Rolleicord

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Hey, I remember when a Rollei was state of the art. They had a spiffy model with a crank on the side and I almost bought one.

I think you overdid the backlight on a few shots, and you didn't keep the Rollei in focus (since it's black your attention goes to it, so it needs to be in focus).

just as a suggestion if I were you I would stage the picture to 1955, you have the camera just need the dress the girl to the latest 1950's fashion

Jon C wrote in post #13245261
Hey, I remember when a Rollei was state of the art. They had a spiffy model with a crank on the side and I almost bought one.

I think you overdid the backlight on a few shots, and you didn't keep the Rollei in focus (since it's black your attention goes to it, so it needs to be in focus).

Re, the backlight, I was looking for sun flare and background blowout and so we were shooting directly into the sun at f/1.6 or so. I wanted to play wide open for my first time with this lens, but a higher stop would have kept the camera sharp too.

frankxsi wrote in post #13245303
just as a suggestion if I were you I would stage the picture to 1955, you have the camera just need the dress the girl to the latest 1950's fashion

That wasn't the intent, it's an idea, a difficult one, but a good one. The camera belonged to her grandfather who recently passed away (grandma actually gave it to me, but as far as I'm concerned, it's hers). I've been trying to get her into a poodle skirt for years....we'll see

I have access to a 1940 something green Packard that I want to work with...maybe I should go for an all out period look...