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RC. Dany
{K:64104} 8/6/2008
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Excellent .
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Vikas Dutt
{K:1255} 12/5/2004
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Impressive..
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zosia zija
{K:11106} 12/29/2003
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fantastic!
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Lissa Hatcher
{K:3006} 9/22/2003
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I put this picture on my favorits list think I would comeback when I had time to comment . Well her I am . This image is outstanding ... have been in the darkroom for hours on end I know this was no easy task . The framing the light the subject the intentions everything about this photograph say WOW to me ... not only is this a talented photorapher but a talent lab tec .... this is outstanding work and in my oppinion this picture should be picture of the year ! Wonderful image truly ....
I am adding you to my friends list and I will be back to see more ... very nice to meet you !
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Hakan Aker
{K:14146} 9/11/2003
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Beautiful picture Cheryl,the tone is splendid also
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Pascal Renoux
{K:4077} 9/11/2003
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formidable !!!!
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Naty Z
{K:16436} 9/10/2003
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not of this Earth. A masterpiece!
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John Strazza
{K:11535} 9/10/2003
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Cheryl, this image is fantastic, excellent use of Tri-x and this wonderful light, excellent print ... wonderful work .. you have soul in your images ...
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Anna
{K:2994} 9/10/2003
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I wouldn?t change a thing. It looks perfect for a nocturne. Thanks for sharing
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carolina fina
{K:24} 9/10/2003
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keep the bluetone. i like it cold. i get the feeling of night and dreams. quiteness.
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Lilian O. Mellemgaard
{K:343} 9/10/2003
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I like the Nocturnal style!!!
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Karen Siebert
{K:12076} 9/10/2003
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Thanks for explaining the process. It seems pretty involved, but the end product well worth it. You definitely have my curiousity up. This is a wonderful image. GREAT WORK. Thanks for sharing!!!!!!
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Marília Ferraz
{K:-4756} 9/10/2003
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Cheryl,
A nocturne, a symphony, a sonata. This is a vision that will vanished in the next second. So I'll keep it in my favouries, just in case. Marília
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pippo giuseppe
{K:16421} 9/10/2003
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Wonderful!!
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j w
{K:12641} 9/10/2003
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Beautiful, Cheryl -- your hard work payed off here. The subtlty of the tones is very impressive! It's always a pleasure to see your work :)
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André Bermak
{K:14443} 9/10/2003
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Lindo trabalho.Excelente composição,textura e tonalidade!!!!!!
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Cheryl Jacobs
{K:122} 9/10/2003
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Karen, here's the process:
First, I made an initial print with very low contrast (filter #0) and I diffused it slightly with nylon over the enlarger lens. On this initial print, using pencil on the back, I sketched in and smudged (to avoid obvious line marks) any area that needed to be darkened. I darkened the corners of the print, sketched in her neckline that was disappearing, and added some detail in the white dress. I then contact printed this to make a paper internegative. On the paper interneg, I used the same process, only this time the pencil marks would serve to lighten particular areas. I lightened her arm, which had gone very dark, her face for the same reason, lightened up the whites of her eyes and added light on her nose and jwline. I lightened up tiny highlights in her hair and certain portions of the dress, just enough to "turn the lights on." I added the glow of light around her. Although you probably can't make it out in the scan, I also signed my name in pencil in the LRHC of the print. I then contact printed this again to make a final positive print, which I then blue toned.
As a note of interest, someone has suggested that the image would be improved by the model looking down rather than at the camera. I'm not sure how I feel about that yet, but with a paper neg, the fun thing is that I can easily 'close' her eyes if I want, just by penciling the back of the two negs. I can now contact print this image at will -- none of my usual detailed dodging and burning.
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Karen Siebert
{K:12076} 9/10/2003
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Cheryl - what process is paper interneg?
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Betsy Hern
{K:12872} 9/10/2003
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I like that she is looking up and into the eyes of the observer, it imparts to your wonderful image a kind of voyeurism -- the viewer is looking into the dreams of someone else and the dream has just noticed that they are there peering in. I love mysterious images and she gives me the feeling of a ghost or at least a memory, a wonderful but haunting memory. A Favorite for me, too. And, without getting into that whole digital vs traditional debate, I love that the mood of this was accomplished in printing. As has been said, I think sepia would work too, however the blue gives a distance, a coldness to this that is good for the mystery. Sepia might be too warm, too expected. OK, I've changed my mind, blue it is
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Cheryl Jacobs
{K:122} 9/10/2003
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Thanks for all the comments. Elin, I'm considering making another print with her eyes closed. Since this is a paper negative, it's quite easily accomplished and the retouching does not effect the actual negative. Such a fun process!
I should mention that the blue tone is a bit stronger on the scan than in the original. I should have desaturated it slightly to make it exactly match the print. That's what I get for posting it at 2:30 AM!
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Gregory Fiedler
{K:15439} 9/10/2003
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Beautiful Image!
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Anna Aichinger
{K:4921} 9/10/2003
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...beautiful!!!
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Jim McNitt
{K:11246} 9/10/2003
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Definitely a nocturne. Perhaps even a moonlight sonata. The fleeting pose, almost furtive, evokes mystery and the toning and diffusion is impeccable. A favorite.
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Stefan Rohner
{K:4200} 9/10/2003
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yes!
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B:)liana
{K:30945} 9/10/2003
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Lovely blue tones. Like a dream. wonderful.
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Karen Siebert
{K:12076} 9/10/2003
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Cheryl, this is GREAT!!! I love the blue toning; definitely gives it that moonlit feel. Wonderful compostion, great tones and super capture. EXCELLENT!!!! Going to my favorites.
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Aleksandra Zvonar
{K:4623} 9/10/2003
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oh wow, the image looks like a dream...she is almost like a ghost.Excellent!
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Tomo Radovanovic
{K:12788} 9/10/2003
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just wonderful
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Marcin Gorski
{K:12388} 9/10/2003
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most beautiful, wonderful mood underlined by tones
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stefano mannucci
{K:4793} 9/10/2003
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Very very good !! Congrats. Ciao Stefano
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Daniel Knutsen
{K:3871} 9/10/2003
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It's images like this one that makes me impressed! GREAT!
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Former Member
{K:1287} 9/10/2003
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WOWOWOW! this is great! but i wish that here eyes were looking down.
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Nicola Vassallo
{K:9801} 9/10/2003
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bella!!!! davvero strana. sembra una statua...forse...
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Jonathan Kane
{K:10641} 9/10/2003
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beautiful image. I like it
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Michael Holm
{K:7931} 9/10/2003
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Cheryl,
This is a very beautiful image.It has that old look and mystery to it..
I love the composition, the pose. ...
Have you considered a warm tint , sepia ? The woman and the dress are so lovely, but the blue makes the image look cold...
Great image, I like it alot....
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luisa vassallo
{K:28230} 9/10/2003
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my favorites!
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Manuela Filip
{K:1657} 9/10/2003
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she looks like a ghost caught in the act.
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Sergio M
{K:527} 9/10/2003
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Beautiful...
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Steven Lilly
{K:302} 9/10/2003
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Very nice tint, looks like something out of a dream sequence. Very mysterious. Good job.
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kita mcintosh
{K:18594} 9/10/2003
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wonderful
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