I worked with her a lot during my Boston days, she was generous, and funny, and loved her subjects like they were family.
RIP Dear Elsa.
https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/05/30...ids-dies-at-83
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I worked with her a lot during my Boston days, she was generous, and funny, and loved her subjects like they were family.
RIP Dear Elsa.
https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/05/30...ids-dies-at-83
Sorry to hear that... thanks for posting. Her final show might still be up behind currently-closed doors at the MFA... < sigh >
https://mfa.org/exhibition/elsa-dorf...-and-my-camera
EDIT: Her website, which is a blast...
http://www.elsadorfman.com/
There's a portrait of my wife and I from 1989 (before we were married) in the "couples" section.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oren Grad
Elsa and I were very close for several years, I helped her a lot in the studio, she let me print in her color darkroom, and sent me work that wasn't a good fit for her.
Sad!
Wonder what will happen to the camera?
Rest in peace
Found it! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tracy Storer
I had never heard of her when a friend lent me the Earl Morris documentary on her "The B-side". She certainly lived an interesting life and found her calling with the 20x24 camera. With only a couple tries knowing the right time to open the shutter for those portraits was an amazing skill. RIP.
I heard of her passing and watched the B-Side doc. What a life! Seems like it was well lived. I enjoyed her attitude toward her prints and archive.
Pretty amazing that she was able to basically run a 20x24 studio just through selling prints to the public. I hope there are hundreds if not thousands of happy families with well presented one of a kind polaroid portraits on their walls.