Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 9, 2006, at 5:02 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Steve Barbour showed: > Subject: [Leica] Mother at close to 90... >> I am just back from Philadelphia, where I visited Mother and got >> a few images while I could... >> http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-91507.html<< > > Well done Steve. Nice quiet gentle light creating a comfortable > portrait of your mom. I've always found photographing lady seniors > this kind of soft light is best, particularly when you know they're > going to see themselves later in print ... or instantly if digital. > > Older folks, particularly ladies like soft light, "How did you do > that? Make my wrinkles not show?" Is the question I'm quite often > asked.:-) "it's magic.";-) is my usual response with a smile. > > Good on you Steve for taking the time to get photos of her, so > often we don't and miss the opportunity all together. thanks Ted... I wanted to shoot from the shadow side...thanks for not bringing that up... ;-) for that I would have had (at least) one foot in the toilet.... Steve > > ted > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information