December Portraits

[Jim Galli]

I'll start us off with a portrait of my father-in-law done Thanksgiving day.


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/MysteryLens13F4/FredWGrayS.jpg
Fred W Gray

A good friend to me for 36 years and a truly grand father in every way.

Done with a 13" f4 Achromatic Meniscus no-name lens @ about f8 on the 8X10 2D.

[ljsegil]

Jim,
That is a simply wonderful image that exemplifies the sort of deeply personal care and emotion that the best of portraiture should evoke. Now if only you had some decent lenses to work with.
Best,
LJS

[BrianShaw]

Jim, Your F-I-L portrait really touches my heart. It reminds me very much of the last portrait I took of my Dad, about 18 months ago. But I hate to say it... I hate it. It brings tears to my eyes because I see the mutual love and respect, but there isn't a single point of focus and I'm left rubbing my eyes wondering when the fog bank will lift. (and I even like soft focus) Next time, get closer. He's a handsome man... much more handsome than the swirlies in the empty background. Maybe I'd like it more if cropped to a "two-button"??

[BradS]

Here's an informal one of my father.
Thanksgiving weekend....

Crown Graphic RF focussed and hand held
150mm Xenar ,
Kodak 320TXP in DK-76 (1+1)
1/60, f/8

[eddie]

perfect timing...i got portraits! many are still drying but here are a few for now.

voigtlander 7b. 8x10 foma 100 pyro. ilford warmtone rc

i really love this monster lens. i have been trying to get the feel of my new-to-me cooke and decided to take a break and play with my old voigtlander.....what a pleasure it is. nothing to figure out.....i just fell into some of my best work! (i sure hope i have desires to use the cooke now!)

1st shot is of fellow forum member Al. 2nd is tony. 3rd is ME!

[Steve M Hostetter]

8x10 480mm 8.4

[Jan Pedersen]

Very nice Eddie, how did you manage to get a perfect focus on your self portrait?

jan

[Allen in Montreal]

.....
1st shot is of fellow forum member Al. 2nd is tony. 3rd is ME!

Most fotogs hate to be on the wrong side of the lens, but I would really want top shoot Al super tight if he'll sit still, he has a great face for it! It would make a great big print with lots of detail. (forgive me eddie, I cropped your frame to how I would want to shoot a sheet or two on this guy)

[eddie]

Very nice Eddie, how did you manage to get a perfect focus on your self portrait?

jan

i am good! no, i had help from al....:)


Most fotogs hate to be on the wrong side of the lens, but I would really want top shoot Al super tight if he'll sit still, he has a great face for it! It would make a great big print with lots of detail. (forgive me eddie, I cropped your frame to how I would want to shoot a sheet or two on this guy)

yeah, al is a good one to shoot. maybe i will get him back over and tie him to the chair....he was not too excited about sitting as it was......he is talking about shaving after he plays santa.....


cheers

eddie

[ajbirdboy]

Definitely NOT shaving, just a trim. I am a little too self-conscious for too many pictures, but Eddie helps take the fear out of it, and maybe I can learn how to make someone else relax on that side of the lens for me. So much to learn...
Al

[Allen in Montreal]

Definitely NOT shaving, just a trim. I am a little too self-conscious for too many pictures, but Eddie helps take the fear out of it, and maybe I can learn how to make someone else relax on that side of the lens for me. So much to learn...
Al

Not shaving is great news Al,
you have to promise us Eddie can do at least a really tight face for us. :)

[Jim Galli]

Al, You're the new Joe the Plumber of photography. Sorry buddy, we need more pics...:D:D So Eddie, these were with the Cooke? Diffused?

[eddie]

Al, You're the new Joe the Plumber of photography. Sorry buddy, we need more pics...:D:D So Eddie, these were with the Cooke? Diffused?

sorry, no. the voigtlander....i am still trying to dial in the cooke.....

[Jim Galli]

sorry, no. the voigtlander....i am still trying to dial in the cooke.....

Nothing to be sorry about, they're all very nice. Which Voigtlander?

[eddie]

Nothing to be sorry about, they're all very nice. Which Voigtlander?

the voigtlander is the 7B.

here are some from the cooke. f4.5 no diffusion

[Jim Galli]

Oh, gotta love that Cooke. 7B is the ginormous Petzval? 25 inch or some such?

[ajbirdboy]

I have the feeling I'll be helping getting the lenses "dialed in." Guess I'll be trimming the nose hairs, too. Wanna look good for my 15 minutes...
Al

[Donald Miller]

Security Guard Phoenix. 5X7/305 G Claron w/stage two diffusion filter and existing light.

[kev curry]

Enjoyed your portraits Eddie, you've got that Big Wall Climber thing going on... I can just see you half way up El Cap preparing to bivvy for the night:)

That's a S**t hot image Donald!
Whats a ''stage two diffusion filter''?

Cheers
kev

[eddie]

Oh, gotta love that Cooke. 7B is the ginormous Petzval? 25 inch or some such?

jim, it is ginormous for sure.....but only 14 inches. it weighs about the same as the cooke!

here are a few from my Versar f6 lens. shot at f6. i will try in converted tonight or tomorrow.

[Donald Miller]

That's a S**t hot image Donald!
Whats a ''stage two diffusion filter''?

Cheers
kev

Kevin, I use one of a set of Bronica diffusion filters that I bought back in the 80's. These came in two stages in each of both black and white mesh.

Donald Miller

[Steve M Hostetter]

Security Guard Phoenix. 5X7/305 G Claron w/stage two diffusion filter and existing light.

superb!

[Donald Miller]

superb!

Thanks Steve

[Donald Miller]

Another recent...one might say that I like facial hair. Bicycle rider/Phoenix...same equipment and conditions.

[Donald Miller]

Another recent...this time with off-camera strobes.

[eddie]

Another recent...one might say that I like facial hair. Bicycle rider/Phoenix...same equipment and conditions.

awesome! i love the scene in his glasses.

[Frank Petronio]

Are you heavily burning/dodging or are they somehow on the film this way?

[Donald Miller]

awesome! i love the scene in his glasses.


Thanks Eddie, I am happy that you enjoyed it.

[Donald Miller]

Are you heavily burning/dodging or are they somehow on the film this way?

Frank, I assume that you are addressing your question to me...if not forgive me for responding. Of course there is manipulation in the printing of these images. Mostly masking (both sharp and unsharp) of the backrounds in the first two...a straight print on the third image. The facial tones in all of the images are as they are on the film.

[Dany]

4x5", Delta 100, 250mm

http://portfolio.dany.cz/Iveta/view-002_4x5_Foma_100_Am_74_1-19.jpg

[arca andy]

Heres my little cowgirl......

[GSX4]

Here's one of a friend who came over to my house on Saturday afternoon. Taken with 6" Darlot petzval on Arista Edu ultra 100 film.

Taken with Chamonix 45-N and packard shutter. I cropped it square during enlargement. Printed onto EMAKS G2, lightly bleached back, lightly sepia toned, and finished in selenium.

[matthew blais]

Here's a recent lith print on Kentmere Fineprint VC matte
http://www.matthewblaisphotography.com/clients/Ashleyprintsm.jpg

[Donald Miller]

Here's a recent lith print on Kentmere Fineprint VC matte
http://www.matthewblaisphotography.com/clients/Ashleyprintsm.jpg

I really like this...very nice!!!!

[Donald Miller]

Recent print of 2007 negative

[scrichton]

Andrew I love the tonality of your shot.

I'll maybe pick your brains on how to get that light but rich feel sometime.


Now for my shot. Nicely un-traditional back of the head portrait from earlier today as we wasted some time out and about taking photos.

[eddie]

hi all,

these are my 4th and 5th plates i have done solo.

century studio camera. 10x10 inch back. cooke 15 inch SF no diffusion.

10x10 black aluminum. sugar developer. KCN fix.

without hat 7 sec @4.5

with hat 9 sec @4.5

i love this!

cheers

eddie

[lenser]

Matthew.

Absolutely lovely. The serenity your have produced and then captured here is just perfect. Thanks for sharing this image and this beautiful face.

Tim

[Jim Fitzgerald]

hi all,

these are my 4th and 5th plates i have done solo.

century studio camera. 10x10 inch back. cooke 15 inch SF no diffusion.

10x10 black aluminum. sugar developer. KCN fix.

without hat 7 sec @4.5

with hat 9 sec @4.5

i love this!

cheers

eddie

Eddie, beautiful work. I love the image tone. You are truly lucky to have such a beautiful wife/model.

All the best.

Jim

[jb7]

lovely portraits-

[Jim Galli]

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Harrahs121308/DaveDowning39FordS.jpg
Dave

My friend Dave Downing.

Struss Pictorial Lens.

[alanps]

Very nice Dany - perfect tonality and focus

[eddie]

I would really want top shoot Al super tight if he'll sit still, he has a great face for it!

By popular request here it is!

10x10 collodion on aluminum. voigtlander 7b. 7.5 seconds wide open. sugar dev. KCN fix

thanks

eddie

[kev curry]

That's Wicked Eddie...

[Jim Galli]

That's Wicked Eddie...I agree.

[Allen in Montreal]

Eddie!!

Photography is a very personal thing, one man's treasure is another man's junk,
but I love that frame! :)
The wrinkles and raised eye brows are perfect.

I hope I will see that print in real time one day.

I envy you for having the time, energy and conviction to play with and master different processes. As my British cousins would say....Bloody Brilliant!



By popular request here it is!

10x10 collodion on aluminum. voigtlander 7b. 7.5 seconds wide open. sugar dev. KCN fix

thanks

eddie

[Matt_Bigwood]

Hand-held picture of wife and daughter - shot wide open with MPP Mark 8 and cammed Kodak Ektar 203mm f7.7 on Shanghai 100asa film.

[Matt_Bigwood]

Eddie - great picture.

Matt

[eddie]

Eddie!!


I envy you for having the time, energy and conviction to play with and master different processes. As my British cousins would say....Bloody Brilliant!

thanks! i am not sure about master but i sure do love playing with them all....i love that there is so much to do....i keep telling my digital photographer friends that i do not have time to learn all that digital jazz! i am too busy working my way backwards through the processes of photography!

thanks for all the comments so far....they keep me going!

more to come!

[Alex Hollmann]

My son has reached that glorious age (2 years 10 months) when he is now interested in the photographic process, big cameras, and posing for photographs, esp. when he can wear his skeleton costume. This is one of my first experiments with a newly acquired Conley 5X7 self-casing camera (with rotating back) and a convertible Wollensak RR type lens. Open flash used.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexhollmann/3119517372/

[zack]

The first print from a set of portraits I'm working on.
http://zack.loseby.net/images/amber1.jpg

[David A. Goldfarb]

http://www.echonyc.com/~goldfarb/temp/StephenLongmire,GalleryTalk,12Dec08b,sm.jpg

My friend Stephen Longmire, reading from his new book of large format photographs, Keeping Time in Sag Harbor (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1930066694?ie=UTF8&tag=davagol-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1930066694), at his current gallery show (http://www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org/index1.aspx?BD=9612) at the South Street Seaport.

(Linhof Tech V 23b, 105/2.8 Xenotar in a sticky shutter at f:2.8, 6x7 back, TXP/Acufine, handheld).

[Stephanie Brim]

Awesome photos, guys.

I finally took my first really good portrait with 4x5 film. It's of Adam, sitting on the couch, freezing his butt off because he's too stubborn to get a blanket. I'd show it to you, but I have to go have it scanned because the 2450 FINALLY completely pooped out on me. :p

[Emil Schildt]

here are two images of Trine, done on paper negatives.
18x24 contact prints.
old huge unnamed petzval lens.

[matthew blais]

Emil, great to see you over on this forum. Nice stuff as usual

[cjbroadbent]

http://i318.photobucket.com/albums/mm440/downstairs_2008/alvaro.jpg
Alvaro. Polaroid 4x5 with a Gandolfi and a 120 Sironar.

[Frank Petronio]

Superb!

What exactly is going on with the Polaroid shadows? Are you able to replicate it? With regular film?

[Scott Schroeder]

Did the family thing yesterday and brought along my wetplate gear.
These are 5X7 on aluminum made with a century 10A and a Dallmeyer 4B wide open.
Lots of fun.....
http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/Dad.jpg
Dad

http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/Mom.jpg
Mom

http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/Stevie.jpg
Stevie

[jb7]

Wow-
great portraits-

[Jim Galli]

Did the family thing yesterday and brought along my wetplate gear.
These are 5X7 on aluminum made with a century 10A and a Dallmeyer 4B wide open.
Lots of fun.....

Stevie

Awesome. How do you haul a 10A around and what do you set it on when you get there. My hat's off to that commitment. 4A Dallmeyer rocks.

[Allen in Montreal]

........Did the family thing yesterday.........
http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/Dad.jpg
Dad



Now there is another face that needs to have some serous amounts of film burned on.
Nice pic!
You and Eddie should have a one day, one frame shoot out and plate swap!

[Scott Schroeder]

Thanks fellas.
Jim, I'm even more committed than you think because I hauled the semi-centennial 1A stand up there....! When you are hauling around a darkbox and other assorted wet plate paraphernalia, what's a HUGE stand?! :)
But I've just gotten spoiled using that stand and the 10A. I love them vs. using a tripod and a field camera....

[eddie]

Thanks fellas.
Jim, I'm even more committed than you think because I hauled the semi-centennial 1A stand up there....! When you are hauling around a darkbox and other assorted wet plate paraphernalia, what's a HUGE stand?! :)
But I've just gotten spoiled using that stand and the 10A. I love them vs. using a tripod and a field camera....

awesome portraits!

maybe we should get together as allen suggests. i also plan on using my studio stand, 10a, and huge lenses on location.

i am planning to out fit the stand with some "off road" wheels and take her out! i agree that it is so much better than a tripod.

later for now.

eddie

[Stephanie Brim]

I didn't get any more portraits today because I accidentally loaded the film the wrong way last night (long story short, I was very tired), but I did get to scan the one of Adam. It appears that my problems have been Viewscan related all along. I tried the TWAIN driver and it worked like a charm.

This is Adam. He's my boyfriend, and about the only person I can get to sit still for me at the moment. 210mm Geronar with a decent amount of fungus growing on the inside of the front element wide open at f/6.8 on Forte 400.

[cjbroadbent]

What exactly is going on with the Polaroid shadows? Are you able to replicate it? With regular film?
Frank, Thanks. The shadows are blocked out. Can't squeeze anything out of them. Strong Polaroids have this quality/defect. With film I would try for some detail.

[Turner Reich]

Re: December Portraits

Eddie the 10x10 collodion is excellent!

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Quote:
Originally Posted by eddie
.....
1st shot is of fellow forum member Al. 2nd is tony. 3rd is ME!

Most fotogs hate to be on the wrong side of the lens, but I would really want top shoot Al super tight if he'll sit still, he has a great face for it! It would make a great big print with lots of detail. (forgive me eddie, I cropped your frame to how I would want to shoot a sheet or two on this guy.__________________

One photographer and one Art director, the cropped version is spectactular in its immediacy. Like a ?Halsman? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

[Scott Schroeder]

Eddie, yea I'd love to have some all terrain capability with this stand. I've entertained making a stand that is similar but more portable, like a field stand on wheels.
Here's another one of my Dad
http://www.schroederworks.com/Wetplate/Dad2.jpg

[ajbirdboy]

One photographer and one Art director, the cropped version is spectactular in its immediacy. Like a ?Halsman? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

When my hair started turning gray a few years back, my hope's were :
- retain a full head of hair (successful so far)
- that it would all turn the same shade of gray/silver/white (getting there slowly but surely)
- that the unruly hairs would make me look like Einstein instead of Alfred E. Newman (Thank you Turner Reich for the compliment.)

Thank you , also, Allen in Montreal for making me sit again ( you are right, I don't like being on the other side of the lens.) Nothing ventured, nothing gained, and I've gained a lot recently.
Al

[Joe Smigiel]

Pretty sweet Matthew.

[Ash]

Here's a couple from the studio last week.

Razzle 5x4 on Era 100 in Suprol.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/second-belated/razzle-girl-studio/img128a.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/second-belated/razzle-girl-studio/img132.jpg

[Frank Petronio]

Nice job Ash! You have the contrast working for you now.

[Ash]

Hah, thanks Frank.

Yea I'm afraid there are no borders to the images. That's the issue with white backdrop images online.

As for contrast that is pretty much as shot and scanned, no editing. I only removed dust specks. Technique is getting better but slowly!

[Jiri Vasina]

@ approx. 4 weeks, the life is quite simple. It's clear what is important and what is not...


http://www.vasina.net/wp-content/gallery/matej/r006-8_web.jpg

Matěj, 4 weeks

Graflex RB Super D 3¼×4¼″, Kodak Ektar 152mm, 6×9cm, Ilford Delta 3200 @ EI 1600, developed in Agfa Rodinal.

[Miguel Coquis]

Almost 30 years old, nephew came home for Christmas
During a nice walk through the forest, I took a picture of the road,
and his portrait
Speed graphic
Xenotar
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RwFNDsHP6Tk/SVaHqPZIzLI/AAAAAAAAAWs/YbkB8MIlBrM/s912/Jos%C3%A9.jpg

[eddie]

another wet plate on 5x7 aluminum.

i had a bunch of photographers stop by to shoot and tell lies. i shot some collodion images for fun.

this is my good friend Jim. he has been a photographer for most of his life. shot everything, used many processes and techniques and now he shoots an M8. i believe he has a one man show coming up at the lieca galler y in NYC. more when i know.

[Joe Forks]

Really nice Eddie. Your friend Jim is great on both sides of the camera. I've really enjoyed seeing all your wet plate postings. For my taste this is the best one yet!

Best
Joe

[andress007]

tri-x, 6x6, cropped

[Ash]

6x6 inch? odd format

[andress007]

6x6 inch? odd format

cm, Hassy

[Jiri Vasina]

cm, Hassy

LF? :confused:

[Ash]

Okay let's not be mean here... I was being flippant - these threads are for images taken on large format cameras, a Hasselblad is a medium/small format camera - 6x6cm isn't considered large :)

Have you any images with a large format camera?

[andress007]

Okay let's not be mean here... I was being flippant - these threads are for images taken on large format cameras, a Hasselblad is a medium/small format camera - 6x6cm isn't considered large :)

Have you any images with a large format camera?

just got my Tachi 8x10. images coming soon :)

[Jiri Vasina]

Looking forward to them, because your MF picture shows very good management of light...

[jb7]

just got my Tachi 8x10. images coming soon :)


Nice portrait-

j

[eddie]

Okay let's not be mean here... I was being flippant - these threads are for images taken on large format cameras, a Hasselblad is a medium/small format camera - 6x6cm isn't considered large :)

Have you any images with a large format camera?

inches? ;)

[Dany]

http://garbage.dany.cz/heliar.jpg
image dimension 1594px × 2000px, size 337.52 KB
Toyo view G 8x10" Heliar Universal 360/4.5 Medix

[jb7]

very nicely done-

[Nathan67]

http://garbage.dany.cz/heliar.jpg
image dimension 1594px × 2000px, size 337.52 KB
Toyo view G 8x10" Heliar Universal 360/4.5 Medix
Now that is one lovely portrait! Looks lovely on my 30" apple cinema screen :)

Nathan

[unrealalex]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/3140182231_d6db6a8197_o.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/unrealalex/3140182231/)

Wet-plate collodion, BGA ambrotype, 18x24 cm

Lens: Hugo Meyer & Co. Goerlitz Portrait Trioplan 12"/3.5
Light: One light source and one round reflector

Three years ago I saw Robb Kendrick's works and was very impressed. I decided to learn this process. Now I made this photo :)

[jb7]

Fabulous-
That's something I need to learn too-