Submitter's name:	Jodi Jakeway
Title:	Meggin
Camera used:	Olympus OM-2sp on a tripod
Film used:	Ilford HP5+ developed in Pyro
Lens used:	Zuiko 100/2.8
Aperture:	f11
Shutter speed:	1/15
Subject Information:	This is my 16 year old daughter, Meggin. I was testing Pyro developer and wanted some high contrast subjects. I put some of her great grandma's jewelry on her, gave her a rose and sat her in front of a late afternoon sunny window with a black velvet backdrop. The 100/2.8 is my favorite lens.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

Excellent shot! This one also works very well when you cover the rose with your hand (or hide it in a different way).

Comment left by: Barry Bean (bbbean@beancotton.com)

What Olaf said - you've got two great shots here. Love the profile, lighting is excellent, and despite the high contrast, the shadows are smooth and even. I suspect this one will hang on the wall.

Comment left by: Barry H (bhinderks@sprint.ca)

Love B&W portraits - this one especially. Well done!

Comment left by: Paul Reynolds (preynolds@carillionplc.com)

I'm a sucker for B&W portraits as well and this is no exception. Nice one!!

Comment left by: Joel Wilcox (jowilcox@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu)

Very fetching photo. Interesting use of the horizontal format. Technical treatment seems perfect for the subject.

Comment left by: Bruce Hamm (bhamm@magma.ca)

Wow. I really, really like this shot. The way the light strikes the subject's face is very intriguing. Well done!

Comment left by: Jim Caldwell (jimcaldwell@iname.com)

Great portrait and use of B&W. The lighting is perfect! After seeing the fine B&W prints here - I know I'm going to have try some again!

Comment left by: Eric Pederson (epederso@darkwing.uoregon.edu)

Lovely tonality and shadow control. I'm assuming that a proper print yields more detail in the face highlights. Would you consider posting a larger file with less compression somewhere? Jewelry works perfectly. Did she give it back? :-)

Comment left by: John Pendley (jpendley@mail.tds.net)

Did I not react to this? It's certainly one of my favorites. Maybe I saved it, and forgot to get back. I love B&W, and the tonalities in this is wonderful. The bold contrast juxtaposed to the soft expression and mood really works for me--I think I just like juxtaposition. The flower is a necessary element: it works in the composition and it gives meaning to her expression. We know what she's looking at and why her expression is pensive. Great picture.

Comment left by: Hans van Veluwen (hcvanveluwen@chello.nl)

Yes! Another of my favourites. Very serene, nice detail with the rose. The high contrasts makes her ageless.

Comment left by: John Wheeler (wheelej@one.net.au)

Why is that I look at B/W portraits for much longer than for colour? Beaut shot. The rose needn't be there!

Comment left by: Mike Cormier (ronaldcormier@hotmail.com)

This makes me realize why I bulk load about two 50 foot reels of T-max 400 a year. Very good b&w work. I like the separation between the subject & the flower. Very nice composition. I should try the Ilford stock.

Comment left by: Charles Sdunek (csdunek@ismi.net)

I just love this photograph! The shadows and highlighs are just beautiful. Dont want to be picky, but I feel that if the hard line beneath her chin might have been softened a bit when printed. Wonderful portrait.

Comment left by: Jodi Jakeway (jjakeway@chartermi.net)

My beautiful daughter was killed in an auto accident on Sept. 14, 2001. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to take hundreds of portraits of her....I'll remember her always.

Comment left by: Hans van Veluwen (hcvanveluwen@chello.nl)

My sincere condolences to you and your family, Jody. Meggin will also be remembered by us, thanks to this timeless portrait that has captured her beauty forever.

Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

I'm shocked and really sorry to hear that she passed away! :( I can only hope that her memory will live on for ever, and that her picture in this gallery will attribute to that.

Comment left by: Roy S. Talbot (roytalbot@hotmail.com)

I stopped and stared at this one for a while and realized how peaceful and serine it was. I like B&W and shoot a lot of rolls through my OM2. The lighting is perfect. Was it coming throught a window? My grandmother once said: “A picture today is not the same as tomorrow”. Your pictures of your daughter including this one will be remembered forever.

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