Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/06
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I?ll keep the language change in mind. :-) It probably would add to the
story.
Thanks,
ted
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Subject: Re: [spam] RE: [Leica] Tales from yesteryear 4! :-)
Great tale, Ted.
I think Italian or Spanish would be more appropriated than English
for its title, as the italian or spanish terms for "still life" are
"natura morta" / "naturaleza muerta"...
There was a time (1870-1920/30?) when making photo portraits of the
dead was usual
ed a.
El 06/01/2008, a las 03:13, Ted Grant escribi?:
> Last tale for now. :-)
>
>
>
> Still life
>
> "Could you take a picture of my mother?" inquired the female telephone
> caller.
>
>
>
> Bill Lingard, my partner and fellow photographer replied, "Yes,
> when would
> you like to come to the studio, I'm sure we can fit you in during
> the next
> few days?"
>
>
>
> "I'm sorry it will have to be tomorrow before noon, as the service
> is at
> two." was her reply. The service she referred to was her mother's
> funeral
> service.
>
>
>
> She did not have any pictures of her mother and this was the last
> opportunity for a photograph before the coffin was closed.
>
>
>
> So there we were the next morning, Bill, studio lights, ladder, the
> lady in
>
> the coffin and me. The scene was right out of a weird horror movie.
>
>
>
> Bill who is a master portrait photographer, tried to light the old
> lady with
> Rembrandt lighting, but the sides of the coffin created a shadow
> over her
> face. So he found a pillow, lifted her up and stuffed it behind her
> head to
> lift it above the edge of the coffin and the lights made her look
> alive.
> Sort of!
>
>
>
> Bill was up the ladder making his first exposure when the daughter
> arrived,
> looking at her mother she commented on how lifelike she looked, but
> wondered
> if Bill could open her eyes?
>
>
>
> For a moment I thought he was going to fall off the ladder, but
> maintaining
> his Lancashire composure, he explained he would just as soon do the
> eye
> opening by retouching the negatives.
>
>
>
> I had to leave on assignment before he completed the retouching and
> when I
>
> returned I asked how she looked.
>
>
>
> "Not bad, a bit starry-eyed, but the daughter thought she looked
> alive."
>
> What more could he say but? "There isn't anything like shooting
> still life,
> "he replied and smiled.
>
>
>
>
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