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I had a few frames left on a roll that needed to be processed today, so I took some quick shots around the house. Since my wife vetoed the shots I took of her, that leaves this one for me to post.
Canon AE-1, 50mm 1.4, Tri-X
http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/35mm-400TX-Shirt-r3.jpg
Jonathan
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I had a few frames left on a roll that needed to be processed today, so I took some quick shots around the house. Since my wife vetoed the shots I took of her, that leaves this one for me to post.
Jonathan
That's an inventive and unexpected use of negative space. Very well seen, Jonathan.
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Thanks Joel and Peter. I feel like it's a gimmick sometimes, but I almost always take a worthwhile photo or two when I completely change my perspective; in this case it was lying on the bedroom floor. Of course. It's much easier to do this with a small camera as opposed to a large format one, but I keep meaning to apply this approach to 4x5 as well. It's easy to let 99% of my LF shots to be taken from 'normal' tripod height without questioning why.
Jonathan
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Leszek Vogt
Thanks JP and Micheal....little slow here. I'm still reacting to D-tach and Tuco's portraits. Can both of you explain the positioning and motivations ? Thanks. Also, liked Jonathan's Rollei images....were they shot in F3.5 ?
Les
For positioning I mostly try to put them in a place with natural light but that the light is a bit directional - for instance if you put them before a big window the light is too even (for close portraits I mean then). If you go further away from that window the light gets more directional as it's not reaching the subject from all sides.
Motivation: mmm, more difficult :-) I like faces a guess... I know it's mostly close ups of faces I make lately but every face is so different and interesting. I think the closer I show a face the more you can read from that person's inner self and their past, how life shaped their faces and personality. I always try to put them in a state that I think matches their personality best but I find that the most difficult part of photographing people - also mostly when I think I have them in a way I'm more or less happy with and want to trip the shutter I forgot to wind the film forward...
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I developed and scanned this one today, and it made me smile. Shooting weddings can be grueling in many ways, and I don't really miss doing it professionally, but sometimes you take a photo that reminds you what a joyous occasion each wedding day really is.
Canon FTb, 50mm f/1.4, Tri-X
http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/Rocio-35mm3-03-LFPF.jpg
Jonathan
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Very nice Jonathan! Both are great, especially the first. What developer did you end up using?
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And another.
Jonathan
I'm digging that one. Nice angle.
I was recently at a wedding and sneaked a shot of the bride putting on her face.
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Very nice Jonathan! Both are great, especially the first. What developer did you end up using?
Thanks. I pretty much use HC-110 exclusively. Not sure why, other than I've read that it is easy on fog and most of my shooting is with old films. I tried D-76 once and liked it (and as you know I've played around with T-Max RS and Rodinal) but since I've been using HC-110 for so long I don't want to wade into the "is developer X better for film Y" debate and confuse myself even further. I haven't shot fresh Tri-X in a while, though, and these last couple of rolls were a bit overdeveloped at 7 1/2 min. in dil. B. The whole "new Tri-X (400TX) vs. old Tri-X" thing really threw me. Without proper testing my development times were a best guess based on research. Thank goodness Tri-X is as forgiving as it is. That highlight detail is still there for most of the shots, but they have needed some contrast curve taming in PS to bring it out.
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I was recently at a wedding and sneaked a shot of the bride putting on her face.
Nice one, Tuco. I always enjoy taking the photos of the bride and bridesmaids getting ready. It tends to be a relaxed time for them and for me--literally the calm before the storm!
Jonathan