JPG Magazine: Photos: "James "Blood" Ulmer" by Bill Douthart

James "Blood" Ulmer

By Bill Douthart

On 10 June 2007

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Blood is the Real Deal. He, like John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters before him, distills the ups and downs of human exsistance into a song. Blood does not just sing a song, he has lived it. But the thing that really puts him apart from the others is his experience outside the blues, with everyone from Ornette Coleman to Funkadelic. This shot was done in Soho NYC with Illford Pan F 50.

In the Portaits of Genius photo essay.

20 Responses

On 4 October 2007 Mary Powell gave props:
Soulful capture. depth and emotion.
On 4 October 2007 Bob Travis gave props:
Brilliant portrait -- sharp and incisive.
On 5 October 2007 Ross Mytton said:
the blues ain't nothin' but a good man feelin' bad....
On 5 October 2007 tarjei ekenes krogh gave props:
perfekt
On 5 October 2007 Leslie Andrews said:
Very nice caption.
On 5 October 2007 cheryl petty said:
awesome portrait!! very interesting subject!
On 6 October 2007 Jill Coleman said:
Really good!!!
On 8 October 2007 Emma Brahas said:
wonderful portrait
On 13 October 2007 melanie scott gave props:
amazing contrast and tones
On 17 October 2007 terry morris gave props:
Nice stuff
On 24 October 2007 Paul Lavallee gave props:
i am very impressed with the strength of the portraits in this theme, and this one is one of the best. great job!
On 25 October 2007 Bill Douthart said:
Thanks for the props folks.
On 26 October 2007 Faisal Almalki said:
Incredible shot. The lighting is unbelievable. Well done
On 31 October 2007 Dennis Perry gave props:
Excellent portrait!
On 1 November 2007 debby raskin gave props:
You see it....like he plays it
On 2 November 2007 Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka gave props:
Yeah! It Rocks! for me So I vote Yeah!....: )
On 2 November 2007 Mr. T gave props:
amazing B&W beautiful photo
On 11 November 2007 Matteo de Mayda gave props:
great!
On 3 April 2008 Lori Smaltz gave props:
Excellent portrait and story!
On 15 November 2008 mo [nica] fischer gave props:
his look is very intensive ... this portrait is emotive - love it !!