Socialite Elizabeth Hooley

Thanks Elaine. I did this for a T-Shirt some time ago. It draws stares so I guess it works LOL!

Yup, I shot virtually only B/W in those days.

Thanks Debs, to think I turned her down for another shoot, must have been mad!

Thanks Cadence. This one seems to have stood the test of time :-)

Thanks Paul.

Thank you kindly Rosina.

Thank you so much.

Thank you Carine.

You are very kind David. Now you too can be the center of attention – get the T-Shirt! (Just kidding :-))

Thank you Jaeda, nicely put.

Thanks JS. It is ironic that this picture causes more comment now than it ever did in 1966 :-))

Thank you HP. Australia is producing some talented photographers nowadays! :-))

Thank you for your kind comments Tara. One light in the right place is all you need!

I will see what I can dig out!

Thanks Tara.

Thanks Alan. After 42 years, this photograph still invites more comments than any other I have ever taken!

I think you have nailed it in one. Women were women, men were grateful, and tights hadn’t been invented!

Very often when girls arrived at the studio for head shots, their hair was a victim of the wind and rain. The only answer was to exploit the look by exaggeration. There were no on set hair stylists!

Thanks AD

Thanks Caroline, it also makes quite a good T-Shirt!

Cheers Larry, I like B&W to be precisely that!

Thanks Keith.

Thank you Kai-Marie, I was a youngster at the time!

Thanks 50mm, that’s a really great compliment. :-))

Thank you LJ, I must say I think I get more kicks from a decent head shot than anything else. :-))

Thank you Terry, I think this is the most popular picture I have ever taken and that was a long time ago!

Thank you Shannon. The trick is to have a black painted studio. It is then much easier to add light as you want it, rather than having it bounce all round the place trying to get rid of it.

Thanks Karen, the appeal of this shot has lasted well!

Thank you very much Patricia. :-))

Thanks Deannedaffy. It was taken in a studio where the walls were painted black. Always my preference as opposed to the usual white studio.

Thank you Cindy, my most popular picture by far!

Thank you Shoaib, popularity says it appears to be a classic indeed!

In an era when rain was often the hair stylist!

Thank you kindly, LadyD. :-))

Thank you Mimi. I shot this as a test for this job back in 1966. I turned her down – must have been nuts!

It works then!!

Thank you Pamela, I wear the T-Shirt!

Thank you Ming. Your own work strongly expresses movement and emotion with an amazing economy.

Thank you Simon. I only considered this picture moderate at the time, maybe because we were all surrounded by this make up style in the ‘60s. It seems more appreciated now than it was then – maybe we treasure our youth more!

Thank you Eran, one of my own favs and there aren’t many!

Thank you Laurie, this is appreciated now more than it ever was. I shot this as a test for a job and actually turned the girl down!

Thanks Lorena. I might post my avatar in a self portrait group one of these days when I feel brave enough!

Thanks Joanna. This IS genuine vintage. English rain messed up hair and ‘60s eyelashes. No MUAs in those days!

Thank you Matt. With over 3700 views, this is by far my most popular picture.