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First Nude Ever
Apr 11, 2018 20:23:49 #
Someone suggested if I am going to comment on other's photos I should post my own too. Here is the very FIRST nude I ever shot, at Leica Camera School in Wetzlar in 1967, while stationed in Germany with the US Army at 20 yrs old. Got to pick any one of their cameras and after morning schooling, spent the afternoon shooting various subjects and objects. Developed our own 35mm film, then did our own printing. This is a scan 5 minutes ago off a 5x7 print, that has some serious wear & tear after 50 years of being in a box, moved 7-8 times in its life. Have not digitally changed or enhanced - why would I now - but hair and part of face should have been dodged in some and background is too busy, but did I mention I was 20 years old and those were not things I was focused on! <lol> This was risqué for the time period in Germany.
BTW, trivia note, Leica comes from the first 3 letters of Ernst Leitz last name and first two letters of word "camera".
BTW, trivia note, Leica comes from the first 3 letters of Ernst Leitz last name and first two letters of word "camera".
Apr 11, 2018 22:00:38 #
I like it. It has a classy period look.
So, did you marry her?
So, did you marry her?
Apr 11, 2018 22:28:01 #
Stardust wrote:
Someone suggested if I am going to comment on othe... (show quote)
Lovely classic Outdoor Black and White Nude. Very well done!Thanks for sharing.
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Apr 11, 2018 22:39:53 #
JohnFrim wrote:
So, did you marry her?
No, she was just a model Leica used. In fact my Army buddy and I were both posing her/shooting her at same time. If you look closer she is actually looking at him.
Apr 12, 2018 07:19:36 #
I was in a photo unit (69th Signal) Kaiserslautern in 67-68. We went in two groups to Wetzlar. I suspect you went on your own because we weren't given the photo opportunites you had...unless you were one of our rebels. Any chance you were one of us. Either way I like the photo.
Apr 12, 2018 07:25:18 #
Apr 12, 2018 07:44:13 #
We all know you were focused on that interesting German shrub. 
For Americans, it was a "forbidden" view. For most Europeans, it was not so. And it seems to be headed back to that way, now.
Great first shot. I hope that you have acquired some more since. The many different possibilities are indeed limitless. We have been studying the human form for many millennia.
For Americans, it was a "forbidden" view. For most Europeans, it was not so. And it seems to be headed back to that way, now.
Great first shot. I hope that you have acquired some more since. The many different possibilities are indeed limitless. We have been studying the human form for many millennia.
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Apr 12, 2018 08:20:15 #
Apr 12, 2018 08:22:44 #
Love it! You can almost date the picture to the exact year by the hairstyle. Looks like it might have been high ISO film, like Tri-X. That was always easy for first-timers to process.
Apr 12, 2018 09:16:54 #
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Apr 12, 2018 11:01:25 #
Apr 12, 2018 12:51:27 #
cincykid wrote:
I was in a photo unit (69th Signal) Kaiserslautern in 67-68. We went in two groups to Wetzlar. I suspect you went on your own because we weren't given the photo opportunites you had...unless you were one of our rebels. Any chance you were one of us. Either way I like the photo.
My buddy and I went and we were the only GI's in the class. Luckily he spoke German although most of the class was in English. He signed us up for it - don't remember details, thinking we arrived in evening, spent day learning & shooting, day developing, printing & reviewing the class photos.
No, I was in 14th Finance, Fuerth, twin city to Nuremberg.
Apr 12, 2018 13:02:25 #
Apr 12, 2018 13:04:26 #
InfiniteISO wrote:
Love it! You can almost date the picture to the exact year by the hairstyle. Looks like it might have been high ISO film, like Tri-X. That was always easy for first-timers to process.
Although this shot is grainy doubt if was using Tri-X because as can see was a sunny/partly sunny day, plus doubt we were using Kodak film at a German school. Wasn't there a Graf-something German brand? Also this was not a beginner's class - had been developing & printing at the base photo lab for over a year. Sorry just don't remember all the details. In fact as I write it is coming to me that we either had to submit samples of our previous photos to attend or we qualified thru some submission contest. But might be confusing my events.
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