Dean Lavery, Photographer.

• bill schwab

• Nov 20, 2008

In these occupational type portraits you make Sanders, is there a reason the men in most cases are clothed and the women naked? Thanks.

 

• Rolleiflexible

• Nov 20, 2008

Bill, how are you?

Dean's not a part of the series. He's just a
friend who stopped by for dinner last night.
The photograph will not appear in the book.

Thanks for the question. Be well.

 

• bill schwab

• Nov 20, 2008

Gotcha. Thanks Sanders.

 

• Akki14

• Nov 20, 2008

You are definitely going to have to change your name to Brownie Lovely picture.

 

• Eric Rose

• Nov 20, 2008

Ah yes another photographer contemplating how he's going to pay the bills this month. Just joking Sanders. I am sure there are more. Any chance of scanning the contact sheet and posting. Would be interesting to see how you "worked" the concept.

 

• CarlRadford

• Nov 20, 2008

Great stuff Sanders - tell more of the book - how soon - can Santa bring me one this year - I've been very good?

 

• ricksplace

• Nov 20, 2008

That settles it. I'm gonna dig out a brownie or two and try it just long enough to get frustrated since I can't get the results you do.

Outstanding Sanders.

 

• Rolleiflexible

• Nov 20, 2008

Heather: My wife tells me
it would've been better
with the Rolleiflex. :-(

Eric: I was experimenting
with timed and double
exposures. This was the
only printable negative.

Carl! I've more than enough
portraits. Now I'm trying to
get the words right. Patience.

Rick: Fetch yourself a Brownie.
They beat a Holga any day.

 

• Akki14

• Nov 20, 2008

Aw but that would have been square! I like the format of the Brownie for this one, along with the fading focus of the back of the head and from the waist downwards. Maybe it could have been a bit more exposed or lit more strongly for a tiny bit more contrast? Though I guess you were down one light there...
I need a leica "nipple" apparently so I can use my yashica-a with a cable release, then I can compete with your rolleiflex

 

• Rolleiflexible

• Nov 20, 2008

Heather, usually I'm a contrast fiend
but for this one I actually knocked it
down flatter -- the higher contrast just
looked wrong to me here.