The Guitar Man

Scanned from an old photo, pretty sure this was spring of 1977. Shot on my Canon TX, basic SLR. Almost certainly Tri-X film, developed and printed in my home darkroom.

I came across this digging through some old albums. The print is quite mediocre. I didn't get the exposure right for this challenging light, and the the print is very washed out, with some poor attempts at burning/dodging. But hey, I would've been 16 when this was taken, and pretty novice.

I decided to scan the print, and see what I could do with modern digital darkroom. Considering the starting point, I think this is pretty decent.

The photo is one of my friends, playing his guitar while sitting on the hood of my father's 1973 Pontiac Gran Prix. There's a lot of good memories in this photo...

[jackie edwards]

What a great treasure!

[Lou Ann]

Your edits made all the difference, considering your description of the original image. . I hope you shared this with your friend!

[Larry L]

@jackies365 Thanks!

[Larry L]

@louannwarren Thanks! I haven't talked to in at least 10 years. But this was a good opportunity to see if his email address still works. Here's a link to the scan, didn't want to post it here:
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EGP_OMsXAGQ/YR6JsAqDD5I/AAAAAAAAPwQ/DUkfGUNx33I0QRh4musyEtOYa-VwJnc0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h433/scan0042.jpg

[Diana]

A life long treasure, you should try to contact your friend. Everything seems possible these days. Please keep us posted ;-)

[Virginia Stapleton]

Love this, a great vibe Fave