[Leica] IMG: Another Informal Portrait

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson)]

Jim, you've made a fine sensitive portrait. Please tell Donna that she is
the star of the LUG at the moment. Gentle light and tones for a dignified
and pleasing photo. You look to have done some softening for about the
bottom third? No need to give away any secrets. With such flattering light
and a marvellous kind face I'm not convinced you needed to do anything like
that.   


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.

-----Original Message-----
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Another Informal Portrait

Geoff,

You guys have it easy with young, cooperative models who are pleased with
their appearance.  Try to post an image of a person who has reached an age
where he or she is very critical of his or her appearance.  I shot this
informal portrait of my wife in July while testing a lens adapter, and,
after four months, have finally received her reluctant ageement to allow me
to post it.  Neither of us likes to admit that we are no longer the
teenagers who fell in love about sixty years ago.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Donna.tif.html

Comments and critiques welcomed.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

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