Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe Shelby is a Ms. not a Mr. My memory fails me often now. But I do seem to remember a great story done about her in Camera and Darkroom or Darkroom and Creative Camera Techniques a few years ago. I still have all of those old issues and will look it up when I have time. She uses a Linhof Technika and shoots a lot of "bare bulb" flash as well as available light. The story was fascinating with accounts of her winning the confidence of the Appalachian people so she could shoot freely among them. Some of the pictures are spell-binding. Even though the formats are different, there is a subtle quality about Tina Manley's work that is strikingly similar. That is she can tell their story and share their plight in a dignified rather than denigrating way. In one of her stories she talked about searching for a way of lighting that would compliment her style. A fascinating photographer. I won't rest now until I find that old issue and see how much of that I didn't remember correctly. Ebert Steele Mark Rabiner wrote: > ><Snip> He works alone-no assistant. It also helps that he was born in > > the same area he is working in. I like his stuff. Check out his book > > Apalachian Legacy. > > > > Richard Wasserman > > Wow! > Some of these shots are lit from both sides but some are lit just over the > camera, > Check out the catch lights in the subjects eyes! > So a few could even have been done with a long on camera bracket with > minisoftlight such as I have. > Except that this is large format so he has the camera on a tripod and he's > holding the light high himself with his hand. That's what a few of them look > like to me. No cables to have to set up or trip over. > But to get F64 maybe not!? If he shot brownie film he could have gone battery > powered!!! > F16 a Norman or Lumedyne or others can easily put out! > Markwr