How'd he do that? #1

[Allan Rahbek]

Hi Mike,

The photographer must have used a fast film. He apparently used a large soft-box or a big umbrella and flashlight, judging from the soft transitions from light to shade. A direct flash would have left sharp edges in these transitions.
He used artificial light for sure, positioned left and high. A window light would not be enough.

Allan

[Garth Herrick]

Originally Posted by Allan Rahbek

Hi Mike,

The photographer must have used a fast film. He apparently used a large soft-box or a big umbrella and flashlight, judging from the soft transitions from light to shade. A direct flash would have left sharp edges in these transitions.
He used artificial light for sure, positioned left and high. A window light would not be enough.

Allan

Wow! How fast could film have been anyway, in 1964!?!

Was Kodak Tri-X (iso 400) already in use? This photo does not look grainy.

Perhaps a huge flash output was bounced off the wall behind the camera.

I got my first camera, a Kodak Brownie, when I turned seven the following year.

Garth