At 01:39 PM 22-02-00 Tuesday +1000, Vaughan Bromfield
<vaughan.bromfield@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Phillip Franklin wrote:
> To stay on the same topic. Does any one remember a very famous Leica
photo which shows the
> model holding a rangefinder Leica as if doing a self portrait? It is a
classic. Several
> years ago a famous fashion model almost recreated that shot by really
shooting herself in
> the mirror with a Nikon F1. At the time it made all of the photo mags.
I believe that shot
> was done in the early 1970's. I assume the Leica shot was done in the
mid to late 1960's.
> Anyway they are both cool. I just want to develop this technique for
use in creative
> portraiture. Looking at all of the complexities of shooting with
strobes, I can see why
> it's seldomly done. But again it's cool.
The Leica shot was done by Andre Kertez I think. The camera as probably
an M2, it definately had a very wide lens with optical finder.
This is my favourite in-a-mirror shot ........... taken with an M3 w/ 50 /
1.4 in December 1975 of our son who was getting a hug from my mother.
http://persweb.direct.ca/jahudson/drjh.jpg
I doubt that either one of these was a "self portrait" done in a mirror
by the models. Look at the photographs, the lighting is exquisite on
both the person and the camera. It takes an artist to do that...
BTW anybody remember the Olympus advert for the 707 (I think) with the
lens strapped to Grace Jones' face? Done by David Bailey I think.
Anybody remember Grace Jones? Or Bailey for that matter?
Didn't David Bailey specialize in slightly out of focus semi-pornographic
photos of scantily clad young girls?
jh
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