Is this an example for this forum
Sep 26, 2017 11:25:16 #
Your blog mentioned mass produced, school graduation, etc photos. If out-of-bounds, feel free to delete. The attached was taken in 1947 by a hired photographer.
Sep 26, 2017 11:44:17 #
John_F wrote:
Your blog mentioned mass produced, school graduation, etc photos. If out-of-bounds, feel free to delete. The attached was taken in 1947 by a hired photographer.
All these kids are now in their late 80s!!!! If still alive that is.
When I see something that old I often wonder happened to their dreams.
Sep 26, 2017 12:17:56 #
Yes, all are 88+ and most have passed. I am first row, third from left. It was Central High School, Minneapolis, MN
Rongnongno wrote:
All these kids are now in their late 80s!!!! If still alive that is.
When I see something that old I often wonder happened to their dreams.
When I see something that old I often wonder happened to their dreams.
Sep 26, 2017 13:49:35 #
Hi- John F.
No photographs are "off limits" here per se and there is no reason to delete this.
One of the main reason that folks have portraits or group photos made or make them themselves is for "posterity". We want to see how we look today, how we were yesterday and how we want to be remembered tomorrow. Portrait photographs of every ilk and quality are parts of our history, our families and our culture.
The image you posted is typical of the images that ere published in yearbooks. modest middle-class school may have had the students on the yearbook staff or club shoo the groups. Schools in higher income areas and private schools oftentimes had their official yearbook portrait studio come in and do the groups.
When the image you posed was made, I was 3 years old! When I grew up and became a photographer, I did quite a bit of grad photos. In New York City, studios were hired by the school board and given exclusive contracts. I worked for a well respected neighborhood studio and were contracted to photograph two senior classes. We did pretty customized portraits for the kids and did the groups in a more formal and designed manner.
The school pictures I alluded to usually are made in grammar schools. The kids are lined up and and given a very brief sitting. There is fixed lighting and no customized work. The parents buy the packages if the smiles are cute and the price is right.
Nowadays the "senior" market in the U.S. is significant. The kids are seeking out better work in casual and formal styles and there are some good photographers out there to accommodate them.
Thanks for posting!
No photographs are "off limits" here per se and there is no reason to delete this.
One of the main reason that folks have portraits or group photos made or make them themselves is for "posterity". We want to see how we look today, how we were yesterday and how we want to be remembered tomorrow. Portrait photographs of every ilk and quality are parts of our history, our families and our culture.
The image you posted is typical of the images that ere published in yearbooks. modest middle-class school may have had the students on the yearbook staff or club shoo the groups. Schools in higher income areas and private schools oftentimes had their official yearbook portrait studio come in and do the groups.
When the image you posed was made, I was 3 years old! When I grew up and became a photographer, I did quite a bit of grad photos. In New York City, studios were hired by the school board and given exclusive contracts. I worked for a well respected neighborhood studio and were contracted to photograph two senior classes. We did pretty customized portraits for the kids and did the groups in a more formal and designed manner.
The school pictures I alluded to usually are made in grammar schools. The kids are lined up and and given a very brief sitting. There is fixed lighting and no customized work. The parents buy the packages if the smiles are cute and the price is right.
Nowadays the "senior" market in the U.S. is significant. The kids are seeking out better work in casual and formal styles and there are some good photographers out there to accommodate them.
Thanks for posting!
Sep 28, 2017 23:26:22 #
I think the lighting setup is quite good, as it brings out the details in each face, with no unwanted shadows. Exactly what would want in this type of portrait shot.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.