I like the pose & framing. This is very clean for wetplate.
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This was done as part of a class demo but I'm quite pleased with it.
Deardorff 8x10 with a Rodenstock Sironar 300mm at f/11, HP5 processed in Rodinal 1+25.
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I couldn't resist taking a shot with my 4x5 as I watched my cohort struggling with the wind in the middle of the road.
Chamonix 45n1, 90 F8 Nikkor, FP4
Thanks Ken & JP!
I am learning to use large format, I didn't even shoot yet on sheet film (to avoid expensive waste) and use 6x9 rollfilm adapter. Trying various films, developing techniques and lenses.
This morning I have received CM Fujinon W 5.6/210 lens and put it to test
Here what I got. Cambo SC + Linhof 6x9, Fuji neopan 100 Across. Developed in T-Max and scanned on Epson V600
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Portrait by Alpha Man 77, on Flickr
I have to respectively disagree with not using a reflector for that image and using a dark card. I know it's not a critique forum, but the subject needs light in those eyes.
Lifeless dead eyes are not what you want, in a senior image, unless your going for GOTH :)
imho...
Very nice tones and light Vitali67!
I am always open to critique and like to discuss photography.
With regard to my senior portraits, the subject indeed has darker eyes than most people and I wanted to make sure the eyesockets were not shadowed. I also wanted the hair to stand out from the background a little bit. A tiny bit of extra light such as a reflector on a gray day, can make a big difference.
I do appreciate the suggestion to research subtractive lighting; it could be used for other situations. Black is one of the options in my 5-in-1 reflector kit.
Part of the risk of using a reflector is that it can make a face TOO evenly illuminated, reducing shape and definition if done carelessly. That's often OK in contemporary digital color, but shapes and shade is very important in B&W.