Captivating Ⓟ - a photo on Flickriver

Captivating Ⓟ

From one of our first nudes series, in 1971 when M was 19-20, this one in daylight using window light allowing the finer grain Ilford FP4 film.

This photo was taken after I had climbed up onto a desk to try a different viewpoint. I originally caught it as a semi-abstract composition of limbs, without her face visible but I wasn't sure how to arrange it so I included all of her – I'm pleased I did as looking at the scan again recently I realised it made an interesting portrait. Unfortunately the original print was lost and I can't remember how I composed it. There was also a nearly full frame portrait version printed but her foot was cropped off.

As often happens, her spontaneous position as she sat up after a shot of her lying on the carpet, made a nicer composition than any I could have thought out – Iasked her to stop mid-movement to take the photo. Her look up at me "OK go for it if you think it works..." I think expresses the enthusiastic collaboration involved in these sessions. I took another more relaxed portrait after this as we were deciding how to set up the next picture.

PS May 2023: this is a a new, higher resolution version with some correction of wide-angle distortion, posted on Patreon last year, now updating the old version here. I have also found the battered original print so I am making a new version with that crop (also rotated)... now posted.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Sevenoaks (show map)

Taken on: January 1, 2023

Tags:

nude

portrait

1970s

1971

art

photo

jonathan

Charles

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Sets appears in: • First "studio" nude series 1971 / 3 • Marie more » • Art nude • Black & white + duotones • Square images « less

Groups appears in: • Everything Women from their Head to their Sexy Toes! • Violet Lillies

Camera: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Macintosh)
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