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Came across an old 11 x 14 black and white print from around 1978. Not my final print, and did not fit onto my printer-scanner without cropping it; preferred th...
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Came across an old 11 x 14 black and white print from around 1978. Not my final print, and did not fit onto my printer-scanner without cropping it; preferred the original composition with more background. Chris DeLisle was a spokesperson for Q107, a radio station (rock) in the Greater Washington, D.C. area at that time. I caught up with her at check point for a charity walk-run, and she was gracious enough to give me a few minutes of her time, allowing me to capture this and a few other photos of her. A lovely lady and one of my better portraits. For whatever its worth, i attempted to print this traditional darkroom panchromatic photo in the style of the famous record album photographer, Norman Seeff. His work included albums for such famous musicians as Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, and many more. You can Google him and his work if you wish to see it truly done right. i don't consider my work to be serious competition, but I felt the need to post it anyway. Chris Delisle's famous Q107 "Right on Q" television commercials, and known for her "Lips" and pantomime of song lyrics, can still be found on the internet. Best guess is that photo was taken with a Canon F-1 or A-1, using a medium length prime telephoto lens (100mm or 135mm F2.8?) and Agfa film with an ASA of 100 . Would have to do a lot a rummaging around to confirm any of that.
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HughBerenger
November 19, 2016
1978, I remeber it well. The year I graduated High School. Love the back story on this photo Thanks!
FalconEddie
December 05, 2020
Nice photo. Just an observation: If your scanner doesn't have room for the entire photo, just scan it in parts. You can stitch it all together, no matter what the layout (vertical, horizontal, or both), in any decent processing software that does panoramas. I did this as an experiment with a huge portrait of my late parents and was amazed at the results.
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