January 2014 Portraits

[Miguel Coquis]

Following tradition...
Best thoughts/wishes for the starting 2014,
hoping plenty of creativity and natural inspiration for LFF !
5x7", 65 mm WO, Ilford Delta 100, scanned neg;
by MAC

[Ari]

Trying out the kitchen as studio now, and used the Orbit lens for the first time.
My girl sat surprisingly still for 1/2 second.


Miriam by Ari4000, on Flickr

Toyo 810M, Orbit 375mm, FP4+

[gene LaFord]

Trying out the kitchen as studio now, and used the Orbit lens for the first time.
My girl sat surprisingly still for 1/2 second.


Miriam by Ari4000, on Flickr

Toyo 810M, Orbit 375mm, FP4+

Wow!!

[Nathan Potter]

Ari, masterful image; stunning tonal range, which fully compliments the subject. Thanks for showing.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Scott --]

Trying out the kitchen as studio now, and used the Orbit lens for the first time.
My girl sat surprisingly still for 1/2 second.

Toyo 810M, Orbit 375mm, FP4+

Technical and compositional beauty!

[C. D. Keth]

I made a few tintypes with my wife this afternoon. This is my favorite, in spite of the developer spot on her collarbone:


Heather NY Day 2014 by CKeth, on Flickr

[jcoldslabs]

Trying out the kitchen as studio.

Quite nice, Ari. Did you use any front tilt or is that just 'straight' DoF?

I wish I could use my kitchen as a studio because the light is quite nice, but there isn't any space as uncluttered as what you show above. Time for me to get cleaning, I suppose, although remodeling would be more like it.

Jonathan

[Miguel Coquis]

...took recently at 4000 m over see level,
speed graphic, scanned neg.

[Ari]

Thank you very much, Gene, Nathan, Scott and Jonathan.

Jonathan, I tilted the front rearward since the camera was tilted forward.
My front standard does not tighten all the way down, and does glide loose ever so slightly, which is why the photo looks the way it does.
Actually, she's supposed to be sharp all over, but the front worked itself forward in between focusing and shooting.
And the photo was shot at f8, almost wide open.

[Tim Meisburger]

Ari, I thought she was just kicking her feet, as lovely young girls are wont to do.