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2007-05-15

Posted by Fred 2007-05-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I do hope the photographer got that shot on the first take. That's a lovely pose, but an awfully awkward position to hold for very long, and most women's strength is not in their back musculature.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-05-15 04:23|| 2007-05-15 04:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Who is that under the sheet?

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-05-15 05:47|| 2007-05-15 05:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Me.

Posted by gorb 2007-05-15 05:58|| 2007-05-15 05:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, this shot probably wasn't done on the first take, as 1920s-30s Hollywood photographers used surprisingly copious amounts of 8x10" negative film. Due to Fred's taste in page 1 art, I'm reading "Hollywood Portraits and how to take them" by Roger Hicks. And another thing-- due to the super-slow lens speeds of 8x10 cameras, photographers sought out poses that severely restricted the subjects' ability to move during the shot. Thus all the poses in big overstuffed chairs-- I suspect all of Billie's limbs had firm support on the furniture or her torso except for that left arm. 8x10 cameras are just too big to be used easily or conviently, but the huge size of the negative allows for a grain-free picture that can be retouched easily-- the key advantages of today's digital cameras and Photoshop.

Posted by Throlush the Tiny3114 2007-05-15 13:56|| 2007-05-15 13:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Due to Fred's taste in page 1 art, I'm reading "Hollywood Portraits and how to take them" by Roger Hicks.

The Fred is more than a pundit, more than a coder, he's also a muse.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-05-15 17:06|| 2007-05-15 17:06|| Front Page Top

#6 I wish I could have helped her to strengthen her back musculature.

Posted by Sonar 2007-05-15 17:09|| 2007-05-15 17:09|| Front Page Top

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