Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Portraits from the Great
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 17:21:39 -0800

Greg Locke wrote:
> 
> At 02:23 PM 01/03/99 -0800, you wrote:
> 
> >Did Karsh show you the proofs?
> >Mark Rabiner
> >
> 
>         YES!!!  AMAZING!
> 
> WHAT A COINCIDENCE!! I held Karsh proofs in my hands today.
> 
> Today I was photographing an "elderly" (yes, he was older then Ted) man in a
> small Newfoundland town and as I was leaving he says he once had his
> portrait made by Karsh many years ago when he was in Ottawa (he was one of
> the men who signed the terms of Confederation which saw Newfoundland join
> Canada 50 years ago).
> 
> snip
> My subject, Mr. Winter, then says, "...I think there are a few more here
> somewhere", and goes rummaging through his desk... pulling out 6, 8X10
> contacted proofs!!!
> 
> They were beautiful, too! Mr. Winter pointed out the shot that Karsh
> recommended but thought to was to "stern" looking so his wife picked a
> different one for printing. Karsh sent back the 11X14 print I was now
> looking at.
snip
> Greg Locke <locke@straylight.ca>
> St. John's, Newfoundland.
snip


What, No Wallets?
I wonder if the 8 by 10 contacted proof had an edge of the 11 by 14
projected print? I would love to see that comparison? What could beat a
8 by 10 contacted anything?
I had a client whose parents hired Karsh to do a wedding portrait. Karsh
refused to do an anniversary portrait for them down the line. That
seemed funny when they first told me this, then I worked for them. I was
not treated like dirt, more like belly button lint. And they claimed
they thought I was great. They will not have an anniversary portrait
done by me, they are too much the apple of their parents eye. I said
before I thought it ran in Families.
Mark Rabiner