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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Laure Albin-Guillot


The soft focus is intentional in this 1927 work by Laure Albin-Guillot.

 

5 comments:

  1. I really love this photo. The model doesn't have a very attractive bottom, but the pose and the artistic blur give this photo a very modern, fantastical quality, at least a century ahead of its time! I would love to be able to capture the effect of this photo in a drawing!

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    1. The soft focus and the unusual pose combine for an ethereal effect,

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    2. I can think of few things more humbling than to be told by Albert that my ass didn’t make the grade…😞

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    3. I always say what I think. Jerry has known me for years, and I don't think he's shocked by what I say. There are some topics I love, others I really don't like, and Jerry knows that. You can't please everyone at the same time. I think Jerry prefers it when I don't comment at all or when I just give my opinion on a photo or a series.

      Now, you should know that I don't speak English at all and that I use Google Translate, and that the messages are not always translated in the same way they are in French.

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    4. Automatie translators doe not always convey the exact meaning intended, and we all should remember that. I think Anonymous may have been making an off-hand compliment, implying that Albert has very high standards when it comes to asses.

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