Past Imperfect

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

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17 comments:

Anonymous said...: "I don't believe it!".

I know you are a great cook, but that's a bit of an exageration isn't it?

I think it was a 'Fortnum and Mason Christmas hamper', and you were paid vast amounts of money just to pose in front of it.

Tut!; 1:14 AM
Gia Fernandes said...: I really love the artwork, imagine doing the touch-ups without Photoshop and Corel Draw! Was this the 1950s? And it looks like a magazine page.
Cool stuff!; 3:22 AM
kenju said...: Love the illustration! You look wonderful, as always.; 5:06 AM
Anonymous said...: Cloudcutter ~ Maybe the touch-up artist had to improve the rest of the picture, but I'm sure he didn't do anything with Pats image. How can you improve on perfection?; 9:17 AM
Pat said...: Keith: I was supposed to hold the turkey aloft but it was so heavy I couldn't and smile at the same time.
Otherwise you were spot on as usual.

CC: it was one of my early modelling photos for Woman's Own circa 1954. They were just starting to be able to retouch colour photos.

Judy: thank you. Well done for recognising me:)

Keith::); 9:32 AM
Gia Fernandes said...: I knew it's you Pat! By touch-up I meant just the colour bit, it has that lovely watercolour print feel. Keith is right - you are perfect!; 9:49 AM
Gia Fernandes said...: Btw that kid was quite a model! I love the expression on her face.; 9:51 AM
Daphne Wayne-Bough said...: Really that could be me in my younger days, although my kitchen help was taller than yours.; 11:16 AM
Anonymous said...: So that's how you normally do Christmas every year, with YTL standing looking on in a suit and tie?

Cheers.; 2:21 PM
Pat said...: CC: that kid will now be middle aged to elderly. Sixties anyway:)

Daphne: you mean the child surely? you're too young to be the Mum.

Randall: MTL and a suit and tie only happen at weddings and funerals.
These days he spends more time in the kitchen than I do.; 4:08 PM
Mage said...: Simply great stuff. What? You couldn't hold it aloft for the repeated reshots? Seriously....that's wonderful and so are you.; 7:21 PM
Pat said...: Maggie: no I'm just a puny wimp;); 7:56 PM
Kanani said...: Wow. That's a great photo!; 4:20 PM
Pat said...: Kanani: it's almost antique now.; 11:29 PM
neena maiya (guyana gyal) said...: Whether she did or not...she is beautiful.

I love reading those old mags, right now we have a box of ollllld Readers Digest. I think that will be my holiday reading.; 3:42 PM
neena maiya (guyana gyal) said...: My mother says you look like Virginia Mayo [spelling?]. She says she was an actress.; 3:46 PM
Pat said...: GG: thanks to Mum - I'll accept Virgina Mayo with pleasure:); 4:46 PM

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