Over Fifty At Eight Hundred & Thirty Two Hundred
Sunday, August 18, 2013
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| Mamiya RB-67 Pro SD, 90mm lens, Fuji FP-3000B |
Supposing I had five very large rooms in
which I would display the photographs of the women I have photographed in the
many years that I have taken pictures. Supposing if I were to classify the photographs by age in decades, what then?
The under two decades I could fill entirely
with young girls (mostly my granddaughters), teenagers and young adults. The twenties
and the 30s would also be so full I would have to pull back. But once I arrived
in the 40s and the 50s the display area for photographs would be close to bare.
So it was a distinct pleasure that this past
Thursday (I write this on Friday evening to post for Sunday as I am ahead in my
blogs for a change) I photographed a beautiful woman who happened to be over
50.
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| Nikon FM-2, 50mm lens, Kodak T-Max 400 |
For the session I used three cameras. With
my Mamiya RB-67 Pro SD I took pictures with the Fuji Instant Film FP-3000B, 3200 ISO, which I now find has been,
alas, discontinued. With the two Nikons FM-2 I shot Kodak T-Max 400 pushed to
800 and Fuji Superia 800 colour negative film.
Displayed here is Nina Watt in her little
black dress.
After I took the pictures, that evening I
received a troubling email from her. She asked me what I was going to do with
the pictures. She would have never known how troubling this was. At one time I
could have placed photographs in magazines and written stories to accompany
them. At one time I was represented by a few local galleries so I could display
them on the wall as a show. At one time I might go for coffee with photographer
friends. They seem to be gone and the ones that I contact, as a rule do not
call back.
Now? There is, thankfully, this blog. The
pictures I will neatly insert in envelopes and file under W.
But that sorry state of my personal
isolation does not remove the pleasure of taking pictures of beautiful women
and especially one that is over 50.
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| Nikon FM-2, 50mm lens, Fuji Superia 800 |
