Jennifer

This is a great one, Steve. You always seem to capture a kind of no nonsense honesty in your pictures where all artifice falls away. I'll put this one in my favorites.

I posted this one in 2004 but it was smaller and didn't do justice to

the original. I went back to the scan of the 35mm black and white

negative and made this one. Probably shot on the last roll of 35mm

film I shot before going digital. My earlier post states: I used a

home brew Vitamin C/phenidone variation of Pat Gainer's formulations.

Very fine grained.

Thanks Jack.  I remember I was testing a roll of film to try with some home made developer.  Jenny was in her room and I asked her to come down and sit on the landing by the window for a minute so I could get some test shots.  This was the first shot on the roll.

Cheers

 

PDE

Very Good!

A beautiful result, Steve!

 

This is an amazing portrait! Technically superb , it  doesn't only grab viewer's attention but gets what it merits: a long , extended view. The model's intense gaze  fights with the technical superiority of the photo. A duel fortunately with no winner...

 

 

 

 

I'm not one to stop and comment on portraits, but this one is truly striking and lovely. The direct look, the natural and unpolished wardrobe and hair, the lighting and gray tones, so soft. All combined, its a beautiful photo but also a very strong portrait - the woman comes through (intelligent, unpretentious, feminine). Truly lovely, great work. 

Just the kind of portrait I always wanted to shoot.

It somehow looks not like an artefact (as a photograph) but like the real thing (the person). Admired.

Hi Steve,

 

I've stumbled on to this gorgeous portrait just now. I think it is of an absolutely outstanding quality of true beauty. This portrait is so direct, natural and genuine, that very few other attempts would come close. Very, very well done. Kind regards, Vincent