June 2013 Portraits

[jp]

A bit of homage to Edward Curtis's "Hopi Women" with the white towel. Birch Point Beach State Park in Owls Head ME.
New to me 8.75" verito in a bright teal homemade lensboard on my speed graphic. about f4.5 fp4+ 4x5 film in pyrocat hd.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2870/8931584526_35f9f95078_c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/8931584526/sizes/c/in/photostream/

Yeh, the verito does alright on closer portraits too.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/8931585016_18167c3084_c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/8931585016/sizes/c/in/photostream/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7312/8931585546_740e99187c_z.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/8931585546/sizes/z/in/photostream/

[jaybob20]

Taken with a Nikkor 450M @ f9
Impossible 8x10 lifted onto water color paper.
BTW, This monthly thread is fun.

http://jasonmadsen.com/g3/var/albums/fun/8x10-Instant/DSC07730.JPG

[monsta]

testing a auto graflex 5x7 with a battered pentac with my newly found slotted holder which proved very difficult to find. gotta find some proper film now...

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5465/8938756807_c216d5f9b2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21075475@N02/8938756807/)

[Kav]

Marine Crew Chief:
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-PP2rsxx/0/XL/i-PP2rsxx-XL.jpg
Speed Graphic, and a M5 flashbulb.
127mm f16 @1/100s

[Harley Goldman]

Yeh, the verito does alright on closer portraits too.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/8931585016_18167c3084_c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/8931585016/sizes/c/in/photostream/



I really like this one a lot. Nice portrait!!

[life_in_sepia]

Not technically a June portrait, but it was published in the June issue and I wanted to share with my large format peeps. Whole plate of Anastasia Arteyeva. Honestly thrilled to get my first (and perhaps only) "cover':

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3753/8896831205_331823184e_c.jpg

[SergeiR]

Not technically a June portrait, but it was published in the June issue and I wanted to share with my large format peeps. Whole plate of Anastasia Arteyeva. Honestly thrilled to get my first (and perhaps only) "cover':

very interesting work

[Joe Smigiel]

Congrats Ed. Well deserved and I hope the first of many.

[life_in_sepia]

Thank you, both!

[Raffay]

Polaroid 110 A, Kodak T-max 400, rated at 100 (accidentally). Tray developed in D23 1:1 for 7:45 minutes.

96374

My wife, finally I took a picture that she liked :)

[Christo.Stankulov]

Ed, this is so gorgeous!:)

[Jim C.]

Ed, awesome image !

[life_in_sepia]

Thanks!!

[mathieu Bauwens]

congrayts Ed. I've aken an abonnement ; )

[skiers4life]

My first ever large format shutter click! Grabbed a buddy of mine, told him to hold his Contax 645, and look like a baller. My art direction leaves something to be desired...

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3740/8953838703_fa0c8c7b18_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skiers4life/8953838703/)
9900178_001 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skiers4life/8953838703/) by skiers4life (http://www.flickr.com/people/skiers4life/), on Flickr

Shen Hao HZX-45II, Velvia 100f, Nikkor 180mm f/5.6, f/11 and 1/30s, Developed @ ICON, Imacon scan w/minor contrast and sharpening added in PS

[biedron]

My first ever large format shutter click! Grabbed a buddy of mine, told him to hold his Contax 645, and look like a baller. My art direction leaves something to be desired...
Shen Hao HZX-45II, Velvia 100f, Nikkor 180mm f/5.6, f/11 and 1/30s, Developed @ ICON, Imacon scan w/minor contrast and sharpening added in PS

Art direction aside, that's a remarkably good exposure for your first LF shot.

Bob

[chassis]

Skiers great lighting and exposure. Keep it coming.

[Alan Gales]

Not technically a June portrait, but it was published in the June issue and I wanted to share with my large format peeps. Whole plate of Anastasia Arteyeva. Honestly thrilled to get my first (and perhaps only) "cover':

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3753/8896831205_331823184e_c.jpg

Congratulations on the cover! To me the photo looks like something shot back in the 1920's or 30's. Very nice!

[mike rosenlof]

I really like this one a lot. Nice portrait!!

and Pop Tarts! Nutritional equivalent to a power bar, but about 1/4 the cost. I cary power tarts on my long bike rides.

[baronvonaaron]

My rv-mate doing what he does best.

kodak tmax400. d76 stock.
96484

[bracan]

Congratz on fantastic cover Ed!

[skiers4life]

Thanks biedron and chassis!

[nede]

Ed, If your google analytics show you a 5hours connection from france....it's me.
I'm touched by your work, absolutly in love! I've been many many times on your galery for the last week...wow!

[baronvonaaron]

another one from the same shoot

my friend emily

kodak tmax400. d76 stock.

96508

[ScottPhotoCo]

A couple new ones for this month.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5335/8872706567_11c1eeecd5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/8872706567/)
Xenia_Portrait_052513_wm (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/8872706567/) by ScottPhoto.co (http://www.flickr.com/people/themdidit/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8268/8872706697_6c6ba996f9_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/8872706697/)
Anton_Portrait_052513_wm (http://www.flickr.com/photos/themdidit/8872706697/) by ScottPhoto.co (http://www.flickr.com/people/themdidit/), on Flickr

Both Deardorff 4x5 Special + Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenar 36cm f 5.5
Kodak TMax
1 1/2 second exposure.


Tim
www.ScottPhoto.co

[ralfSm]

photos look like views from the past :). but they have, of course, their own charm.

[benrains]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8273/8976826787_83091c2ec9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8976826787/)
sierra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8976826787/) by Ben Rains (http://www.flickr.com/people/benrains/), on Flickr

Century Studio 10A w/8x10 back
Wollensak Vesta 14"/5
Ilford HP5 Plus / Rodinal 1+50

[Don Dudenbostel]

Ed,

That's a beautiful image. Congrats on the cover shot!

[Armin Seeholzer]

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Janine in front of my 8x10 Sinar P with the Kodak 305mm Portrait lens at f16 Ilford Delta 100 in XTOL

[Roger Cole]

Congrats Ed. Well deserved and I hope the first of many.

+1, beautiful image and lady.

[life_in_sepia]

Thanks everyone! Really, very much appreciated!!

[baronvonaaron]

My best friend Rachael

kodak tmax400. d76 stock.

96616

[benrains]

Thanks everyone! Really, very much appreciated!!

I've been waiting for the latest SHOTS to arrive in my mailbox so I can see your work in it... but I've just discovered that I need to renew my subscription. I hope they still have some of the summer issues left.

[Tobias Key]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/8996161511_e2762fdf30_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobykey/8996161511/)
St. Clare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobykey/8996161511/) by Tobias Key (http://www.flickr.com/people/tobykey/), on Flickr


Latest in the series .. there are some alternative shots on my Flickr feed

[Greg Y]

Benrains..... I like the tonality & the pose.

[Otto Seaman]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/8996161511_e2762fdf30_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobykey/8996161511/)
St. Clare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobykey/8996161511/) by Tobias Key (http://www.flickr.com/people/tobykey/), on Flickr


Latest in the series .. there are some alternative shots on my Flickr feed

Nice to see something in focus and color, it really stands out here.

[jcoldslabs]

My wife indulged me and let me take yet another shot of her shortly after waking up.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 6.5" B&L Cinephor projection Petzval, Delta 100 (expired 1999).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-Delta100%2899%29-T-01.jpg

Jonathan

[photoevangelist]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5343/9004179893_3e6972f9a8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_smathers/9004179893/)
Park, Mun Hwan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_smathers/9004179893/) by Lee Smathers (http://www.flickr.com/people/lee_smathers/), on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3701/9004180255_ae6e341060_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_smathers/9004180255/)
Park, Jung Eun (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_smathers/9004180255/) by Lee Smathers (http://www.flickr.com/people/lee_smathers/), on Flickr

Both taken with 8x10 Korona, Dagor 12" (+ Yellow Filter), Fuji HR-A (green sensitive xray), Rodinal 1:50, Contact Printed on Fomabrom 111 in Dektol 1:2

[gth]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/8996161511_e2762fdf30_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobykey/8996161511/)
St. Clare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobykey/8996161511/) by Tobias Key (http://www.flickr.com/people/tobykey/), on Flickr


Latest in the series .. there are some alternative shots on my Flickr feed

What film do you use?

[Tobias Key]

What film do you use?


This is Portra 160, although I use Fuji 160s as well, they are both good

[nede]

My very first "portrait" with my cambo SCII+127mm ysarex à f/11
fomapan 100, stand dev 1hour,rodinal 1+100

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3865384/img267.jpg

[Thom Bennett]

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Portrait of an artist friend of mine taken a couple of years ago but just scanned the print yesterday. Can that count as a June portrait? :) She combines found industrial objects with natural objects in her artwork. Sloss Furnace in B'ham, AL. Deardorff 8x10, Fuji 420mm, HP-5, PMK, Lodima.

[ImSoNegative]

"Tori" shot with a 250mm imagon, wide open no disk, ilford delta 100

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3805/9013633662_c6a50408da_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/9013633662/)
tori (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28713901@N04/9013633662/) by J. Golden (http://www.flickr.com/people/28713901@N04/), on Flickr

[Steve M Hostetter]

96865 4x5" txp 320 w/ 180mm projection petzval Galli shutter

[benrains]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/8975396556_fb49c55bf7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8975396556/)
sierra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8975396556/) by Ben Rains (http://www.flickr.com/people/benrains/), on Flickr

Deardorff 8x10 w/5x7 back (image cropped slightly)
Fujinon-W 250/6.7
Ilford HP5 Plus / Rodinal 1+50

[ImSoNegative]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/8975396556_fb49c55bf7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8975396556/)
sierra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8975396556/) by Ben Rains (http://www.flickr.com/people/benrains/), on Flickr

Deardorff 8x10 w/5x7 back (image cropped slightly)
Fujinon-W 250/6.7
Ilford HP5 Plus / Rodinal 1+50

that might need to be moved to the "nudes" images

[Otto Seaman]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/8975396556_fb49c55bf7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8975396556/)
sierra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8975396556/) by Ben Rains (http://www.flickr.com/people/benrains/), on Flickr

Deardorff 8x10 w/5x7 back (image cropped slightly)
Fujinon-W 250/6.7
Ilford HP5 Plus / Rodinal 1+50

How do you find models? How much, if any do they cost and what do they do? Good, bad, or crazy?

[benrains]

How do you find models? How much, if any do they cost and what do they do? Good, bad, or crazy?

Nearly all of the people I work with are friends, or friends of friends, and I tend to find that's how I find my favorite models. With that you get the benefit of working with people who trust you and who you are able to trust-- and that goes a long way to make the results more successful. Beyond immediate connections, the Model Mayhem website is a reasonable place to look. You can often find local people to work with, but that's often kind of hit or miss. The main problem I've had there is less established models flaking out and canceling shoots at the last minute, which is fine and happens, but it can be annoying. The more established models who use the site as a way to earn a living, like Sierra McKenzie above, are very professional, punctual, courteous, often extremely charming... and can bring a lot of their experience to a shoot making it easier for a photographer. That does often come at a cost though. The two freelance models I've worked with charge $100/hr as their base rate. That can be negotiable depending on a whole variety of factors like how good or established of a photographer you are, whether the models like your work, and how long the shoot is. I've seen others charging $50-$75/hr. So far I've not had any bad experiences with people I've worked with, but I'm a fairly decent judge of character, so maybe I just avoid people who might be difficult to work with.

[Roger Cole]

that might need to be moved to the "nudes" images

Why? Is there some rule against nudes in other threads?

Seems to me it's clearly both a nude and a portrait so it could be legitimately posted in either thread, or both. (Of course, ANY nude is probably a portrait.)

And it's one I quite like. It's dominated by the high tones with the background of quite low values, not a lot of middle tones yet not excessively contrasty. The woman is attractive and curvy. To me both the model and the photograph have a "classic elegance" look to them.

[ImSoNegative]

I don't have a problem with it but I was showing my young son a picture of his cousin that I took and posted on here and I scrolled down and bam!! I wasn't expecting to see a naked woman standing in a doorway and neither was he. I don't want to start anything and didn't mean to if I did, but I just don't think nudity is appropriate in the portraits section, just my opinion. As far as the image goes, it is excellent, but i really don't think an eleven year old boy is going to notice its tonal range. lol.

[Tobias Key]

I don't have a problem with it but I was showing my young son a picture of his cousin that I took and posted on here and I scrolled down and bam!! I wasn't expecting to see a naked woman standing in a doorway and neither was he. I don't want to start anything and didn't mean to if I did, but I just don't think nudity is appropriate in the portraits section, just my opinion. As far as the image goes, it is excellent, but i really don't think an eleven year old boy is going to notice its tonal range. lol.

I have young children and I agree it's best that nudity is kept within NSFW threads, as I don't like surprises either. I'm sure anyone who likes to access the site from their workplace would agree too.

[Louis Pacilla]

I don't have a problem with it but I was showing my young son a picture of his cousin that I took and posted on here and I scrolled down and bam!! I wasn't expecting to see a naked woman standing in a doorway and neither was he. I don't want to start anything and didn't mean to if I did, but I just don't think nudity is appropriate in the portraits section, just my opinion. As far as the image goes, it is excellent, but i really don't think an eleven year old boy is going to notice its tonal range. lol.

If you think that's the 1st or last naked woman your "11 year old" boy has/will see then your fooling yourself. Plus at 11 years of age maybe it was a good time to talk about the difference between nude art or pornography. This was art with out a doubt. One more thing, do you let or does he play video games like Doom or other shooter/kill games. Now That's something to worry about.

[BrianShaw]

... and I agree it's best that nudity is kept within NSFW threads, as I don't like surprises either. I'm sure anyone who likes to access the site from their workplace would agree too.

Yes, I was quite surprised and would agree. It's a good thing nobody was in my office at the time I scrolled past it. ;)

BTW... stunning image; I like it very much!

[Scott Walker]

Deardorff 8x10 w/5x7 back (image cropped slightly)
Fujinon-W 250/6.7
Ilford HP5 Plus / Rodinal 1+50

Very nice Ben, that doorway has been host to a number of really good images.

[Corran]

I'm sorry but nudes should stay in the "nude" thread. Discussions of whether or not an 11-year-old has seen or not seen it already is NOT the point. Unless there is some php script that can mark and hide NSFW images unless you "allow" or something? Regardless - there are many places where one might be browsing the forum and not want to scroll past any nude, artsy or not.

I also take offense at the jab at video games. I played Doom a lot as a young boy and I'm a perfectly normal guy now (and I still play video games, ironically not shooters though).

[jharr]

Why have separate "Nudes" and "Portraits" threads if there is going to be no distinction? I don't browse the Nudes thread, not because I am a prude or have my head buried in the sand about what my teen boys have or will see, but because it isn't the kind of art I am interested in. I am also cognizant of the fact that there are people in the world who don't appreciate nudes of any sort because of religious or other moral convictions. I would love for those folks to feel like they can browse the Portraits thread without the worry of being surprised by a nude. If they can't feel safe doing that, then they go away and take their art and perspectives with them. Then this whole forum is poorer for it. Now maybe some here have no tolerance for people who aren't open to any and all kinds of art, but that is a narrow minded view that I think we need not promote. This discussion has been had in so many places, I can't believe people are still putting nudes into general threads. I think Ben has a great artistic talent, but this image clearly belongs in the Nudes thread and the mods should have caught it early and avoided this whole thing.

my 2¢

[cowanw]

Please save us from religion, morals and some one culture's definition of work safe. This is an appalling promotion of censorship.
Or keep your young children out of museum and pick the most restrictive of the world's culture's definition of work or young child safe and run with that. Perhaps the Chinese government or the Saudi government will advise what is work safe.

[BrianShaw]

That's really funny, Bill. :rolleyes:

[goamules]

Yeah, having just signed the airport free WiFi agreement (without reading it) to log on, and with a bunch of stranger's kids and their moms sitting around me at the airport gate, it was uncool to have THREE consequtive quotes that included the nude image. Pretty sporting trying to scroll past them on a slow laptop with no mouse.

[Otto Seaman]

They probably thought you were a pervert or just creepy.

Perhaps a simple notation for "mature" threads that might not be suitable for children or workplaces would be a welcome addition.

[cowanw]

What ever you do don't open "post alternative techniques" either

[John Conway]

Nearly all of the people I work with are friends, or friends of friends, and I tend to find that's how I find my favorite models. With that you get the benefit of working with people who trust you and who you are able to trust-- and that goes a long way to make the results more successful. Beyond immediate connections, the Model Mayhem website is a reasonable place to look. You can often find local people to work with, but that's often kind of hit or miss. The main problem I've had there is less established models flaking out and canceling shoots at the last minute, which is fine and happens, but it can be annoying. The more established models who use the site as a way to earn a living, like Sierra McKenzie above, are very professional, punctual, courteous, often extremely charming... and can bring a lot of their experience to a shoot making it easier for a photographer. That does often come at a cost though. The two freelance models I've worked with charge $100/hr as their base rate. That can be negotiable depending on a whole variety of factors like how good or established of a photographer you are, whether the models like your work, and how long the shoot is. I've seen others charging $50-$75/hr. So far I've not had any bad experiences with people I've worked with, but I'm a fairly decent judge of character, so maybe I just avoid people who might be difficult to work with.

I think you have a great model to work with here. I thought you mentioned somewhere that you wanted to work on an Alfred Cheney Johnston look. I'm a big fan of Johnston and I think your model Sierra would be absolutely perfect for a Johnston project.

[Steve M Hostetter]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/8975396556_fb49c55bf7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8975396556/)
sierra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8975396556/) by Ben Rains (http://www.flickr.com/people/benrains/), on Flickr

Deardorff 8x10 w/5x7 back (image cropped slightly)
Fujinon-W 250/6.7
Ilford HP5 Plus / Rodinal 1+50
nice!

[benrains]

that might need to be moved to the "nudes" images

As far as I know, there's no site policy on that sort of thing, but I've no problems with deferring to the judgement of the site moderators either. I have seen other risqué work posted in the portraits threads before, and in various other non-nude threads, so it didn't even cross my mind that it'd be an issue for anyone. (As contemporary imagery goes, this is about as benign as it gets.)

My own thoughts are also that imagery depicting someone naked or semi-nude doesn't automatically disqualify it from being considered from being categorized otherwise--or that the nudity trumps all other aspects of the image. But if others' sensibilities and comfort levels with nudity, for whatever reasons, means this kind of image is unwelcome in a portraits thread, then it's not going to hurt my feelings any.

[David Lobato]

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8975396556/]sierra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/8975396556/) by Ben Rains (http://www.flickr.com/people/benrains/), on Flickr

Deardorff 8x10 w/5x7 back (image cropped slightly)
Fujinon-W 250/6.7
Ilford HP5 Plus / Rodinal 1+50

Ben, excellent, beautifully composed, and a change from your style many of us quickly recognize. I really like the repeated angular curve begun at the top archway, then her left inside arm, right arm, then right and left side of her waist, right underarm, upper thighs, eye brows, etc.

[benrains]

I think you have a great model to work with here. I thought you mentioned somewhere that you wanted to work on an Alfred Cheney Johnston look. I'm a big fan of Johnston and I think your model Sierra would be absolutely perfect for a Johnston project.

If you go back a few pages to this (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103968-June-2013-Portraits&p=1034777&viewfull=1#post1034777) you can see a fairly simple example. She definitely is a very good model for that kind of thing. Unfortunately though Sierra's from Seattle, which is very far away from where I live. She only just happened to be in town for other reasons. I do have other models and friends really interested in the project, more than I can accomodate really (which is a great problem to have), so I've a full summer ahead of me. I just wish 8x10 film wasn't so expensive!

[ImSoNegative]

have you ever tried xray film, very inexpensive and good once you get used to it, I used to use green sensitive, I think I paid 30 cents a sheet for it

[Ken Lee]

The forum doesn't have an explicit rule here. Because some nudes are portraits - and some portraits are nudes - the distinction can often be a blurry one.

I had a quick look through some previous portrait threads and found some nude and semi-nudes, but no complaints.

That being said, we have a thread for nudes and it makes sense to put nudes there.

I have started a separate thread in the Feedback section, on this topic. See http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?104316-Should-nudes-be-allowed-in-the-Portraits-thread

[Scott --]

And now for something completely different...

Picked up a tiny little Scientific Lens Co. 8x10 W.A. At 144mm, it actually covers 10x12". I wanted to try it out, so I sat the boy in front of it, wanting to exaggerate perspective.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/9036213697_d3ffc60b4d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott--/9036213697/)
Scientific Lens Co. W.A. 8x10 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott--/9036213697/) by Scott -- (http://www.flickr.com/people/scott--/), on Flickr

I'll be using this for landscapes in good time, but it was fun to play with tonight...

[Timefreeze]

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My grandson playing Angry Birds on the Ipad. RB Graflex Series D, Kodak Anastigmat 6 3/8 inch lens (#32), Fuiji FP 3000B instant film, scan of the print.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/timefreeze/9035504451/

[gsinico]

My last attempt to portraiture:

http://gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_people/bn_children/agatha-Christie04.jpg

Agatha & Christie

(fujinon 250 SF yellow disk, full open)

[gsinico]

[QUOTE=gsinico;1037245]
second one...
http://gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_people/bn_children/agatha09.jpg

Agatha

same set

[gsinico]

last one, uncutted legs...

http://gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_people/bn_children/agatha-10%20.jpg


Agatha

[Michael Graves]

last one, uncutted legs...

http://gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_people/bn_children/agatha-10%20.jpg


Agatha

All three of these are marvelous. Although I do find the amputated legs in the second post a bit distracting.

[BrianShaw]

Agatha & Christie

(fujinon 250 SF yellow disk, full open)

Very nice. Has that "dreamy, timeless quality"... reminiscent of David Hamilton. Nice example of a product from Fujinon SF, a lens I like a lot.

[life_in_sepia]

My last attempt to portraiture:

http://gelatina.altervista.org/pics/bn/bn_people/bn_children/agatha-Christie04.jpg

Agatha & Christie

(fujinon 250 SF yellow disk, full open)

Very nice!

[jp]

My last attempt to portraiture:

Agatha & Christie

(fujinon 250 SF yellow disk, full open)

Very nice. I like the first one the best. The drain pipe is an unnecessary compositional element. The first one seems timeless and the light is soft and the background seems softer than the others for some reason. I like the third as well, especially if you cropped out the pipe. You can probably do equally good or better without the disc. you're off to a good start; keep at it.

[Andrew]

My last attempt to portraiture

"last attempt"... nah, they're alright, you should keep going ;-)

[gsinico]

Very nice. I like the first one the best. The drain pipe is an unnecessary compositional element. The first one seems timeless and the light is soft and the background seems softer than the others for some reason. I like the third as well, especially if you cropped out the pipe. You can probably do equally good or better without the disc. you're off to a good start; keep at it.

I tought about the pipe in or out the frame, and I compose whit for some feeling of balancing weights. But it is a good question... I could crop afther the shot, if i shot with it. I'm afraid to soften more than that without the disk, I'm a little bit conservative about the softness, I'll try a different light instead, like the other picture of the trees, if you remember the picture.
Thanks for the appreciation and comments, it helps!

[gsinico]

Very nice!

It is very appreciated this compliment, from You....

[gsinico]

Very nice. Has that "dreamy, timeless quality"... reminiscent of David Hamilton. Nice example of a product from Fujinon SF, a lens I like a lot.

thanks very much.

[gsinico]

All three of these are marvelous. Although I do find the amputated legs in the second post a bit distracting.

something strange happened to me, I do several shots of both of the girls, when I show them all to Agatha, she permit to publish only those tree pictures, I do have the other shot with uncutted legs, but I can't post them ... patience and tolerance isn't only for the model, is for the photographer too...

[gsinico]

"last attempt"... nah, they're alright, you should keep going ;-)

sure... it is my last...
;-)

[dperez]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3775/9046799826_20dcfaf616_b.jpg
[View Large (http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3775/9046799826_c79d983085_o.jpg)]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2857/9044570745_e26b6ba3b8_b.jpg
[View Large (http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2857/9044570745_70231bf3f4_o.jpg)]

Both portraits were made while visiting Bodie State Historic Park, Mono County, CA
Ebony RW810, 300mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N, Arista .EDU Ultra 100 8x10
Processed in a unicolor drum, Kodak Tmax RS 1:9, Bronze toned in CS4

-Daniel

[Greg Y]

Giovanni, Beautiful photos. The light, the softness. Ah the 2nd one...yes i'd prefer more legs, less pipe. But a beautiful series.

[Wes Stewart]

I think the Polaroid 600 counts??? It's 3.25x4.25...

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5337/9047704678_e98b90b6d0_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wesbo/9047704678/)
2013 365 165 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wesbo/9047704678/) by Wes-cpmg (http://www.flickr.com/people/wesbo/), on Flickr

[gsinico]

Giovanni, Beautiful photos. The light, the softness. Ah the 2nd one...yes i'd prefer more legs, less pipe. But a beautiful series.

I agree, I've waited all the morinig for the light and the "models", I've shooted 12 sheets in a bounce of minuts before a thundering storm changed the light and the weather for the rest of the day... I'm glad to be lucky.

Delta 100 developed N+1 in pirocat HD.

[gsinico]

Very nice. Has that "dreamy, timeless quality"... reminiscent of David Hamilton. Nice example of a product from Fujinon SF, a lens I like a lot.

I wonder if there are other soft lenses to try, like a wollensack, but my knowlege is poor in this field, and I know a pinkam-smith will be too costly... some suggestions about ?

[jp]

I wonder if there are other soft lenses to try, like a wollensack, but my knowlege is poor in this field, and I know a pinkam-smith will be too costly... some suggestions about ?

Dangerous thoughts.... There is a soft focus sales thread here. Check my posts or flickr stream to see what I've used. The fuji tends to be one of the more conservative lenses in terms of softness and it's priced right.

If you have a shutter on your camera: reinhold's wollaston meniscus. cheap and versatile and good.
Also jim galli here makes lens/shutter combos for sale
old soft focus barrel lenses:
wollensak verito
spencer port-land
magnifying glass or closeup lens in cardboard tube.

old soft focus lenses in shutter:
kodak 305 portrait (for 4x5, 5x7, 8x10)
imagon
verito

more smooth than soft:
heliar
old rapid rectilinear lenses such as B&L planatograph
triplets such as meyer trioplan, or more expensively cooke.

If you don't mind traveling, there is a workshop on this in Maine in August; see the announcements forum.

[D-tach]

Sofie - One more week of schooltests...:)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2891/9052148320_acb37b8dd7_b.jpg

Deardorff Special - Cooke PS945 - Fomapan 200 - 5x7

[civich]

Daniel,
Love the woman's portrait - her humor and humanity is delightful. - Chris

[Mattk]

The one who never ever sits for me happily gave me my fathers day present a day early. Very patient and two sheets were exposed.
Natural light outdoors in front of the large birch she has played under since she was a baby.
Pinkham Bi-quality wide open on Delta 100 in HC-110.
Scanned in color as the levels got all wacked in BW. I'll need to make a digital neg as there is more dust than I care to deal with in a contact print--maybe bomoil.
97131

[jp]

Very nice Mattk!

[D-tach]

The one who never ever sits for me happily gave me my fathers day present a day early. Very patient and two sheets were exposed.
Natural light outdoors in front of the large birch she has played under since she was a baby.
Pinkham Bi-quality wide open on Delta 100 in HC-110.
Scanned in color as the levels got all wacked in BW. I'll need to make a digital neg as there is more dust than I care to deal with in a contact print--maybe bomoil.
97131

Woa! Gorgeous Matt

[John Conway]

The one who never ever sits for me happily gave me my fathers day present a day early. Very patient and two sheets were exposed.
Natural light outdoors in front of the large birch she has played under since she was a baby.
Pinkham Bi-quality wide open on Delta 100 in HC-110.
Scanned in color as the levels got all wacked in BW. I'll need to make a digital neg as there is more dust than I care to deal with in a contact print--maybe bomoil.
97131

Very nice

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Baone (PD) Italy - Portrait of Mario Ferlito from Verona and his Harley Davidson Night Rod Special.

- Camera: Fatif Luxi Special Studio 13x18 (1959)
- Lens: Voigtlander Heliar 210 1:4.5 in Compur shutter
- Exposure: around 1/4 second and f 5.6
- Film: HARMAN FB Direct Positive Paper - 3 ASA - size 5x7"
- Developer: ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL 1+15 - 4 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD RAPID FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light.
- Lightning: Ambient light only.

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3814/8995124581_1f69c4d944_b.jpg

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Baone (PD) Italy - Portrait of two motorcyclist with a custom bike.

- Camera: Fatif Luxi Special Studio 13x18 (1959)
- Lens: Voigtlander Heliar 210 1:4.5 in Compur shutter
- Exposure: around 1/2 second and f 5.6
- Film: HARMAN FB Direct Positive Paper - 3 ASA - size 5x7"
- Developer: ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL 1+15 - 4 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD RAPID FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light.
- Lightning: Ambient light only.

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5445/8999910062_7ac7efd202_b.jpg

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Baone (PD) Italy - Portrait of Federica Benfatto with a custom bike.

- Camera: Fatif Luxi Special Studio 13x18 (1959)
- Lens: Voigtlander Heliar 210 1:4.5 in Compur shutter
- Exposure: around 1/2 second and f 5.6
- Film: HARMAN FB Direct Positive Paper - 3 ASA - size 5x7"
- Developer: ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL 1+15 - 4 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD RAPID FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light.
- Lightning: Ambient light only.

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7434/8999328489_6325bac5ee_b.jpg

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Verona (VR) Italy - Portrait of Giulia Zanetti during a Direct Positive Photographic session.

- Camera: TOYO-FIELD 45 AII L (Linhof)
- Lens: SCHNEIDER Symmar 210 1:5.6 Convertible
- Exposure: 1.5 second at f 5.6
- Film: HARMAN FB Direct Positive Paper - 3 ASA - size 4x5"
- Developer: ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL 1+15 - 4 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD RAPID FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light.
- Lightning: A couple of continuous light.

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8409/9026028483_07f6f7ce36_b.jpg

[Otto Seaman]

Alessandro ~ your motorcyclist portraits are great!

[benrains]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5541/9064041384_f57507f2be_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/9064041384/)
jes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/9064041384/) by Ben Rains (http://www.flickr.com/people/benrains/), on Flickr

Century Studio 10A w/8x10 back
Wollensak Vesta 14"/5
Ilford HP5 Plus / Rodinal 1+50

[frederic.legac]

My two cents...
8x10 Ilford FP4.
XTOL 7min

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3765/9059486127_b332b4d8d7_b.jpg

[welly]

http://i.imgur.com/gccbxrv.jpg

Stu is my friend from back home in the UK although he lives here in Sydney now. We hadn't seen each other in about 5 years and bumped into each other in Sydney, which was very bizarre but amazing to see him again. Tori is his fiancé.

I captured this image on Saturday with my Tachi 8x10 using TMax 400 (pushed to 800) at f/11 after spending an afternoon mostly with a beer in my hand. So I was surprised that a. the exposure was pretty much dead on, b. it's pretty sharp (I didn't use a loupe), c. the grain is very fine for 400 film pushed to 800. I developed it in D76 for 10 minutes.

This is the first photograph I've shot featuring people, using a large format camera so overall I'm really pleased with the result. Tori is a fair bit softer than Stu in this scan - I'm not 100% sure if it's because of a shallow depth of field or possible the sheet wasn't completely flat in the scanner. Anyway, I'm going to rescan and try again.

[JeRuFo]

And you should be pleased. Looks far better than my first portrait. I haven't yet tried again. It's quite hard to remember all the portrait tricks when you are taking it with a LF camera and can't change positions easy after you've already had them waiting for a few minutes in front of the camera. Being prepared before people step into the photo is what I have learned so far.
Yours looks nice and relaxed, that's always important. Only thing I can see to improve this is maybe to have some fill in the eyes/face (reflector?) or placing the skin a zone higher and perhaps avoid the 'antlers' next time... :)

[SergeiR]

My two cents...
8x10 Ilford FP4.
XTOL 7min

there is something about look here that makes me like it

[welly]

And you should be pleased. Looks far better than my first portrait. I haven't yet tried again. It's quite hard to remember all the portrait tricks when you are taking it with a LF camera and can't change positions easy after you've already had them waiting for a few minutes in front of the camera. Being prepared before people step into the photo is what I have learned so far.
Yours looks nice and relaxed, that's always important. Only thing I can see to improve this is maybe to have some fill in the eyes/face (reflector?) or placing the skin a zone higher and perhaps avoid the 'antlers' next time... :)

Thanks very much! And I did cringe a little bit when I saw the antlers. A little disappointed by that but it's not the end of the world! I think you're definitely right about using a reflector. I'll have to shoot some more portraits and keep practicing. I enjoyed this little photo session.

[JeRuFo]

No, it's definetely not the end of the world. There is still plenty of separation and it's the expression that makes or breaks an impromptu portrait like this and you can't fault that.

[Peter Gomena]

Ditto that! You chose tools and materials perfectly suited to the subject matter and the execution and interaction with the subjects is wonderful. Great job!

[Greg Y]

More nice work Ben.... Love the tonal separation. Inspires me to put aside the Pyrocat for a bit & try that HP5/rodinal mix

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5541/9064041384_f57507f2be_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/9064041384/)
jes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/9064041384/) by Ben Rains (http://www.flickr.com/people/benrains/), on Flickr

Century Studio 10A w/8x10 back
Wollensak Vesta 14"/5
Ilford HP5 Plus / Rodinal 1+50

[cjbroadbent]

Ben, As always you show how large format does it different. This is beautiful example.

[benrains]

More nice work Ben.... Love the tonal separation. Inspires me to put aside the Pyrocat for a bit & try that HP5/rodinal mix

Greg, Rodinal (or Adonal as the Adox version is now branded in the US) is my personal favorite to work with, but you know how it is with film and developers. I'm familiar enough now with the materials and the developer that I have kind of an innate sense of their limitations when it comes to working with them. But I will say that it's a very forgiving developer, and for tray processing--which how I process my film--it doesn't irritate or stain my bare hands.


Ben, As always you show how large format does it different. This is beautiful example.

Thanks! And I'd add that it also shows off some of the wonderful benefits of working with junky old lenses on large format. Coated glass... Bah!

[dperez]

Thanks Chris.

She was very much a delight in the field. If she told me she was a professional model I would have believed it, she was so patient and could hold a pose for ages without complaint.

-Daniel


Daniel,
Love the woman's portrait - her humor and humanity is delightful. - Chris

[Joe Ortola]

Very nice photos.......almost looks like a softar filter was in use.

[Steve M Hostetter]

97251 Sis and Wes 4x5" Symmar - s 210mm at 5.6 on txp 320 D-76 7:30 min.

[jharr]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2879/9090055456_223de355a5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harrlequin/9090055456/)
Laura Tri-x (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harrlequin/9090055456/) by James Harr Photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/harrlequin/), on Flickr

http://jamesharrphoto.blogspot.com/2013/06/models-waddaya-gonna-do.html

[SergeiR]

dammit.. (bad post)

[Steve M Hostetter]

97397 Megan and Mariah 4x5" 210mm symmar-s at f5.6 window light

[SergeiR]

4x5 fomapan, 240mm Heliar

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7395/9104041095_fcdaaf356d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9104041095/)
Paperboy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9104041095/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr

[Armin Seeholzer]

Sergei the lamp in the background out of the boys head is a little against the otherwise very perfect shoot.

Cheers Armin

[Michael E]

Paperboy

SergeiR, could you tell us about your intentions? Is the image supposed to look vintage (the cars and the modern pavement suggest otherwise)? Or did you try to convey some sort of steam punk attitude (I love the goggles)?

Michael

[chassis]

jharr, great Tri-X feeling coming through.

[SergeiR]

SergeiR, could you tell us about your intentions? Is the image supposed to look vintage (the cars and the modern pavement suggest otherwise)? Or did you try to convey some sort of steam punk attitude (I love the goggles)?

Michael

its a steampunk story i shot on this visit to Russia. We did prequel to story that was shot year and half ago.. This time we expanded locations from 2 to 3, and resulting story is about 40 frames, which would be a bit too hard to do with colour film on 4x5 (too many things go wrong on frames when many people involved so with digital i can have luxury of duplicate frames) :) So i just shot some film frames for folks who were involved , for hell of it :)

[DaveS]

Child 1.0 taken last weekend with the antitheses of the flattering soft portrait lens, the Schneider 110mm SSXL.

The serious staring into the middle distance pose was the model's choice.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7301/9114574759_28e0606289_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28906385@N07/9114574759/)
Pensive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28906385@N07/9114574759/) by antstaticpic (http://www.flickr.com/people/28906385@N07/), on Flickr

[Michael W]

DaveS - that's great. I like the sharpness.

[SergeiR]

4x5 fomapan , 240mm heliar

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3808/9117200642_8722060518_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9117200642/)
Scan-130610-0002www (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9117200642/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr

[Armin Seeholzer]

Sergei this one is just perfect and wonderful!!!

Cheers Armin

[David Lobato]

She just pops off the page (screen in this case). A great 3D effect.

[OMU]

Sergej, you may have answered the question before - what E.I. do you expose fomapan 100. And witch developer do you use?

[jharr]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/9110753395_813a9f5d68_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harrlequin/9110753395/)
Artyom Tri-x (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harrlequin/9110753395/) by James Harr Photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/harrlequin/), on Flickr

Portrait (http://jamesharrphoto.blogspot.com/2013/06/portrait.html)

[Erik Larsen]

I'm not much of a portrait guy, but I'll share this print from a recent camping/fly fishing trip in Colorado.
8x10 Efke 25 with an approximately 12 inch f4 magnifying glass. Pt/pd print on platine. Forgive the iPhone reproduction please:)
97501

[Craig Tuffin]

8x10 black glass ambrotype shot in the studio.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5338/9077653410_515e0443a7_b.jpg

[SergeiR]

Sergej, you may have answered the question before - what E.I. do you expose fomapan 100. And witch developer do you use?

i just rate it as 100. Developed in Adonal/Rodinal 1+50

[SergeiR]

8x10 black glass ambrotype shot in the studio.

love this. Composition just awesome here.

[OMU]

8x10 black glass ambrotype shot in the studio.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5338/9077653410_515e0443a7_b.jpg

It's greate :-)

[Craig Tuffin]

Thank you Sergei and OMU!

[gsinico]

8x10 black glass ambrotype shot in the studio.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5338/9077653410_515e0443a7_b.jpg

excellent, could you tell me some techncal tips? I would like to start collodiums...

[Craig Tuffin]

excellent, could you tell me some techncal tips? I would like to start collodiums...
Sure no problem! I was using strobes (a total of 12000 joules in three floor packs). You need a LOT of light to shoot full length in the studio using strobes with wet plate. I needed flash to freeze the movement of the dog. In saying that I was going for an Irving Penn feel with this one (minus the work attire and add one dog) and played with the lighting to create a partial silhouette on the guy while still lighting the dog. I had 3000ws on the dog and 3000ws (6000ws pack) on the back of the model acting as keys lights. I split a 3000ws pack for slight fill (leveling out the light) on the other side. I split another 3000ws pack on the background evenly lighting it on both sides.

To be honest if you're just getting started, you should buy a manual from Mark Osterman, John Coffer or Quinn Jacobson. If you have someone experienced nearby to you, see if you can do a workshop. There are also a few forums on facebook you can join and I think the collodion.com forum Quinn started is still going.

Good luck!

[Dustyman]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/f49da4717d639a085001263e2dd656b6/tumblr_mn2wkeOZoz1s99f4so1_r1_1280.jpg
8x10 Ilford FP4+ on an 11x14 Dorff

[Dustyman]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/898324ebbc7dccc377f54bbddf966073/tumblr_mobhz45yIS1s99f4so1_r3_1280.jpg
Prom night / 8x10 Ilford FP4+ Calumet C1 305mm KPL

[Dustyman]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/96e89f9dbac15f30c0b76db4498afc55/tumblr_mobi0tRczC1s99f4so1_r1_1280.jpg
Prom Night II, 8x10 Ilford FP4+ Calumet C1 305mm KPL

[Dustyman]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c5811f7df8d878b709e2a14ad185d6a/tumblr_movokqTNym1s99f4so1_1280.jpg
"Faye"

[Pascal Gineste]

... will be a portrait of my wife, another amateur photographer.

She will forgive me for subjected her to the cold look of a G-Claron 240/9 @f11.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7398/9129549644_de4ef16abf_b.jpg

other sizes : http://www.flickr.com/photos/94384443@N00/9129549644/sizes/l/in/photostream/

It was more a quick trial for my first set of LF B&W shots, it turned out well enough.

Fomapan 100 developped with LC29 and scanned with V700.

[gsinico]

Sure no problem! I was using strobes (a total of 12000 joules in three floor packs). You need a LOT of light to shoot full length in the studio using strobes with wet plate. I needed flash to freeze the movement of the dog. In saying that I was going for an Irving Penn feel with this one (minus the work attire and add one dog) and played with the lighting to create a partial silhouette on the guy while still lighting the dog. I had 3000ws on the dog and 3000ws (6000ws pack) on the back of the model acting as keys lights. I split a 3000ws pack for slight fill (leveling out the light) on the other side. I split another 3000ws pack on the background evenly lighting it on both sides.

To be honest if you're just getting started, you should buy a manual from Mark Osterman, John Coffer or Quinn Jacobson. If you have someone experienced nearby to you, see if you can do a workshop. There are also a few forums on facebook you can join and I think the collodion.com forum Quinn started is still going.

Good luck!


that amount of power of strobes isn't easy to find for me... you rated the collodium about 3-4 iso? Maybe I'll reach a total of 2200 joules splitted in 3\4 bulbs.
you maybe need to shot a f/4 or less... I think I'll try whit sunlight the first times!
thanks for the help, I'm in touch with a guy to attend a collodium workshop before starting it.

[Craig Tuffin]

that amount of power of strobes isn't easy to find for me... you rated the collodium about 3-4 iso? Maybe I'll reach a total of 2200 joules splitted in 3\4 bulbs.
you maybe need to shot a f/4 or less... I think I'll try whit sunlight the first times!
thanks for the help, I'm in touch with a guy to attend a collodium workshop before starting it.

The ISO is 1 or slightly less depending on the age of your collodion (it gets slower, weaker and more contrasty with age). Start out just using open shade as it's perfect for wet plate before venturing into the studio setting. You can use continuous lights or strobes inside and the output will depend on your formulas (but you will always need a fair bit). You really don't need the amount of light that I was using for head and shoulders shots in the studio. The light fall-off is dramatic with WP so I used big output for this one to cover a full length portrait and to light the background. Fast lenses are handy and I think it was wet platers that really kicked the petzval lens purchase virus into gear. In saying that I often shoot smaller apertures than f8 outside so whatever you have is good enough to start you off.

One last thing, this process is orthochromatic not panchromatic so you need to focus on working in the blue and UV end of the spectrum. That means that if you do decide to use your strobes, remove or replace the glass tube protector if it's UV coated.

[Scott Schroeder]

http://schroederworks.com/Wetplate/DevvonWithBeer001.jpg

[Tri Tran]

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/5623/i8uj.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/i8uj.jpg/)

Natalie
11x14 Platinum toned Giclee Print
18 in Verito with Xray material.

[SergeiR]

Natalie
11x14 Platinum toned Giclee Print
18 in Verito with Xray material.

smashing.

[Scott Walker]

Natalie
11x14 Platinum toned Giclee Print
18 in Verito with Xray material.

Wow!

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Tri, beautiful model and great use of a very fine lens and x-ray film to boot!!

[Tri Tran]

Thanks Serge, Scott and Jim
Each of the soft focus lens have their own signature look . I do enjoy using them alternately depending the subject and the look that I'm pursuing.This one below was taken with the Eidoscope at 2 stop down from wide open.

http://imageshack.us/a/img526/989/53yr.jpg

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Thanks Serge, Scott and Jim
Each of the soft focus lens have their own signature look . I do enjoy using them alternately depending the subject and the look that I'm pursuing.This one below was taken with the Eidoscope at 2 stop down from wide open.

Tri, this one is just perfect. Lighting, models etc. I can't wait to see it. The girls have to be happy with this one!
http://imageshack.us/a/img526/989/53yr.jpg

[Tri Tran]

Thanks Jim, they sure did but the Rembrandt Portrait wasn't like this back then :)

[SergeiR]

4x5 fomapan, 240mm heliar

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5520/9146486247_61f462b1db_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9146486247/)
Scan-130611-0003www (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9146486247/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr

[SergeiR]

and one more :)) (i finally got to use scanner)

4x5 delta, 240mm heliar

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5495/9146635825_811abf7ef9_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9146635825/)
Scan-130627-0004www (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9146635825/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr

[DrTang]

Test shot of my kid at the Summer Solstice Parade
5x5 camera (5x7 masked down..hey..I like it square) built from pieces of three cameras I had sitting around,
and sitting on my LFPMD (Large Format Photography Mobile Device) that can be seen in the DIY area

FP4, Ilex 8.5" @f8 with fill flash

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[George Kara]

Love it.

[GSX4]

Here is my June portrait taken at photostock 2013... Summer Nightmare. 6x8 tintype shot with chamonix 810 and Jamin Cone lens

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[goamules]

Karl Struss Pictorial on expired 5x7 Efke PL100M film.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3805/9154804995_c1a7f58cf3_z.jpg

[Robert Oliver]

I absolutely love this portrait...

Beautiful shot Sergei!


4x5 fomapan, 240mm heliar

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5520/9146486247_61f462b1db_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9146486247/)
Scan-130611-0003www (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9146486247/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr

[szadow]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7316/9127232097_04f2db11ac_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/macieklesniak/9127232097/in/photostream/)
Graflex Speed Graphic + Kodak Aero Ektar 178/2.5
Efke 100 4x5" + Caffenol-C-M
1/250sec F2.5 ISO100

[goamules]

Another excellent portrait. They sure have some pretty girls in Poland!

[SergeiR]

I absolutely love this portrait...

Beautiful shot Sergei!

thank you, Robert

[goamules]

Karl Struss Pictorial on Efke 100.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5455/9162001178_d197679110_z.jpg

[Robert Oliver]

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Kalei
B&J 8x10
10.5" Cooke Portrait
Arista EDU Ultra 100
Pyrocat HD 1:1:100

Initial test on Arista... I've got some work to do in order to get proficient with LF portraits.

[benrains]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3686/9163507466_ea9ec54f06_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/9163507466/)
lily and madeleine (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/9163507466/) by Ben Rains (http://www.flickr.com/people/benrains/), on Flickr

Century Studio 10A w/8x10 back
Wollensak Raptar 11 7/8"/4.5
Ilford HP5 Plus / Adonal 1+50

[SergeiR]

4x5 delta, 240mm heliar, chamonix 45n2

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/9163949754_c26d51fa38_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9163949754/)
Scan-130629-0002www (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9163949754/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr

[jp]

Nice stuff here again!

I'm still diggin my old uncoated 210 meyer trioplan (triplet) and speed graphic. Here it's at f8. tmy2 4x5 film in pyrocat hd, shot yesterday in the white mountains of NH. Smooth lens but not soft.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2810/9161742953_5e1b9c4695_c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/9161742953/sizes/c/in/photostream/

Half dozen little kids (some still in diapers) mobbed the camera when I was getting a light reading and film holder ready. They loved seeing the 4x5 live view screen and were very entertained to see an image upside down.

[Otto Seaman]

These are the ones that stand out to me this month....


Test shot of my kid at the Summer Solstice Parade
5x5 camera (5x7 masked down..hey..I like it square) built from pieces of three cameras I had sitting around,
and sitting on my LFPMD (Large Format Photography Mobile Device) that can be seen in the DIY area

FP4, Ilex 8.5" @f8 with fill flash

97698



Nice stuff here again!

I'm still diggin my old uncoated 210 meyer trioplan (triplet) and speed graphic. Here it's at f8. tmy2 4x5 film in pyrocat hd, shot yesterday in the white mountains of NH. Smooth lens but not soft.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2810/9161742953_5e1b9c4695_c.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13759696@N02/9161742953/sizes/c/in/photostream/

Half dozen little kids (some still in diapers) mobbed the camera when I was getting a light reading and film holder ready. They loved seeing the 4x5 live view screen and were very entertained to see an image upside down.



... will be a portrait of my wife, another amateur photographer.

She will forgive me for subjected her to the cold look of a G-Claron 240/9 @f11.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7398/9129549644_de4ef16abf_b.jpg

other sizes : http://www.flickr.com/photos/94384443@N00/9129549644/sizes/l/in/photostream/

It was more a quick trial for my first set of LF B&W shots, it turned out well enough.

Fomapan 100 developped with LC29 and scanned with V700.



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/8996161511_e2762fdf30_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobykey/8996161511/)
St. Clare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobykey/8996161511/) by Tobias Key (http://www.flickr.com/people/tobykey/), on Flickr


Latest in the series .. there are some alternative shots on my Flickr feed

[nede]

here is mine
quarter plate, I'm pretty glad as it's my firt "real good" plate
went to shoot the street as a test but my gal standed in front of me :)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3865384/ambro%201.jpg

[Steve M Hostetter]

4x5 delta, 240mm heliar, chamonix 45n2

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/9163949754_c26d51fa38_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9163949754/)
Scan-130629-0002www (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9163949754/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr
My favorite so far:) This makes me feel like I'm looking at a landscape just incredible Bravo,, sensational depiction of this person

[benrains]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3743/9090701947_e074c94043_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/9090701947/)
shana (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/9090701947/) by Ben Rains (http://www.flickr.com/people/benrains/), on Flickr

Century Studio 10A w/5x7 back
Kodak Portrait Lens 305/4.8
Ilford HP5 Plus / Adonal 1+50

[Jim Cole]

Nice one, Ben! Great light.

[Scott --]

First shot in a while. Forgot how bad Arista reciprocity is...

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2851/9174975468_5afe3bbb33_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott--/9174975468/)
img102 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott--/9174975468/) by Scott -- (http://www.flickr.com/people/scott--/), on Flickr

4x5 Arista in HC-110 dil H, 210/5.6 Sironar-N

[benrains]

Nice one, Ben! Great light.

Thanks! It's a fairly basic setup that I've played around with for a few non-soft-focus images, but I thought the light would work well with soft-focus. The model is seated between two tall windows that are illuminating her from behind, and then I hung a dark backdrop on the wall between the windows to use as a backdrop. The fill light comes solely from the reflected light off the light-colored walls of the studio interior. Probably a white reflector would've been useful to lighten her face up a bit, but I also don't dislike the more shadowed look here.

The more studio work I do, the more I understand why photographers have assistants! Having only two hands and only being able to be in once place in any given moment is just not enough a lot of the time.

[D-tach]

VINO!!!

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/9176672587_875b7dfdf0_b.jpg

deardorff Special - Verito 8.75" - Fomapan 200 5x7

[ghostcount]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3743/9090701947_e074c94043_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/9090701947/)
shana (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrains/9090701947/) by Ben Rains (http://www.flickr.com/people/benrains/), on Flickr

Century Studio 10A w/5x7 back
Kodak Portrait Lens 305/4.8
Ilford HP5 Plus / Adonal 1+50


Excellent rim lighting.

[SergeiR]

My favorite so far:) This makes me feel like I'm looking at a landscape just incredible Bravo,, sensational depiction of this person

thank you. She felt a bit upset that i asked her for that mood, as she wanted smiling shot :) But apparently now she likes it, after seeing final result (ok, there IS smiling shot as well ;))

[Pascal Gineste]

Thanks for the explications Ben. I like this one a Lot, and also the other with a more classical lighting you have of Shana on Flickr. Very controlled work.