tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post3231938748253148376..comments2024-03-29T12:11:52.707+01:00Comments on Out and About with Mary Kay: Feel like a star! Have your portrait taken at the legendary Studio Harcourt in Paris.Mary Kay Bossharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-28434941537235481872013-02-23T16:52:54.503+01:002013-02-23T16:52:54.503+01:00If the walls at Studio Harcourt could talk, think ...If the walls at Studio Harcourt could talk, think of the tales they would tell! Mr. Hayter told us that they even photographed a horse (!!) in the studio!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-11526689539015226282013-02-23T16:49:18.091+01:002013-02-23T16:49:18.091+01:00You are a very intuitive man, Baron! It was a spec...You are a very intuitive man, Baron! It was a special occasion, mainly because I was so excited to see how they place the lights to create the shadows in their iconic portraits. One young woman in our group, who was a self-taught photographer, said that she would empty garbage cans, sweep the floors or do anything to be able to work there. I was tempted to make the same offer!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-37315426785006495222013-02-22T08:29:25.223+01:002013-02-22T08:29:25.223+01:00I think I too would have been a bit starstruck, wa...I think I too would have been a bit starstruck, walking in so many famous peoples shoes!<br /><br />Very interesting post.<br /><br />Love Denisedenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477582691465615981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-70517062984607250242013-02-22T00:49:39.761+01:002013-02-22T00:49:39.761+01:00This is very special Mary Kay! A wonderful post an...This is very special Mary Kay! A wonderful post and a wonderful shot of the red carpeted stairs leading to the perfectly lit portrait. I can almost believe I was there with you. From the way you have described the experience, I believe this was a very special occasion for you!Baron Akershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507424785120776036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-14684680146130172192013-02-21T21:39:58.857+01:002013-02-21T21:39:58.857+01:00Discovering new things in Paris is what makes livi...Discovering new things in Paris is what makes living here so exciting. Just when I think that I've seen almost everything there is to see, I'm proven wrong!<br /><br />Massive doors always capture my imagination. It must have been very special to walk through such a grand entrance as a child!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-70298116014297717012013-02-21T21:27:23.532+01:002013-02-21T21:27:23.532+01:00Two posts about Harcourt in two days - I think tha...Two posts about Harcourt in two days - I think that it's a definite sign! Now, the question is if you're going to go to the Harcourt photo booth or the studio?!<br /><br />Many thanks for including the link for the article about the Harcourt photo booth!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-20502714315754020872013-02-21T21:17:46.477+01:002013-02-21T21:17:46.477+01:00There's also a Harcourt portrait of a young Fe...There's also a Harcourt portrait of a young Federer. I almost didn't recognize him with his long hair! The strange shadows on Mr Hayter are my fault because I was standing too far back. The Harcourt photographers stand much closer to their subjects but I didn't want to get in the way of the rest of our group.<br /><br />It's Cosette Harcourt, although her real name was Germaine Hirschefeld.<br /><br />We should have gone to the Baccarat Museum when you were in Paris! There was a connection between Cosette and the Harcourt publishing company but I didn't get the exact details.<br /><br />Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-2168659564251466432013-02-21T19:13:14.694+01:002013-02-21T19:13:14.694+01:00How many wonderful places you keep discovering in ...How many wonderful places you keep discovering in Paris. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />I don't think I'd ever spend that much money on having my portrait taken, but, there is obviously a clientele for it.<br /><br />That building's facade reminds me of the one I was born in Barcelona, especially the doors.<br />Sylvia S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14060973757039184482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-56084237158847203562013-02-21T17:21:09.133+01:002013-02-21T17:21:09.133+01:00Hello Mary Kay! I loved this post yesterday, and t...Hello Mary Kay! I loved this post yesterday, and then saw this (http://bit.ly/157looB) today... I think the universe is telling me to go get some pics taken..?<br />xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242026590782983278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-12306849135390923042013-02-20T15:40:46.422+01:002013-02-20T15:40:46.422+01:00Nice. What a wonderful experience, even just the ...Nice. What a wonderful experience, even just the tour. Nadal looks terrific, of course, but I'm not so sure about the lighting on your Mr Hayter--strange shadows.<br /><br />Also, is it Cosette or Colette Harcourt? <br /><br />And I wonder if the Baccarat pattern Harcourt (my favorite) is somehow related to the family, although it's older than this studio. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com