting Technician
Indian Summer 2: Sandstorm
Lighting Director
Love Letters
Still Photographer, Sets & Props Supervisor
Manbait
Lighting Technician
Roxy
Lighting Director
Where the Boys Aren't 3
Actor, Lighting Technician
Heavenly Hyapatia
Still Photographer, Set Decoration
Vegas 4: Joker's Wild
Still Photographer
Swap
Still Photographer
Legend
Gaffer, Still Photographer
Wise Ass!
Lighting Technician
In the Jeans
Still Photographer
Scandalous
Lighting Technician
Lust in the Woods
Set Decoration, Still Photographer
I Do 2
Still Photographer
The Landlady
Still Photographer
Confessions of a Chauffeur
Camera Department Production Assistant
Miss Directed
Still Photographer, Lighting Camera
Body Music
Set Designer, Still Photographer
The Invisible Girl
Still Photographer
Risqué Business
Still Photographer
Eye of the Tigress
Art Direction
Snatched
Set Designer
Moonglow
Still Photographer
The Case of the Sensuous Sinners
Still Photographer
Desperately Seeking Suzie
Still Photographer
Angel's Back!
Set Decoration, Still Photographer, Art Direction
Kascha and Friends
Still Photographer
Jane Bond Meets Thunderthighs
Still Photographer
Ladies Room
Production Design
Nasty Newshounds
Still Photographer, Set Designer
Rio Heat!
Still Photographer
Jane Bond Meets Octopussy
Still Photographer
Innocent Taboo
Still Photographer
Angel's Revenge
Set Designer, Still Photographer
Black Lava
Still Photographer
Crystal Balls
Still Photographer
Whore of the Worlds
Art Direction
Savage Fury
Still Photographer
Thrill St. Blues
Still Photographer
Flesh and Ecstasy
Still Photographer
Snatchbuckler
Still Photographer
Holly Does Hollywood
Still Photographer
Christy Canyon Acts Like a Virgin
Still Photographer
Hard to Swallow
1985
Hard to Swallow
Art Direction
Once Upon a Madonna
Set Designer
Those Young Girls
as Himself (uncredited), Creative Consultant
Physical Attraction
as Jogger, Still Photographer, Set Designer
Girls on Fire
Still Photographer
WPINK-TV
Creative Consultant
For Your Thighs Only
Still Photographer
Classical Romance
Still Photographer, Set Designer
What Gets Me Hot!
Still Photographer
Night of Loving Dangerously
Still Photographer
Lust in the Fast Lane
Still Photographer
Dirty Shary
Still Photographer
I Never Say No!
Still Photographer
Summer Camp Girls
Still Photographer