In 1945, my father was 16 years old. He took this horn and headed to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a musician. He became the youngest person to join the musicians union at the time and played with many of the top bands of the era as they came through town. In 1952 he was called up by the Marine Corps to fight in the Korean war. He was wounded three times and received 3 purple hearts. Upon returning home, he married and put away his horn and the dreams that he kept with it. I can still hear in my mind the beautiful sound of this horn playing.
I set a dark tone to match the memories that remain but are less clear as time passes. The walls have a sand texture on them. (I used a focused light with black wrap and holes punched in them. This causes the cross-hatch appearance on the walls.)
04 Jul 03:32
anonymous
this image reminds me of miles davis, do u have any music of ur dad? i would love to listen to his music. great great photo randal
04 Jul 03:36
Randall.Lohr
I'm not sure if he has any recordings made when he played. He's 84 years old now and his memory is failing. I need to check with him as he has HUNDREDS of classic wax albums all in pristine condition- most play at 78 RPM
04 Jul 03:42
flipd1
I like the story behind the scene Randy. I really like the lighting you used. very unique
04 Jul 04:57
myliwg01
Agree with Flipd1
04 Jul 06:28
zhaojisheng
What an excellent work!
04 Jul 07:31
chema
so dreamy
04 Jul 07:45
bjosted
Great story. Exellent image.
04 Jul 07:49
jimmybobsa
Agree with above comments
04 Jul 07:54
liranmiz
10
04 Jul 08:25
miltonv
10
04 Jul 09:21
mark_sjnhs23
classic process
04 Jul 10:16
belkachan
10
04 Jul 11:56
cnobile
Wow, Wonderful Shot!!!
04 Jul 13:13
lucianoejulyana
Great Process!
04 Jul 15:40
anonymous
10
04 Jul 17:01
esemplici
Molto bene
04 Jul 17:23
sanz3jo
Another uniq and special process
04 Jul 19:14
ksaul1
Excellent process!
04 Jul 20:17
josephc
Excellent Randall.
04 Jul 21:09
rcuello
I love the tone of this photo and the story behind.
In 1945, my father was 16 years old. He took this horn and headed to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a musician. He became the youngest person to join the musicians union at the time and played with many of the top bands of the era as they came through town. In 1952 he was called up by the Marine Corps to fight in the Korean war. He was wounded three times and received 3 purple hearts. Upon returning home, he married and put away his horn and the dreams that he kept with it. I can still hear in my mind the beautiful sound of this horn playing. I set a dark tone to match the memories that remain but are less clear as time passes. The walls have a sand texture on them. (I used a focused light with black wrap and holes punched in them. This causes the cross-hatch appearance on the walls.)
this image reminds me of miles davis, do u have any music of ur dad? i would love to listen to his music. great great photo randal
I'm not sure if he has any recordings made when he played. He's 84 years old now and his memory is failing. I need to check with him as he has HUNDREDS of classic wax albums all in pristine condition- most play at 78 RPM
I like the story behind the scene Randy. I really like the lighting you used. very unique
Agree with Flipd1
What an excellent work!
so dreamy
Great story. Exellent image.
Agree with above comments
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10
classic process
10
Wow, Wonderful Shot!!!
Great Process!
10
Molto bene
Another uniq and special process
Excellent process!
Excellent Randall.
I love the tone of this photo and the story behind.