More Polaroid Portraits [Archive] - Large Format Photography Forum

cjbroadbent

3-Dec-2009, 12:21

I'm clearing out 40 years of accumulated junk. How do you dispose of LF trannies? They seem undestructable.
The polaroids are easy. Just tear them up. But how to store the keepers other than by scanning? Is the chemistry going to last like bromide prints?
Here's a keeper on 4x5 done with a 120mm Sironar. Any one else got polaroid portraits?
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OR3U2BmIDuk/SxUYcQxB3iI/AAAAAAAACew/-OYtHOw1PdM/s800/ives2001.jpg

jb7

3-Dec-2009, 12:54

I'm clearing out 40 years of accumulated junk. How do you dispose of LF trannies? They seem undestructable.

Easy Christopher-
send them to me-

I like that one, I've seen it before I think-
Interesting that he's leaning on a horizontal plane...

I've got some, posted here already in the other threads-
ok to include some here too, do you think?

Vaughn

3-Dec-2009, 13:02

Posted before, but what the heck...

Type 55 (15 year or so out of date)
Speed Graphic w/ magnifying glass lens

scanned contact print (on 25 year or so out-of-date paper)

Milton Tierney

3-Dec-2009, 13:45

My Last Polariod! :(

cjbroadbent

3-Dec-2009, 14:02

...I've seen it before I think-...
No, Ives was looking the other way:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OR3U2BmIDuk/SxUbUAAdlhI/AAAAAAAACfs/DKnkji5apCg/s288/ives.jpg
It would be nice to see your past polaroids. It's a weird medium, with it's own character.

jb7

3-Dec-2009, 14:54

I remember now-
should have said that I've seen Him here before-
I'd make a terrible lawyer, everything thrown out on technicalities...

Now that I see it again, I think I prefer the second,
more enigmatic, with the shadow-
but he's a very memorable character-

They look like they're scanned from the print-

These ones T55, scanned from the neg-
Both shot on a small French cinema projection Petzval, 185mm-

From last month, I have a habit of posting at the very end of the month-

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4138671455_42591af764_o.jpg

And this one from the end of the month before...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3965541232_cb026d436f_o.jpg

vinny

3-Dec-2009, 15:17

joseph, those are awesome. I hadn't seen the second one before.

cjbroadbent

3-Dec-2009, 15:25

Joseph. There must be a lot more to chew on in a polaroid negative. How do they scan compared to other negs? I only know pola prints and give up on low tones and let them drop out altogether making virtue out of necessity.

jb7

3-Dec-2009, 15:44

Christopher, I've got a limited experience with other b/w negs-
I've only used Foma films-

They scan beautifully, really soft tonality, imperceptible grain-

These were both slightly underexposed,
in that they produced an acceptable print-
but they weren't underexposed by much-
there weren't any tones lost that I didn't need-
perhaps the stated exposure guidelines refer to printing rather than scanning-

It's a lovely film, and I'm rationing it-
I'll only shoot one per setup,
and usually I'll only do one setup per person...

Vinny, thank you...

r.e.

3-Dec-2009, 16:19

All I want to know is who designed Ives's jacket and what material it is made from :)

benrains

3-Dec-2009, 17:34

Not polaroids, but rather Fujifilm's FP-100C45 instant film. I shot these with my Graflex Crown Graphic 4x5-

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2134/2391217195_ef39332ca0.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2978202802_ff33aa1052.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/2481428079_2720470b62.jpg

seven

3-Dec-2009, 23:57

nice thread, i love Polaroids.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3345/3226594030_2c97962044_o.jpg

Ernostar 165 @F1.8, Polaroid 55 positive

PViapiano

4-Dec-2009, 00:50

I've posted this before...

Ebony 45s - Nikkor 210mm - Type 55

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/85/254671890_8d9597b9f0.jpg

cjbroadbent

4-Dec-2009, 01:53

I've posted this before...
...
There are things (tones) going on here that I can't do. Is that a negative?

Jim Edmond

4-Dec-2009, 07:08

Those glowing tones are what I like about T55. I don't know what to attribute it to, so finding a replacement is difficult.

Ken Lee

4-Dec-2009, 08:15

The glowing tones: Could this be a matter spectral response - which we notice when shooting skin tones ?

Or might it be just something unusual about the density curves in the upper values ?

Jim Edmond

4-Dec-2009, 08:46

It does seem to be most noticeable with skin tones, but is there to some degree in still life too. Spectral response is an interesting idea as you'd think curve shape would be easy enough to duplicate.

cjbroadbent

4-Dec-2009, 09:51

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OR3U2BmIDuk/Sxk6Hdiy9hI/AAAAAAAACoc/1Gio5zuwpZU/s800/LanfrancoColombo.jpg
Here's a 22x25 inch Polaroid done with the big big camera. Not much chance to chat the subject up with giant Polaroid.
The sitter has the keeper, this is a non-keeper. He is Lanfranco Colombo, the wheel behind modern photography in Italy.

cjbroadbent

4-Dec-2009, 09:57

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OR3U2BmIDuk/Sxk6Gh-DkII/AAAAAAAACoY/wuBTeXLcL9E/s800/GiuseppePanza.jpg
Another 20x25 inch from the giant camera. Giuseppe Panza, an art collector.

Frank Petronio

4-Dec-2009, 10:11

Polaroid Type 55 does something different with the middle tones for sure, not just skintones. A moot point, you won't find any for less than $300 a box and that's out-dated!

http://frankpetronio.com/media/photos/quarry02_view.jpg

Type 52 is fun for regular, everyday shooting:

http://frankpetronio.com/media/blog/pola_jessmeagancris_03.jpg

jb7

4-Dec-2009, 10:13

great stuff-
you must have had some powerful lighting for those?

I've never seen a big polaroid, would love to get a look at them...

How did these sittings come about, and did you do many more?

Frank Petronio

4-Dec-2009, 10:19

In it's heyday you could book the Polaroid 20x24 studio in London, Boston, NYC, Tokyo, and ? plus they would send one on the road. In the mid-90s when I was tempted I think it cost $600 plus $30 per pull. It came with a technician too. Didn't they use like six of the largest Elinchrom packs for basic lighting?

But I am sure Christopher will give us the details since he actually used one.

benrains

4-Dec-2009, 11:44

The 20x24 Polaroid cameras are still around and in use. John Reuter and friends have the equipment for making the developer packs, and are close to having everything in place to manufacture their own developer chemicals- http://20x24studio.com/

They're also running a portrait special next week, $1000.00 for 3 photos-
http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=219375895375&ref=mf

cjbroadbent

4-Dec-2009, 12:04

Have a look at Joyce Tennyson's (http://www.tenneson.com/polaroid/polaroid_images_01.html) big polaroid stuff.
I was once working in a N.Y. studio next door to where she was doing her edition of the Pirelli Calendar and dropped in because we'd met in Italy. She was getting an amazing one good shot in three - Polaroid technicians are really stingy with film. I got the idea that the art-director was secreting the non-keepers for auction.
Joyce has a way with polaroid and has a lot more experience on the big camera than most.
My go on the big machine was insignificant. I did an ad campaign for the SX and got invited, with others, to try out the machine in wheels. There were Elincas and it took some argument to use them bounced. I missed the nasty cheek light that was not turned off for Panza's shot. Colour polaroids come best with soft light but you can get through a box of 8x10 before you get the hues right.

r.e.

4-Dec-2009, 12:10

They say on that website that they have enough film "to last many years".

I thought that Polaroid film had a limited lifespan. At least, it couldn't go in the freezer. No?

On their Facebook page, they also say that the Dutch group (Impossible Project ) is indeed looking at bringing out film in larger formats.

Vaughn

4-Dec-2009, 12:10

In it's heyday you could book the Polaroid 20x24...

One of the 20x24 visited our university many years ago. I assisted the photographer (one of our professors who go a grant to use the camera) and made "ghost" prints, though I don't think they were every used. After the print was fully developed, I transferred what was left of the image onto watercolor paper.

Vaughn

benrains

4-Dec-2009, 12:41

They say on that website that they have enough film "to last many years".

I thought that Polaroid film had a limited lifespan. No?

On their Facebook page, they also say that the Dutch group (Impossible Project ) is indeed looking at bringing out film in larger formats.

The 20x24 folks bought out Polaroid's remaining emulsion coated film stock for the those cameras. The emulsion supposedly lasts a very long time. It's the developer chemicals that have the limited shelf life. (The developer packs are loaded separately from the film with the 20x24 camera.) I've read they've enough film to last them at least 4 years at their current usage rates, and they've enough good old stock developer chemicals to last them a while, but they're going to soon be manufacturing their own developer.

I've heard the same about the Impossible Project doing LF films, but I don't know. I think their main focus is still with replacing integral film. The pack/sheet films are very different beasts. And even if they did come out with an 8x10 replacement, I doubt many hobbyists would be able to afford it, but I'd love for them to prove my skepticism unfounded.

r.e.

4-Dec-2009, 12:55

In the mid-to-late 1980s, there was an instructor in the Fine Arts department at the University of Ottawa, who went by the name Evergon, who made 40"x80" Polaroids. At the time, his work was controversial, but he had a following and I recall being quite struck by prints that I saw at an exhibit of his work. They were unlike any photographs that I had seen before. He now teaches at Concordia University in Montreal. Info on him: www.evergon.ca

I wonder who else worked with Polaroid's 40"x80" cameras.

PViapiano

4-Dec-2009, 17:18

There are things (tones) going on here that I can't do. Is that a negative?

Christopher,

I just checked my notes (this photograph was made in 2006 with natural window light), and it is a Type 55 neg scan. The original PS file shows a global contrast correction of the scan with levels and a burn-in vignette at the borders.

An optical print with the negative made on Ilford WT paper, shows slightly less burning and slightly reduced contrast in the face.

I'd like to print this one again, since I had just started darkroom work back then...

PViapiano

4-Dec-2009, 17:20

Oh...and I love the two large Polaroid portraits by Chris! Everything about them...!

jb7

4-Dec-2009, 18:29

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2292/2301669121_7616cd3486_o.jpg

T55 neg, scanned.

Moulded condenser lens taped to Copal 0 board,
about 100mm fl.
Single flash exposure.

Frank Petronio

4-Dec-2009, 20:29

Just did this one a couple of hours ago -- Polaroid Type 52

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs004.snc3/11135_357890430645_843525645_10039838_8018256_n.jpg

lambis

5-Dec-2009, 04:18

My friend Kad. Have use a SX-70 and TZ film F2B
http://www.apneaimages.com/blog/wp-content/photos/Kad-Pola014_small.jpg

r.e.

5-Dec-2009, 17:48

My friend Kad.

Vαι!

r.e.

5-Dec-2009, 18:05

Moulded condenser lens taped to Copal 0 board

For sure you have to look at John Deakin's work :)

What is a moulded condenser lens? I want one.

benrains

5-Dec-2009, 19:53

An old self-portrait from my earliest forays into large format photography. Shot on Polaroid type 54.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1206/573403765_bab01c06ae.jpg

r.e.

5-Dec-2009, 20:08

Ben,

The formal chair (but weirdly proportioned - what's with the legs, and rail between the two front legs - are they original, or is this chair some kind of gerrymandered amalgam?), the floor, moulding and wall, the especially the unplugged plug, are perfect.

This thread is emerging as the refuge for interesting images :)

benrains

5-Dec-2009, 20:24

The formal chair (but weirdly proportioned - what's with the legs, and rail between the two front legs - are they original, or is this chair some kind of gerrymandered amalgam?), the floor, moulding and wall, the especially the unplugged plug, are perfect.

Well, not too weird. It's a very typically designed wingback style chair, although this particular one is fairly modern--I'd guess late 1960s or early 1970s based on the upholstery fabric. That said, the aesthetics of the chair are much less noticeable when a beautiful lady is sitting on it.

jb7

6-Dec-2009, 05:27

What is a moulded condenser lens? I want one.

I got it from a theatrical spotlight,
plano convex lens, about an inch thick in the centre, 100mm diameter-
It's not a ground lens, I think, there's a crease on the curved side-
though I could be wrong-

Don't know where it is now, haven't seen it for a while..

I like that self portrait Ben-

cjbroadbent

6-Dec-2009, 06:55

Joseph,
Pretty strong portrait.

Phil

6-Dec-2009, 14:04

Polaroid 809 - 12" Commercial Ektar

Chris Dunham

6-Dec-2009, 23:51

I really like polaroid (Fuji) film and only wish it was available in 8x10. Have shot a lot of the 4x5 fuji material and I'm trying a 6X6 system at the moment to see if that is also workable for me.

Chris.

Frank Petronio

7-Dec-2009, 00:34

Here is a self-portrait blast from 17 years ago, note the pants. 8x10 Polaroid from a catalog studio that was being shut down by the parent corporation -- so we shot up all their Polaroid to celebrate getting laid off!

http://www.frankpetronio.com/media/large/frank_marktrace.jpg

arca andy

7-Dec-2009, 01:48

Polariod Type 55, my favorite..see thumbnail. I am sure you folks have discused the the company trying to reintoduce Ploariod film? If not try www.the-impossible-project.com

kev curry

7-Dec-2009, 03:02

Roll up roll up...see the invisible man Frank!

Tracy Storer

16-Dec-2009, 17:48

In it's heyday you could book the Polaroid 20x24 studio in London, Boston, NYC, Tokyo, and ? .

You can still book in NYC, San Francisco, and Prague, or location.
See my website or email me for details.

cjbroadbent

17-Dec-2009, 07:58

You can still book in NYC, San Francisco, and Prague, or location.
See my website or email me for details.
Tracy,
Great enterprise!

Michael Nelson

17-Dec-2009, 21:14

Frank, you said: 'Polaroid Type 55 does something different with the middle tones for sure, not just skintones. A moot point, you won't find any for less than $300 a box and that's out-dated!'
*****
I have THREE unopened boxes of Type 55 (JAN 1995) that have been in the frig since new. I'd be happy to sell them for $300.00 each...

Michael/Atlanta

Frank Petronio

17-Dec-2009, 22:18

Think of how much they'll be worth next year!

Emil Schildt

18-Dec-2009, 16:15

Some of my students made this "wedding dress" out of news papers - many with christmas adds on. This came out of it. Painted with light - solarized.
Pol 665

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000157/536-det-er-jo-snart-jul_800x600.jpg

jim kitchen

18-Dec-2009, 16:27

Dear gandolfi,

Fabulous idea and a fabulous image... :)

Well done and very ingenious.

jim k

Ash

18-Dec-2009, 16:41

Is that the very pretty Piri? :)

Emil Schildt

18-Dec-2009, 16:56

Is that the very pretty Piri? :)

;)

benrains

18-Dec-2009, 17:28

Emil Schildt

18-Dec-2009, 17:33

I like photograph, but the dress is truly amazing.

thank you - yes: they did good. (we have a main subject about design and textiles. It was their work - just for fun. Last end of a semester, they made a dress out of cards.... )

Ari

21-Dec-2009, 10:43

This is a 667 image shot last year, my last batch of Polaroid P/N :(
Shot as a possible poster for a musician.

Chris Dunham

22-Dec-2009, 19:29

This is a 667 image shot last year, my last batch of Polaroid P/N :(
Shot as a possible poster for a musician.

Wow, cool shot !

Chris.

Ari

23-Dec-2009, 12:10

Thank you, Chris.

Nathan67

23-Dec-2009, 12:46

Type 54... my last box :(
Shen Hau TZ45IIB
http://homepage.mac.com/nlediard/Sites/POLA1.jpg

Nathan67

23-Dec-2009, 12:50

Polaroid stash self portrait....

Shen Hau TZ45IIB
http://homepage.mac.com/nlediard/Sites/POLA2.jpg[/IMG]

Nathan67

23-Dec-2009, 12:56

Just posted this in the portrait thread, but it belongs here too :)
My father in law, dairy farmer, taking a break..
Crown Graphic 4x5
http://www.lediardfoto.com/cs001a.jpg

Imaginara

31-Dec-2009, 18:04

Well i just made one of my brother 2 days ago, Fuji FP100B45 in my 4x5. First B&W polaroid ive taken btw, and im in love with the media =)

SteveKarr

31-Dec-2009, 18:44

That's the most beautiful image I've ever seen on this site. Nice Job!

Type 54... my last box :(
Shen Hau TZ45IIB
http://homepage.mac.com/nlediard/Sites/POLA1.jpg

nray

2-Jan-2010, 13:06

I was given some Type 54 film a few years back when I bought a Polaroid 545 film holder from someone on this site...can't remember his name. Anyway, dusted it off today.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o131/nray53/scan216.jpg

Nathan67

2-Jan-2010, 15:50

That's the most beautiful image I've ever seen on this site. Nice Job!
Wow, maybe a slight exageration :) but thankyou for the very nice compliment:D

Emil Schildt

6-Jan-2010, 15:32

I just went through some older negatives, and stumled upon this one.

Kala. Polaroid 665 - solarized.

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000163/408-kala_800x600.jpg

cjbroadbent

6-Jan-2010, 15:43

I just went through some older negatives, and stumled upon this one.

Kala. Polaroid 665 - solarized.

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000163/408-kala_800x600.jpg
Stunning! Intentional?

Emil Schildt

6-Jan-2010, 16:51

thanks - yes, I did several that day - the pol 665 is SO easy to solarize.

Laura_Campbell

6-Jan-2010, 19:32

Zone plate portrait using Zero45 pinhole camera fitted with 405 holder, and Pola664.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2213/2380377203_78a0d6f525.jpg

unkgowa

7-Jan-2010, 03:20

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000163/408-kala_800x600.jpg

Unbelievably good..

nkrustev

7-Jan-2010, 07:37

http://212.36.3.59/site_pics/114/r_1260173448_lili_hippie_small.jpg

My first picture post here.
Type 55
Xenotar 150mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8

seven

7-Jan-2010, 11:12

excellent, welcome on board :)

Ron McElroy

7-Jan-2010, 21:32

http://212.36.3.59/site_pics/114/r_1260173448_lili_hippie_small.jpg

My first picture post here.
Type 55
Xenotar 150mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8

Great first post.
Welcome

bluenote

10-Jan-2010, 11:50

My wife Vera taken with Speed Graphic loaded with Fuji instant film ISO100.

Allen in Montreal

10-Jan-2010, 12:12

..........

My first picture post here.
Type 55
Xenotar 150mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8

Great start!
Welcome. :)

Emil Schildt

11-Jan-2010, 05:16

a kind of portratit.

Kala with a newly bought lamp on her head...
Polaroid transfer (as the original is quite small, this image is quite rough to look at..

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000165/100-en-slags-portraet_800x600.jpg

cjbroadbent

20-Jan-2010, 09:32

Jim Cole

20-Jan-2010, 09:38

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OR3U2BmIDuk/S1cutnEoBKI/AAAAAAAADNA/6ud41aiVZ_A/s800/selfPola_tm.jpg
Self sitting in for test. 4x5 coaterless type (?) polaroid in a Gandolfi w/135mm Symmar. Scanned twice and tone mapped.

Hi Christopher,

Nice to have a face to go with the name. Very nice self portrait. I must say that you look way different than I had you pictured in my mind. It's funny how that works.

cjbroadbent

20-Jan-2010, 10:19

... I must say that you look way different than I had you pictured in my mind... Jim, maybe not so different nowadays. That was 1990.

Ari

20-Jan-2010, 10:23

Great shot, Christopher!
And nice to put the face to the name.

Dave Aharonian

20-Jan-2010, 11:25

My stock of Polaroid is getting thin!

Polaroid 665. Darlot lens.

rdenney

20-Jan-2010, 11:30

Jim, maybe not so different nowadays. That was 1990.

Heh. Those glasses told that story!

Rick "whose changing eyes force him to modernize styles even if against his will" Denney

Emil Schildt

2-Feb-2010, 09:29

I've been doing some solarizations on pol 665. LOVE that film...

a couple of examples with Anna.

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000171/709-anna_800x600.jpg

and another one - used christmal lights to "dress her up"...

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000171/710-anna-2_800x600.jpg

mandoman7

2-Feb-2010, 11:48

I love these shots.

Vaughn

2-Feb-2010, 12:27

Gandolfi, would you be willing to give a short description on how you solarize the 665 (and I assume it would be similar with Type 55.)

Thank you!

vaughn

Emil Schildt

2-Feb-2010, 14:40

Gandolfi, would you be willing to give a short description on how you solarize the 665 (and I assume it would be similar with Type 55.)

Thank you!

vaughn

hi Vaughn.
It is SO simple.

overexpose with approx 1 aperture - let the image develop for 10-15 sek (depending on how solarized you want it), and then pull the pos/neg apart, and give the negative a "shot" from a flash - let it stay for about half a minute, and then rinse/fix as normal..

Actually on Type 55 you can partially solarize! (due to the size).do as the 665 but don't use a flash to reexpose, but use a little strong flashlight (maybe with a small black cardboard wrapped around it to "control" the light - then "paint" on the developing type 55, and you decide where to solarize!

Great fun!

Thanks for the comments.

Emil Schildt

2-Feb-2010, 14:42

Two more of Anna (solarized a LOT!)

http://static.phosee.dk/pictures/00000171/712-anna-4_800x600.jpg

and

http://static.phosee.dk/pictures/00000171/711-anna-3_800x600.jpg

cjbroadbent

2-Feb-2010, 16:33

Thanks, Gandolfi. Fascinating.

Ash

3-Feb-2010, 05:41

Those shots of Anna are amazing Emil

goamules

3-Feb-2010, 07:42

Man, what a great analog effect!

A.J. Dickson

3-Feb-2010, 08:17

Wow Great Gandolfi. Reminded me of this I took years ago and more by luck than design I was toning the neg in copper toner, keeping it in the soup for much too long and voila! Solarized. I think at the time I was more impressed by the tone than the solarization, there was a nice depth to it.
The second version shows an adjustment on the red channel in PS to bring out the facial details.

unkgowa

5-Feb-2010, 06:28

Two more of Anna (solarized a LOT!)

http://static.phosee.dk/pictures/00000171/712-anna-4_800x600.jpg

and

http://static.phosee.dk/pictures/00000171/711-anna-3_800x600.jpg

Absolutely stunning images..

jb7

5-Feb-2010, 07:27

Beautiful stuff-

kev curry

5-Feb-2010, 12:57

Wow!

Emil Schildt

5-Feb-2010, 15:00

Thanks all!
I LOVE the pol 665 for so many reasons, and the possibillity of solarizing is one of them.

I still have a few packs left, and I made this a couple of days ago.

"Monika"

http://static.phosee.dk/pictures/00000172/095-monika-01_800x600.jpg

(I think I also uploaded this on the "heliar" thread - so sorry if you already have seen it..)

Dave Aharonian

5-Feb-2010, 18:56

Crickey!! Your solarized portraits are incredible!

cjbroadbent

6-Feb-2010, 03:01

Emil Schildt

6-Feb-2010, 04:51

thanks all.

Emil Schildt

6-Feb-2010, 05:24

well - can't help my self.. someone stop me...

A portrait of Kala - slightly solarized.

Pol 665

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000172/596-kala-igen-igen-igen_800x600.jpg

csant

6-Feb-2010, 05:59

That's a beauty, Emil! And there are some wonderful things happening in the pearls in her hair…

sly

6-Feb-2010, 11:23

Why would we stop you? Because you set the bar so high for the rest of us?

unkgowa

6-Feb-2010, 11:29

Gandolfi, please keep posting your images, I could look at them all day..

Self-portrait with Speed Graphic, Schneider 127mm f/4.7 + FP-100c..

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4334665335_284a4bfb77_b.jpg

Allen in Montreal

7-Feb-2010, 06:22

Somehow did not surprise me to see you are far better dressed than professional photographers here would ever be! :)

You have to love the style of Italians, you just don't see jeans and running shoes there like you do on this side of the pond. :(

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OR3U2BmIDuk/S1cutnEoBKI/AAAAAAAADNA/6ud41aiVZ_A/s800/selfPola_tm.jpg
Self sitting in for test. 4x5 coaterless type (?) polaroid in a Gandolfi w/135mm Symmar. Scanned twice and tone mapped.

jb7

7-Feb-2010, 06:40

And I'll bet those fancy cuffs unbutton...

cjbroadbent

7-Feb-2010, 07:25

And I'll bet those fancy cuffs unbutton...
I do wear jacket and tie and real shoes - which has hindered my career. But I've bought nothing new in 25 years - which makes up for it a bit.

jb7

7-Feb-2010, 07:42

You could spin that to claim to wear only vintage...

except for the odd purchase in Marks and Spencer, of course...

William McEwen

7-Feb-2010, 09:17

My stock of Polaroid is getting thin!

Polaroid 665. Darlot lens.

Dave, I think this is one of the best things you've ever done. The juxtaposition of being nude and wearing a super warm hat is just right.

Dave Aharonian

8-Feb-2010, 18:03

Thanks William - much appreciated!

Here's another shot I just did for the fur hat series. Polaroid 665. Thanks to Adam on the forum I've got a some T55 on its way too.

Emil Schildt

9-Feb-2010, 03:38

Thanks William - much appreciated!

Here's another shot I just did for the fur hat series. Polaroid 665. Thanks to Adam on the forum I've got a some T55 on its way too.

beautiful! and very sensual, bordering to erotic.

Stephanie Brim

9-Feb-2010, 20:52

I do wear jacket and tie and real shoes - which has hindered my career. But I've bought nothing new in 25 years - which makes up for it a bit.

The fact that you may have clothing older than me gives me even more respect for you for some reason.

I love the portraits. It makes me wish that I could get my hands on some of this film.

jack_hui

13-Feb-2010, 03:13

Self Portrait by Byron (110B) with Heliar 150mm len, shot wide open, 1/2 sec
Fuji FP-110B45 film

http://www.pbase.com/jack_hui/image/121910425.jpg

eddie

13-Feb-2010, 05:28

Self Portrait by Byron (110B) with Heliar 150mm len, shot wide open, 1/2 sec
Fuji FP-110B45 film

hi jack,

nice to meet you.

jack_hui

13-Feb-2010, 08:07

hi jack,

nice to meet you.

Hi eddie,

Well, nice to meet you, and the len that I bought from you is great...

I am actually looking for another petzval type len that can mount on a copal #3 shutter, FL around 130-150mm for 4x5 in portrait distance. If you have anything like that, let me know.

Jack

Frank Petronio

13-Feb-2010, 08:26

Handheld of course:

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs123.snc1/5296_267217670645_843525645_8609729_5149262_n.jpg

It was really hard to Solarize just her nipples.

Frank Petronio

13-Feb-2010, 08:43

Let us not forget what a pain in the @ss Polaroid used to be as well....

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/meagan-leica_frustrated.jpg

Meagan

Stephane

13-Feb-2010, 09:32

Hello Meagan! Need some help?

Emil Schildt

16-Feb-2010, 09:11

another portrait of Kala.
She is the most photogenic person I have ever met...

Pol Type55

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000175/283-kala-igen-igen-igen-igen_800x600.jpg

Joe Forks

21-Feb-2010, 09:41

another portrait of Kala.
She is the most photogenic person I have ever met...

Just killer man!

Frank Petronio

22-Feb-2010, 10:03

I wish I was as photogenic ;-)

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs199.snc3/20655_10150095244455646_843525645_11276685_5455220_n.jpg

4x5 Fuji Instant Pack Film, handheld self-portrait MySpace style.

lambis

25-Feb-2010, 14:49

http://www.apneaimages.com/blog/wp-content/photos/img021_red.jpg

The Legend.... SX-70

Allen in Montreal

25-Feb-2010, 17:01

Great shot,
great model!

another portrait of Kala.
She is the most photogenic person I have ever met...

Pol Type55

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000175/283-kala-igen-igen-igen-igen_800x600.jpg

Steve M Hostetter

13-Mar-2010, 08:09

Bobby, Sinar P , 600mm Fujinon 8x10 B&W polaroid

Steve M Hostetter

13-Mar-2010, 08:31

polaroid transfer, 8x10 sinar p 210mm

Emil Schildt

3-Apr-2010, 13:04

A couple of "portraits" of a musician. She is one of my students, and plays very well on her flute.
We wanted to try and make some alternative portraits of her, playing.

Painted with light. Solarized.
Pol 665 Pos/neg.

http://www.apug.org/gallery1/files/4/8/8/7/fl_jte-_5.jpg

and then this:

http://www.apug.org/gallery1/files/4/8/8/7/fl_jte-_6.jpg

We also made a more "classic" looking portrait.
Because of her facial features I wanted to try and make her look like the old photographs that was made of native americans (holding a pipe).

I don't know whether I succeded, but it was fun to try!

http://www.apug.org/gallery1/files/4/8/8/7/fl_jte-_2.jpg

kpphoto

3-Apr-2010, 13:45

Thanks William - much appreciated!

Here's another shot I just did for the fur hat series. Polaroid 665. Thanks to Adam on the forum I've got a some T55 on its way too.

What hat?

gsinico

9-Apr-2010, 22:06

Christopher, I appreciate jour pola, and I post one PN55 of mine.
I guess about how to met LF people in Italy, and I find you're in Milano, I'm from Brescia...

giovanni

cjbroadbent

11-Apr-2010, 05:03

See this (http://www.the-impossible-project.com/projects/8x10) about 8x10 instant film:
Maybe there's hope.

Jan Pedersen

11-Apr-2010, 07:59

Wow, that is interesting. Now the scramble to find a polaroid back before the price will skyrocket.
Thanks for posting.

carlaf

23-Jun-2010, 10:49

http://www.apneaimages.com/blog/wp-content/photos/img021_red.jpg

The Legend.... SX-70

Wow. This is excellent.

Christo.Stankulov

14-Aug-2011, 03:39

A first self hand held with my recently (then) bought Sinar F2
I am sorry about the very bad scan.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2687/4089119137_ef8e123279_o.jpg

Ash

14-Aug-2011, 04:58

Christo, what are the 6x6's of?

Christo.Stankulov

14-Aug-2011, 07:18

Christo, what are the 6x6's of?
I am sorry Ash, but didn't understand you. You mean what they are doing there?

Bill_1856

14-Aug-2011, 07:43

Christo.Stankulov

14-Aug-2011, 13:23

Attempt to make a shoes portrait. Polaroid 55, Sinar F2, Fujinon W 150
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5134/5537101818_11e6921425_o.jpg

Christo.Stankulov

14-Aug-2011, 13:27

A girl polaroid 669 emulsion lift. Sinar Fujinon
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5532547358_91895149c0_o.jpg

And two selfs the same film, emulsion lifts
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5053/5472891661_4f05644b1c_o.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5471982838_ed625e26e5_o.jpg

Christo.Stankulov

15-Aug-2011, 03:00

Ash, the rolls are Tri-x 320 if that was the question.

Polaroid 665, Sinar, Fujinon W 150
Music band
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5036427737_8049cba5ea_o.jpg

Andrey Donchev

15-Aug-2011, 06:10

Type 54... my last box :(
Shen Hau TZ45IIB
http://homepage.mac.com/nlediard/Sites/POLA1.jpg

Beauty!

A.

Christo.Stankulov

19-Aug-2011, 06:44

Sinar F2, Fujinon 150W Polaroid 665
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4632442598_c552411e1f_o.jpg

Ash

21-Aug-2011, 10:16

Christo I was asking what the pictures on the film were. As in, what did you photograph on the film?

Christo.Stankulov

23-Aug-2011, 00:46

Christo I was asking what the pictures on the film were. As in, what did you photograph on the film?

If I remember well, there was some picture made in a small village in France - Chauvigny.

Christo.Stankulov

23-Aug-2011, 02:15

Plaubel Peko Profia, Schneider Symmar 150, Polaroid 665 solarized
http://en.polaroid-passion.com/galerie/stankulov/201101230058213643576137_70be0a522e_z.jpg

Asher Kelman

23-Aug-2011, 06:55

another portrait of Kala.
She is the most photogenic person I have ever met...

Pol Type55

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000175/283-kala-igen-igen-igen-igen_800x600.jpg

Gandolfi,

So handsome; splendid picture! She needs to visit L.A.! A great image I'll not forget!

Asher

Asher Kelman

23-Aug-2011, 06:58

Somehow did not surprise me to see you are far better dressed than professional photographers here would ever be! :)

You have to love the style of Italians, you just don't see jeans and running shoes there like you do on this side of the pond. :(

Allen,

This is a very pensive and personal portrait of a modest and sensitive man. This is really sharing! Kudos!

I wonder what it was like before tone mapping and what it would have taken to achieve those results in the darkroom?

Asher

Randy

8-Sep-2011, 11:03

#3 son photographed in March of '87.
Type 55, of which, since I was a USAF photographer, I had access to all I wanted at any time.

I miss those days :(

http://rsphoto.fileave.com/matt.jpg

Jay DeFehr

8-Sep-2011, 11:18

In my little kitchen. Crown Graphic 4x5, 135 Xenar, Polaroid pack film (I forget which).

Allen in Montreal

8-Sep-2011, 19:37

Allen,

This is a very pensive and personal portrait of a modest and sensitive man. This is really sharing! Kudos!

I wonder what it was like before tone mapping and what it would have taken to achieve those results in the darkroom?

Asher

Asher,
Unfortunately, I have yet to meet Christopher.
I was commenting on his self portrait

Tom J McDonald

8-Sep-2011, 20:36

Speaking of whom, I haven't seen him around for a while.

mdm

8-Sep-2011, 20:52

I expect he is eating fine buffalo milk mozarella with vine ripened tomatoes and good bread in a warm sunny place. Sometimes the sycophants on forums get a little blah.

bigguy88

8-Sep-2011, 23:05

great nice portraits...i love them. really quite amazing..different feel from the other portrait thread. :) http://edslrvideo.com/line.jpg :)

Randy

10-Sep-2011, 09:16

#3 son again - Crown Graphic, Type 55

http://rsphoto.fileave.com/matt2.jpg

cjbroadbent

11-Sep-2011, 07:21

I expect he is eating fine buffalo milk mozarella with vine ripened tomatoes and good bread in a warm sunny place. Sometimes the sycophants on forums get a little blah.
Actually, it was feta, onions and greek tomatoes on windy Milos. No web - no blah.

JC Kuba

11-Sep-2011, 10:16

another portrait of Kala.
She is the most photogenic person I have ever met...

Pol Type55

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000175/283-kala-igen-igen-igen-igen_800x600.jpg

Nice portrait. It's interesting how the left hand grabbing her right elbow seems detached and a thing on it's own.