We were shooting for a small boutique. Ads, POP's and direct mail. Nikki had been working in front of the lens for about 4 hours and we were about to call an end to the morning shoot.
Several bikers came up to the spot we were shooting and stopped to check their maps. I asked if Nikki could sit on one of the bikes for a moment. I liked the denim and pearls she was wearing and thought that it could be pretty cool for a portrait. It was about 10am and we were in the shadow of the mountains with open sky to camera left. Adding a large white reflector (4x6ft) to the camera right position opened the shadows and gave the shot a more open look. I had Nikki looking off from the camera to enhance the 'glimpse' view of her, as well as the hair style 'blowing' forward. I instructed Nikki to think about something that was important to her and would be beautiful thing happening soon. I like to work with models who can act and throw themselves into 'roles' that give the photo a little bit of life... a story. I was using a Nikon F2 with my trusted and much loved Nikkor 180mm f-2.8 wide open. Plus-X film was shot at ISO 80 and processed in D76. Pushed 10% for a little more snap, the negative was printed on Seagull fiber-based gloss and toned with extremely diluted Selenium for 24 minutes. Printed full frame on hand filed neg holder with a 75MM Nikkor Enlarging lens. We didn't have Photoshop in those days.This image is 28 years old.Don Giannatti: Designer / Photographer / Writer
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Love both the photo and how you wrote the story.
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