r rites: >OK, here he is... So he was a bass player. Hangs out >all night in dark jazz clubs wearing berets and >wishing he was a black upright bass player. Get rid of >the funky watch and get some dark shades, brother. >Cat on the sax is layin' it down! You're starin at >some photographer. Lock down on the drummer. Or get >that harmonica out. I'm tring to dig your jive, man, but I'm too squaresville. After all, I teach history and play (God help us) the french horn. For what it's worth, the bass player (from DC--have his name written down in my notebook, which is at home) has some serious chops. >This looks like a real print to me. Feels like >selenium toner. Sensia 400. Scanned, then converted to greyscale in PS. >Also feels like a 55mm micro nikkor. Tokina AF80-200/2.8. >The sax man's shirt serves perfectly as a reflector to >fill in the shadows on his face in what would actually >be very contrasty lighting. No doubt about it. But it's also true that dark-skinned people are easier to photograph in this sort of lighting than light-skinned people. Contrast between skin, clothes, instrument, and etc. isn't so large. Shooting white folks is harder. (Should I rephrase that? Let's see... White folks are more of a problem.) >The most interesting thing here for me is how >succinctly the presence of an upright can define the >genre of music. Ah, those cliches, again. Upright bass, African American saxophonist, B&W pic... Spells J-A-Z-Z, don't it? Thanks much, r, John __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
