2 posts tagged “portrait”
I already posted one picture from Lauren's birthday but I have two more that I liked enough to scan. This is Lauren's grandfather Dominic.
Dominic was an engineer with Bell Labs; the kind of guy that has brass plaques in the hallway with his picture on it. He's a great guy and I think this picture captures him. One time he made a plate of spaghetti and "gravy" for a little "before dinner snack" that had a pork chop, a meatball, and two pieces of Italian sausage (if memory serves). It was enough food to last me a week; but only needed to tide me over for two hours until dinner.
This next picture is my favorite picture from this summer (so far). Taken only an hour or so after the "reading on the swings" picture in an earlier post; it is completely different in technique and feel. Where "reading" was highly scripted and set up, this one is one of a series of about 10 negatives made in rapid succession with hand held camera and flash.
I'm really pleased with the energy contained inside this pictures tight crop. I also like the way each subject is looking in a different direction; you can sort of follow their eyes from one to another than then to me.
I've spent so much time at their house with Cameras that they don't really even notice anymore... but they noticed as I set up for this one. This shot involved a 4x5 field camera and a large strobe with a soft box to provide fill.
I noticed the two of them reading on the swings and asked them to stay while I set up. It probably took 15 minutes and I think I made six pictures.
