Hello UHHers. First I want to thank you all for the MANY warm, 'Welcomes' I have received.
This submission is NOT, as some will assume, for just a bunch of Horny old men; I would like
the many UHH gals to view and comment as well . . . after all, the subject matter in every
photo- IS, after all, A Female!
Explanation: All the photos here were shot circa mid '70's to mid '80's and in and around
Los Angeles, CA. Truly, it is a great place for 'backgrounds' with the ocean so accessible,
plus mountains and wooded areas, it is a photographer's paradise (also the Beautiful women).
I got started photographing Nudes, seriously, by a girl friend I was living with, who saw a
few random Nudes I had taken since I became a pro wedding photographer in 1959. In the
10-11 years from that beginning, I had shot so many weddings and portraits, I was seeking
another avenue . . . especially one that would give my 'Creativity' a chance to assert it self.
She suggested that I pursue a more 'ARTSY' field of photography, such as Nudes. I did and,
= this was the result.
A note about a few of the images: #1, the girl seemingly freezing her tush off, is a 'Photo-
shopped image. The show scene was made on 4X5 film in 1959 and the girl was shot with
a Rolleiflex in 1966 in "Little Tujunga", near Los Angeles. When I first 'pasted' the girl into
the snow scene, it looked FAKE! I finally solved the problem by inserting that small shadow
under her butt! No lie! THAT made the difference.
#4- The girl reclining in front of the fireplace was a co-operative effort. My GF was off camera
to the right with wadded up newspaper. I first checked the fire exposure, the flash exposure,
and set the pose for the model; I then said, "Go"! and my GF threw the loosely wadded newspaper
into the fire where it made the fire 'Flare' up . . . I made the shot . . . and then the girl had to roll
to her right to keep from being 'scorched' by the fire! Oh, what fun! :-)
#10- The B&W of the girl with her knee up. She was the daughter of a couple that were Nudists
at a Nudist Camp in San Bernardino, CA. She was 13! Her parents were there, too.
(Glad the 'Statue of Limitations" is way gone!)
A note about ALL of the images: Everything I shot then was on film (of course), and later
scanned to digital image on a flat bed scanner (of some doubtful quality due to age). Some
came out nicely . . . some not so much. My camera was (a) a Hasselblad 500CM and my main
lens was a 100mm F3.5 Zeiss Planar. The Hassy has a choice of a 12 exposure 6X6 back or a
16 exposure 6X4.5 back. I didn't like either, as when one has a model that is really 'with it',
one doesn't like saying, "Excuse me while I have to change film"! YUK ands Double YUK! So,
when I had the money (the sucker cost $200 in 1975)! I purchase the Hasselblad 70mm film
back which utilized 70mm film (obviously) and gave 80 exposures on ONE loading. I loved it!
I usually loaded it with B&W and loaded the other backs with "Chrome" which was what is more
commonly called "Slide" film.
Final comment: if it is wished, I have sufficient images to make 'sequels' to this post; just ask
and you shall receive.