Pictures I like

[NikF]

By Virginia Thoren.
Mid to late 50s

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[NikF]

Shrimpton and Bailey.
Even here you can see she had a great face. In profile it was wonderful (I think I already posted a Gianni Penati shot of her in this thread) and although this photo is almost certainly posed Bailey appears to supposedly be making a small adjustment to her chin.

(don't give a model too much instruction, unless they're an experienced pro. Want to very minutely adjust their chin? Tell them to place the tip of their tongue behind their top teeth. Try it yourself and see. )



e: the Penati

[Todd]

[Drasko]

Lee Remick and James Stewart on the set of Anatomy of a Murder.

[André]

Not out of a 1940 film noir, but quite evocative nonetheless. Pollution as a form of poetry.

From this striking pictures portfolio of Pittsburgh then (1940) and now:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/kevintang/stunning-photos-of-pittsburghs-air-pollution-in-the-1940s?utm_term=.wwAYDLmJ5#.cp1G9yolb

[NikF]

Lee Remick and James Stewart on the set of Anatomy of a Murder.

The dynamic between them is great. Wherever she's at in that very moment is provocative (in the broadest sense)  whereas he casually personifies the polar opposite. An aside: I feel that wouldn't work half as well as an image if they were sitting at opposite sides, because then as we look from left to right we'd go from calmness to disturbance or distance.

Not out of a 1940 film noir, but quite evocative nonetheless. Pollution as a form of poetry.

From this striking pictures portfolio of Pittsburgh then (1940) and now:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/kevintang/stunning-photos-of-pittsburghs-air-pollution-in-the-1940s?utm_term=.wwAYDLmJ5#.cp1G9yolb

This is great for other reasons, including a lesson in humility of where we are compared to where we've been. And a different kind of visual pollution.
Interesting link, thanks for posting it.

[Drasko]

The dynamic between them is great. Wherever she's at in that very moment is provocative (in the broadest sense)  whereas he casually personifies the polar opposite. An aside: I feel that wouldn't work half as well as an image if they were sitting at opposite sides, because then as we look from left to right we'd go from calmness to disturbance or distance.

Agreed, on all counts. Especially since I think it's not a still from the film but just a snap of actors downtime between the takes.

[NikF]

Agreed, on all counts. Especially since I think it's not a still from the film but just a snap of actors downtime between the takes.

Yeah, definitely a snapshot. And 101 reasons why. Not least of all (and allowing for different source/medium) here's a cap that's correctly exposed.



It's not as flat. The shadows are still present but the edges are softer and so more flattering. There's a hairlight (probably an inkie/small Fresnel) pretending to be a beam of sunlight. Also, the Sam Leavitt deep focus (out the window) can be appreciated because the highlights haven't been blown to hell. BTW, I'm sure you (and any others reading this) already know that stuff; I'm not trying to be a smart arse I'm just kind of passionate about it because lighting is my bag.

But it's definitely valid for what it is. It's a great shot to post.



Someone could sit with their cameraphone all day and even with the almost limitless storage capacity would fail to capture such a candid moment. 
Finally, Lee Remick is all woman. 

[Todd]

[George]

I want that as a T shirt. (I face the man spreading issue daily.) Sigh

[NikF]

By Mark Shaw for Vanity Fair. I always thought the model in these was Carmen Dell'Orefice, but I'm prepared to be wrong.




And if that floats your boat, check out the influence of Alexei Brodovich/Brodovitch some time.

http://lmgtfy.com/?t=i&q=Alexei+Brodovich

[pjme]

Never heard of Carmen ( I'm not into fashion photography).

She aged well...




Big eyes help, of course... remember horror queen Barbara Steele?

[NikF]

Never heard of Carmen ( I'm not into fashion photography).

She aged well...




Big eyes help, of course... remember horror queen Barbara Steele?

Yeah, and the thing about Barbara Steele's eyes is that they're not particularly deep set, so that regardless of their size and shape they stand out. It's also easier to put a catchlight into them which is something else that unless the application of it is clumsy it's going to make her eyes look bigger still. It's kind of like how most little kids appear to have big eyes, because they're not (yet) deep set. But Barbara Steele - yeah, she's a good looking woman.



(The key light here is pulling double duty by providing the catchlights too. And it's relatively far - hence the harder shadows - and the small size of the catchlights making her eyes even bigger)

[Mister Sharpe]

From CNN's top photos of the week.  He told the photographer that yes, he knew it was out there.  But hey, you just gotta mow that lawn...

[kishnevi]

[Mister Sharpe]

Genius.  New lawnmowers in town! 

[The Six]

[André]

A visit at the local Fine Arts Museum. Good paintings by Otto Dix, Vlaminck, Rouault. And of course all those Chagalls.

[Todd]

A 262" 4K TV.  I want.  I think I have a spare $600K in one of my Cayman accounts.