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La Belle Femme Sans Bonheur
© King Douglas
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Marc 3 weeks ago
it looks so classique, reminds me about way good old film noir movies....very good image, can't believe
it's from this decade! ;)
King Douglas  Marc,
This was shot around 1973 in my home studio. It's shot with only one light...behind the model. Thanks very much for your appreciative comments.
Mel Brackstone 1 month ago
Beautiful soft romantic lighting and treatment works so well here. Her costume and hair are delightful too!
Faddoush 2 years ago
WOW is an understatement!!!
King Douglas  Thanks so much, Faddoush.
Catalin Parau 3 years ago
Oh my .. this is unreal.

This could very well serve as a Carl Theodor Dreyer's movie poster, nothing less!
King Douglas  Thanks, Catalin...so pleased that you like this.
MarieM 3 years ago
breathtaking. The emotion at its best
King Douglas  I'm really glad you like this. It's one of my favorites.
Thanks very much, MarieM.
MarieM  And I would ask that, the french title is a +.
Yes, I do like very very much this photo.
King Douglas  Et encore, merci beaucoup MarieM!
Fulvio Pellegrini 4 years ago
great atmosphere and beautiful crop
F.
King Douglas  Thanks, Fulvio. I'm glad you appreciate the crop.
Benny Ottosson 4 years ago
Great lightning and post production!
King Douglas  Thanks, Benny. I wonder if you would mind expanding on what you mean about "post production." I'm just curious as to specifically what you are referring to. The only post-production is what you'd do under the enlarger in wet darkroom work.
Daria Endresen 4 years ago
She's so beautiful and sad.. I like the image a lot :)
King Douglas  Thanks very much, Daria.
King Douglas 4 years ago
Thank you, Joan.
Joan 4 years ago
well captured momment, so expresive !
King Douglas  Thank you, Joan.
Codrin Lupei 4 years ago
A very beautiful photograph, King, I was almost sure in screening that is one of yours! You've captured pefectly the feeling, the emotion of her, of that moment, really wonderful work! Love it! Thanks for the detailed explanations about it!
all the best
Codrin
King Douglas  Thanks, Codrin...it means a lot that you added this to your Favorites album.
michel 4 years ago
Ambiance des années passées, joli modèle et image très agréable avec une bonne maîtrise de la lumière. Que demander de plus?
King Douglas 
Merci beaucoup, Michel.

Cette photo a été créé comme un exercice en utilisant seulement une lumière, qui se trouve derrière le modèle, et réfléchie par un écran en face d'elle. Le modèle est un ami que j'ai invité chez moi un matin pour créer une ambiance très heureux. À ma grande surprise, elle m'a dit qu'elle était rarement heureux le matin, ce qui nous a changé le thème et c'est le résultat.
michel  Merci pour toutes ces explications, la photo est vraiment très bien.
Ralf Stelander 4 years ago
Beautiful mood and expression...
King Douglas  Thanks, Ralf. This has such an old, classic feel to it that I wasn't sure it would get published on OE. This is one of my favorite photos, partly for what I think is the success in using only a single light that looks like two and because before the model arrived I was expecting to create an image of the exact opposite mood.
I love this - The woman looks truly unhappy yet beautiful. Great lighting - and it has a really nice retro touch to it.
King Douglas  Thanks very much, Johannes.

This photograph was created as an exercise in using only one light, which is behind the model, and reflected from a screen in front of her. The model is a friend whom I invited to my house one morning to create a very happy mood. To my surprise, she told me that she was rarely happy in the mornings, so we changed the theme and this is the result.
Leif Westling 4 years ago
Great light.
King Douglas  Thanks, Leif.
This photograph was created as an exercise in using only one light, which is behind the model and bounced off a highly-reflective movie screen in front of her, just out of the frame. The model is a friend whom I invited to my house one morning to create a very happy mood. To my surprise, she told me that she was rarely happy in the mornings, so we changed the theme and this is the result.
lucian olteanu 4 years ago
La Belle Femme Sans...Bonjour!!Excellent!!
King Douglas  Merci beaucoup, lucian.
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