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"Carmen" by Warren Sarle

I took this over 30 years ago but scanned it only recently. Also recently, I read an excellent book about the Hollywood glamor photographer, Hurrell. I was impressed by the way Hurrell broke all the rules with often glorious results. And, of course, Hurrell was an expert at retouching. This conjunction of events inspired me to do a little Photoshop processing on my old photo to get a more Hurrell-like skin tonality along with deep shadows. I intended to leave a little more skin texture than Hurrell usually did, but with the image reduced so much, the skin texture has gotten mushy. Other than that, I think it's a creditable approximation to a Hurrell portrait on one of his less inspired and less-rule-breaking days. I'm looking forward to doing some Hollywood style portraits with the 14n just as soon as I can persuade some Hollywood star to model for me. :-)

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kodak_challenge08-Dec-2004 17:28
No, not my wife, just a model. :-( Warren
kodak_challenge08-Dec-2004 08:08
sorry i forgot to sign. pepe
kodak_challenge07-Dec-2004 21:17
I like the methalic look of it. She is beautiful... your wife maybe? I want to explore that kind of portrait (I hate casual stuff).
kodak_challenge05-Dec-2004 22:04
Very atmospheric photo, even though she has been reworked in PS she still has a 1970's face. I like seeing work from those times. great use of light and shadow. - Stephen
kodak_challenge05-Dec-2004 19:54
A stunning photo. It's great to see that people were taking pictures over 30 years ago that can still put our DSLR's to shame. Thanks for sharing. --Bryce
kodak_challenge02-Dec-2004 17:41
Warren....email me. I happen to have Angelina Jolie's home phone number; I'm sure she'll gladly schedule a shoot with you. :-) This is a radiant portrait, and indeed in the Hurrell style. DF
kodak_challenge02-Dec-2004 14:23
You can't be that old, Warren...very nice. - Quentin
kodak_challenge02-Dec-2004 13:58
Beautiful
Flick.
kodak_challenge02-Dec-2004 12:49
Lovely shot Warren - looking at your portrait I'd be interested to know how old you were when you took this shot (I'd guess about 3.1/2)
Kind Regards Jono
Guest 02-Dec-2004 07:39
Beautifully composed and stunning control of highlights! --Kim
Guest 02-Dec-2004 01:47
This is really nice Warren. - Albert