Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Looking forward to a book filled with these kind of anecdotes, Ted. I saved your Photographer's suggestions, too. Philippe Op 21-apr-07, om 19:35 heeft Ted Grant het volgende geschreven: > > Sonny said: > >>>>> Once they needed a shot of a prominent man who had died. No >>>>> picture > could be found, not even at his home. The photog went to the > morgue, paid > the coroner's aid to put the stiff at a desk. They took a picture, > brought > it back and the photo editor painted the eyes open.<<<< > > Hi Sonny, Along those lines: Another bit of humour to your story. :-) > "A Still life." > > > An absolute true story as I was there. :-) > ========================================= > > A Still life. > > "Could you take a picture of my mother?" inquired the female telephone > caller. > > Bill Lingard, my partner and fellow photographer replied, "Yes, > when would > you like to come to the studio, I'm sure we can fit you in during > the next > few days?" > > "I'm sorry it will have to be tomorrow before noon, as the service > is at > Two." was her reply. The service she referred to was, her mother's > funeral > service. > > She did not have any pictures of her mother and this was the only > chance for a photograph before the coffin was closed. > > So there we were the next morning, Bill, studio lights, ladder, > lady in > coffin and me. The scene was right out of a weird horror movie. > > Bill who is a master portrait photographer, tried to light the old > lady > with Rembrandt lighting, but the sides of the coffin created a > shadow over > her face. So he found a pillow, reached in, lifted her head and > stuffed it > behind to lift it above the edge of the coffin. Re-set the lights > and made > her look alive. The make-up was great! :-) > > Bill was up the ladder making his first exposure when the daughter > arrived, > looking at her mother she commented on how lifelike she looked, but > wondered if Bill could open her eyes. > > For a moment I thought he was going to fall off the ladder, but > maintaining > his Lancashire composure, he explained he would just as soon do the > eye > opening by retouching the negatives. > > I had to leave on assignment before he completed the retouching, > when I > returned I asked how she looked. > > "Not bad, a bit starry-eyed, but the daughter thought she looked > alive." > > "There isn't anything like shooting still life," then he smiled. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >