Mother with blind baby
Mar 15, 2014 02:12:29 #
This photo was taken for submission to the 1951 Life Magazine Contest for Young Photographers, which drew more than 4,000 entries. The baby girl's father was a fellow ex-GI in college, and her mother was a nurse; they also had two other children. The photo won a third-honorable mention and $50 which thrilled me. In 1976 my advertising agency employer entered it in the annual photo contest of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, where it won Best Mood Depiction as well as Best Human Nature. It's the only photo I ever entered in national contests.
Mar 15, 2014 02:16:44 #
I can certainly see why . . . This is QUITE the photo! It would likely still win contests today.
Mar 15, 2014 02:38:56 #
Mar 15, 2014 04:21:35 #
CEAA wrote:
It is a beautiful photo and beautiful story.
I agree it's a beautiful photo. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Mar 15, 2014 04:53:28 #
Mar 15, 2014 08:24:30 #
Mar 15, 2014 10:33:13 #
Great back story; touching shot. Congratulations - and might give you the impetus to enter more competitions!
Mar 15, 2014 10:35:14 #
Mar 15, 2014 15:57:01 #
1stJedi wrote:
I can certainly see why . . . This is QUITE the photo! It would likely still win contests today.
Thank you very much for the compliment, 1stJedi. I'm pleased to share it with this audience but at my age I'm no longer interested in entering contests.
Mar 15, 2014 16:00:26 #
CEAA wrote:
It is a beautiful photo and beautiful story.
Thank you very much for your compliment, CEAA. The family was pleased with the photo, and hung a framed 11x14 print in their living room some years later.
Mar 15, 2014 16:06:04 #
angler wrote:
I agree it's a beautiful photo. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Thank you for your comment, Angler. The shot was taken with a 1938 model Automatic Rolleiflex, 75mm f/3.5 Zeiss Tessar (4-elements, uncoated) with a supplementary 2x Proxar closeup lens, Kodak Super XX film, a single flood lamp bounced off a wall.
Mar 15, 2014 16:07:28 #
ebrunner wrote:
Thank you for posting this fantastic photo. Well done.
You're welcome, ebrunner, and thank you for the compliment and for looking.
Mar 15, 2014 16:08:49 #
edct wrote:
Beautiful photo......thanks fir sharing
Ed
Ed
Ed, thank you for the compliment and for looking in.
Mar 15, 2014 16:13:22 #
HEART wrote:
Great back story; touching shot. Congratulations - and might give you the impetus to enter more competitions!
Thanks, Heart, but this forum is all the competition I want and need. I have a lot more negatives to sort through and submit to the Gallery, but I'll have to get a negative scanner first. I'm 87 years old so I'll have to work fast!
Mar 15, 2014 16:14:43 #
phlash46 wrote:
Lovely photo... :thumbup: :thumbup:
Thank you, Phlash. I appreciate the two thumbs up!
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