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Archive 2006 · #196: Saturday Evening Post

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I almost didn't make it by Saturday evening. A few will remember the Saturday Evening Post. Many will also remember Norman Rockwell's classic self portrait. My apologies to his fans.

Comments welcomed.

Edited by relms on Mar 12, 2006 at 01:42 PM GMT

Mar 11, 2006 at 07:54 PM

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I love this photo! Very creative. Norman would be honored.

I'm a little disappointed Clark didn't make a cameo appearance.

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Mar 11, 2006 at 08:05 PM

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Very creative idea. This sure must have taken alot of time to plan, setup and shoot. Very nice. A+ for creativity! It would be an interesting portfolio to take more of Mr. Rockwell's work and recreate and shoot it.

Mar 11, 2006 at 08:18 PM

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Well done Robert, the planning and execution is top shelf. Norman would be proud!
Regards,
Tom

Mar 11, 2006 at 08:40 PM

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Parrot Head wrote:
I love this photo! Very creative. Norman would be honored.

I'm a little disappointed Clark didn't make a cameo appearance.

Edited by Parrot Head on Mar 12, 2006 at 12:29 AM GMT

Thanks for the compliment, Jane. Unfortunately, Clark was out handling emergencies.

Robert

Mar 12, 2006 at 02:14 AM

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Tenemic wrote:
Very creative idea. This sure must have taken alot of time to plan, setup and shoot. Very nice. A+ for creativity! It would be an interesting portfolio to take more of Mr. Rockwell's work and recreate and shoot it.

This did take considerably more time than I thought. The toughest time that I had was in finding an affordable tobacco pipe to use for the prop. When I discovered that Wal-Mart did not carry them, I became a bit concerned. Finally located one at Walgreen's.

You are right, recreating Mr. Rockwell's work in photos would be an interesting project. Perhaps we should consider it for a Weekly Assignment.

Mar 12, 2006 at 02:20 AM

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bouchto wrote:
Well done Robert, the planning and execution is top shelf. Norman would be proud!
Regards,
Tom

Thanks, Tom. I yearned for a little more time and a better studio, but the guest bedroom and a painter's drop cloth were pressed into service in a hastily-arranged recreation of this most famous Rockwell painting.

Robert

Mar 12, 2006 at 02:24 AM

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Very nice Robert. It is a classic in look and feel.

Tynorth

Mar 12, 2006 at 04:31 AM

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Robert, this is so good, really excellent, congratulations!
I thought of Norman when I saw the thumbnails, I love all the small details, even the printout of your picture on the wall. Now tell me, did you also made the pencil sketch for this picture?

Mar 12, 2006 at 07:58 AM

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Wow, the attention to detail with the Norman Rockwell is impressive. The chair, the brogues, the stool... Great image.

Mar 12, 2006 at 10:49 AM

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jban99 wrote:
Robert, this is so good, really excellent, congratulations!
I thought of Norman when I saw the thumbnails, I love all the small details, even the printout of your picture on the wall. Now tell me, did you also made the pencil sketch for this picture?

John,

Suffice it to say that I "commissioned" the sketch.

Thanks for your compliments.

Robert

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Mar 12, 2006 at 12:08 PM

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suse wrote:
Wow, the attention to detail with the Norman Rockwell is impressive. The chair, the brogues, the stool... Great image.

Thanks, Suse. I appreciate the fact that you noticed the details. I tried to duplicate, as much as feasible, the details that Mr. Rockwell depicted in his original painting. I found it a bit odd that he did not include a dog or a cat in this one, as he did in so many other of his paintings. Ironically, my dog, Addie, kept inserting herself into the picture, but it took me so long to get this right that she finally gave up and went to bed.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Robert

Mar 12, 2006 at 12:15 PM

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You've outdone yourself,Robert!
I didn't think that was possible but this is simply brilliant! Bravo!

Awesome!
All the best,
Endre

Mar 12, 2006 at 01:42 PM

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Strad wrote:
You've outdone yourself,Robert!
I didn't think that was possible but this is simply brilliant! Bravo!

Awesome!
All the best,
Endre

Thanks, Endre. I have to stretch in order to stay in sight of you and the other magnificent photographers on this site. ' Still looking for your entry; I know that you are cooking up something that is sure to be challeging.

Robert

Mar 12, 2006 at 04:10 PM

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Robert........I'm an old norman Rockwell fan................you nailed it!
Great entry, and attention to detail.
Peter

Mar 12, 2006 at 05:35 PM

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Thanks, Peter. Jane has a very large coffee table book of Rockwell's artwork, and it is quite interesting to flip through it. His art has that nostalgic, innocent, simpler times look to it. Some would say that it reminds them of the "Good Ole Days", but in the good ole days, we would be stuck with film cameras and flashbulbs. Nope; not for me. These are the good ole days.

Mar 12, 2006 at 09:27 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · #196: Saturday Evening Post

Very good shot ! Perfect execution. Like the old classical mood of it !

Mar 13, 2006 at 07:18 AM

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love the photo, not only because of it's creativity, but, because Norman Rockwell is one of my favorite artists!

Mar 13, 2006 at 08:00 AM

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markoner wrote:
Very good shot ! Perfect execution. Like the old classical mood of it !

Thanks, Julian. Your Emergency Exit photo gave me chills last week. (That means it was good.)

Robert

Mar 13, 2006 at 12:09 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · #196: Saturday Evening Post

Thanks, Josh. Glad you like the photo.

Mar 13, 2006 at 12:12 PM

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