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John Reidy · 08-17-2009, 04:27 PM

Mike,

I was really taken by what you had begun and I wanted to try my hand at it. Unfortunately I do not have a good studio space for a model so I thought I would try a photograph.

There is a gentleman who wants his and his wife's portrait done but he can not convince her. She is uncomfortable with posing.

During the process I asked if he had a nice photograph of her suggesting it might be possible to use her photograph as a reference and then use him for the other and to play around with this type of approach.

He gave me a photo and I decided to give myself 3 hours to see what I could do. I have his permission to post this.

Here is my first effort. I like what I accomplished. I will try one from life at an open studio downtown soon.

08-17-2009, 04:27 PM	#14
John Reidy !st Place MRAA 2006, Finalist PSOA Tri-State '06, 1st Place AAWS 2007 Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Kernersville,NC Posts: 391	Mike, I was really taken by what you had begun and I wanted to try my hand at it. Unfortunately I do not have a good studio space for a model so I thought I would try a photograph. There is a gentleman who wants his and his wife's portrait done but he can not convince her. She is uncomfortable with posing. During the process I asked if he had a nice photograph of her suggesting it might be possible to use her photograph as a reference and then use him for the other and to play around with this type of approach. He gave me a photo and I decided to give myself 3 hours to see what I could do. I have his permission to post this. Here is my first effort. I like what I accomplished. I will try one from life at an open studio downtown soon. Attached Images __________________ John Reidy www.JohnReidy.US Que sort-il de la bouche est plus important que ce qu'entre dans lui.