Dave Saalsaa said: Subject: [LRflex] Re: Still Life. :-) > Ted, you have stories that always amaze me. This one, however, makes me > wonder a bit about the daughter. ;-)<<<<< Hi Dave, Well it kind of leaves us wondering about folks like that. But as I recall Bill said the daughter was in tears when she saw the photo as it was the only visual memento of her mother. The way Bill had cropped and re-touched it, unless one knew the old girl was in a coffin with eyes closed, the photo just looked like an everyday good portrait. I might add Bill was a master at re-touching, if alive today he'd be brilliant at Photoshopping! ;-) ted > > Dave > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@xxxxxxx> > To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 12:26 PM > Subject: [LRflex] Still Life. :-) > > >> Ok it can't get much crazier than this! :-) >> >> >> >> 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 last >> >> opportunity for a photograph before the coffin was closed. >> >> >> >> So there we were the next morning, Bill, studio lights, ladder, the lady >> in >> >> the 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 and stuffed it behind her head to lift it >> >> above the edge of the coffin and the lights made her look alive. Sort of! >> >> >> >> 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 and when >> I >> >> returned I asked how she looked. >> >> >> >> "Not bad, a bit starry-eyed, but the daughter thought she looked alive." >> >> What more could he say"? "There isn't anything like shooting still life," >> >> he replied with a smile. >> >> ------ >> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >> Archives are at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> > > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/