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Sunday, December 11, 2022
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I found this slightly washed out photo of an unknown
Bobco model in a posing strap on a vintage resale website.
Bob Carr must be added to the list of photographers who understood how the authorities could be undermined by the law of "less is more". That is a very generous posing strap!
May have been one of Bob Carr's early models. Got to get a name. His expression, the wavy hair and his nice build make for a winner. Is that sepia tone? -Rj
I think it's just faded color and moderate yellowing. I've read that certain color finishing processes of his time were prone to that. Some of my mother's color photos from then show the same, fwiw.
I wonder what those mechanical camera and film-based physique photographers of the past would think of today's digital cameras and formats for photography. Would they even like it and get the same artistic result or would they despise it. -Rj
Probably mixed opinions. I was a diehard 35 mm Kodak film guy until well into the digital revolution. I have taught photography classes for teens and taken both film and digital photos that have won smalltime awards. (And before you ask, those were not nudes.) I finally realized that not only was it far less expensive, but the results could be just as good or better with digital photography.
Bob Carr must be added to the list of photographers who understood how the authorities could be undermined by the law of "less is more". That is a very generous posing strap!
ReplyDeleteYes, he knew that concept. There were a few photographers who were quite skilled, but never pushed the boundaries. Their work is now almost forgotten.
DeleteMay have been one of Bob Carr's early models. Got to get a name.
ReplyDeleteHis expression, the wavy hair and his nice build make for a winner.
Is that sepia tone? -Rj
I think it's just faded color and moderate yellowing. I've read that certain color finishing processes of his time were prone to that. Some of my mother's color photos from then show the same, fwiw.
DeleteI wonder what those mechanical camera and film-based physique photographers of the past would think of today's digital cameras and formats for photography. Would they even like it and get the same artistic result or would they despise it. -Rj
DeleteProbably mixed opinions. I was a diehard 35 mm Kodak film guy until well into the digital revolution. I have taught photography classes for teens and taken both film and digital photos that have won smalltime awards. (And before you ask, those were not nudes.) I finally realized that not only was it far less expensive, but the results could be just as good or better with digital photography.
DeleteUne image d'innocence. Peut-etre sa premiere pose, je connais ce sentiment.
ReplyDeleteBob Carr, j'en suis sur, a ete patient avec ce modele, belle image.
Gentilhomme a Paris
You're insight is quite good. He does look like a beginner.
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