This picture is the second in my antique brass lens portrait series. The subjects are model Amy (who I’ve photographed before) and her boyfriend Jerrod. The exposure was about 5 seconds, so there is a bit of movement, which I like, especially in Amy’s eyes. The good news ends there though; I had issues with light leaks (probably my homemade lens board holding the old lens) and some chemical contamination on the paper negative. Even after a fair amount of Photoshopping out the damage, it’s still pretty rough. In this case though, I think it adds to the image. I certainly can’t rely on being lucky every time though!

I like the late-1800’s kind of aura about the image – particularly of Amy in the foreground, with the languid look of her eyes (in part, I expect, due to the motion blur you mention) and the somehow old-fashioned expression on her face; the air of modernity in Jerrod’s appearance overpowers the effect a bit in his case, though in juxtaposition with her it makes for an interesting contrast.
Nice, and indeed happy, accident, John 🙂
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Thanks Rob!
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