When I first viewed these two photos, I prefered Kathy and Her Neice (this one). Now I don't. As I got into the other, I came to like it more, because there was so much going on in that one between the two.
Hard to compare, I guess, as this is a more formal portrait. What hit me on first viewing (other than how beautiful each are, and how obviously they love each other), is that Kathy looks like such a Hippy. The coat, the pigtails, the face unadorned by make-up. She's just so fresh and clean looking. I don't know if she was an actual Hippy or not, but I thought, "Wow, she looks like one!". Unlike some of your other shots of the neighbourhood kids, this photo is set in a very particular time: it could only be late 60's, IMHO. Very Cool!
Love the background: the railing framing her, the stairs, the columns and door; they're all wonderful details that put her in a place, and aesthetically they centre the two, draw us in. Fabulous. And (unfortunately, I had to delete the other replies to this, so I have no idea what anyone else said), did anyone else notice the door, ever so slightly ajar? What a great detail. And, beautifully OOF, too (the background, that is).
Beautiful portrait, Shel. I like the other just a bit better, but not by much. They're both terrific.
thanks, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW - Kathy and Her Niece Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 19:31:15 -0400
Beautiful!!
Just a quick look, likely more comments to follow...
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW - Kathy and Her Niece Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 23:33:33 -0700
It was the summer of 1968, and I was living in a small apartment in San Francisco. Across the panhandle, on Cole Street , lived Dick and Kathy, the Haight-Ashbury's most middle class couple. I'd just gotten my Spotmatic ... my very first real camera. I'd had it for but a week or two when Kathy's niece arrived for a visit. They spent a few hours fooling around (you may see more of their hi jinks later) for the camera. What we have here is just a little family snap. I hope you like it. Working on it brought back some fond memories.
http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/kathy_and_niece.html
Shel Belinkoff
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