I see (and did see) what John is talking about with her arm; it would cause a 'no sale'. I have a number of good shots from this sitting, some less covered-up than others, and some of them a very pretty. But nothing else printed which I haven't given away...(posted 8798 days ago)But even though I'm 'trying' to do fashion mainly now, last summer I was as much interested in simply expressing rather than trying to pigeonhole myself (sense the onset of Suffocating Box Syndrome?).
As for toning everything, I don't do that as much now, since I get my colour kicks with real colour film now, when I must (I need ten billion $ in gels, anybody?). I still tone occasionally, but it used to be I didn't consider a print finished until it took on a discernable hue or two.
The blown-out highlights are from the scan. I tried to flatten them a bit but I was flattening 'empty' information, and everything just looked, well, flat, and dull, and stupid...
Thanks everyone for responding... ps Artie I think I'll reprint with some of your suggestions. But not until I can get a real 67 neg carrier to fit my enlarger. I'm using cardboard cutouts now. It's horrible. shawn