another face from the past

[mysteryscribe]

Judging from the backdrop and lighting this was most likely at one of the portrait shoots outside the studio. On some location or another. She probably could have used a little more retouching but I was lazy that day it seems. By the way I know they are location shots because they are 35mm negatives. Most all the 35s were outside the studio...

 

[zaramuni]

Wow looks like way back from the 80! Those were the good ole days

 

[newrmdmike]

i'm curious about these shots . . . why are you posting them?

they are old negs you say, is their some fond memory associated with them or what?

 

[mysteryscribe]

No excuse sir.

Let me ask one thing... Probably not you, but someone made a similiar comment about another older negative I posted earlier. Is there a rule about a negative or image having to have been shot within a certain amount of time? I'm not being nasty just wonder why the age of an image is of any significance, if it is.

 

[mannella]

I agree any photo of quality I think should be welcomed, and a blast from the past helps with the future in my opinion.--Lenny

 

[oldnavy170]

Actually, I like seeing these, it just goes to show how far photography has grown.

 

[mysteryscribe]

can we say changed not grown please.... lol

 

[oldnavy170]

Ok, lets say that technology has grown but photography has changed over the years. LOL

 

[mysteryscribe]

very good i like your tact......

 

[newrmdmike]

i'm not saying don't post them, i'm just asking why your posting somthing you dug up from twenty years ago

 

[mysteryscribe]

Because I can? only answer i come up with. I just scanned a lot of negs and this was one of them.

At my age dug up caused me to wince by the way.

 

[newrmdmike]

oh, haha, not fair!

you can't pull the age card just because i said "dug up"
i dig stuff up too . . .

whats the story behind these? im curious about them

 

[mysteryscribe]

No story ... I found them amusing is all. I posted three from that time period.. one was the teenager that told a story.... one was a small girl dressed up retro which was a review of things to come that I didnt recognize at the time and this one. Just you typical assembly line shot,

The only think of value to me was this shot is about the subject no frills to being a big time artist, In other words it wasnt about me it was about the customer,

In other words it speaks for itself. Nothing special about it.

 

[newrmdmike]

haha, they remind me alot of what could become somthing like disfarmers portraits . . . that are so blunt, but then again some people feel like portraits tell somthing more . . . but no one else knows about it unless the photog tells a story

 

[mysteryscribe]

It's my belief that a picture's shooter should give no more than the technical details of the picture. If you need to try to justify it... you can't.

I see something in most shots, if i can get past the technical elements. Most of us can't get past that on this site.

I don't think this woman, who is probably fifty or so year old now, would mind if we guess at who she is, or why she had this portrait taken. I frankly don't remember if I ever knew.

I think she probably is ...a bank teller type... divorced with couple of kids... one just hitting teenage years...new boyfriend ... shot is a Christmas present for him.

Now you guess.....