Hi from Austria

[mhphotography]

Hi guys,

I'm shooting street portraits with my medium format camera and started recently to do that with my new Linhof Technika.
I traveled a lot shooting analog film on the streets (here is my project page www.street-portraits.eu)
Somehow I wanted to try something new and borrowed a Linhof Technika from a friend. I felt in love from the first second and new I need to have one to shoot like that on the streets.
Lots of people thought it will be more complicated to shoot street portraits with that kind of camera, from my point of view it is not, it just takes a little more preparation.
Finding time to do that and finding people who take time is a nice goal. Slowing down in general is something I enjoy a lot this times.

Here is one of my large format street portraits:



I also did a making of, for my first street portrait shoot:
http://blog.markus-hofstaetter.at/20...eet-portraits/

I came over to this website, because of the portrait lens test on the main page, I enjoyed it a lot and I'm looking forward to get a 150mm tessar(xenar) 4.5


Markus


I'm looking forward next year to shoot wet plate too (first in my studio)

[scheinfluger_77]

Great photo, and welocm to LFF Markus.
Steve

[Regular Rod]

A fine portrait. Are you using the camera hand-held or on a tripod?

RR

[mhphotography]

Thanks Steve.

@RR
I use it on a tripod, people have to stand still

[Peter Collins]

Willkomen!

[Sirius Glass]

Welcome to Large Format Photography

[Regular Rod]

Thanks Steve.

@RR
I use it on a tripod, people have to stand still

Very good. I'm sure that was why early portraits had such engaging eye contact. The people had to collaborate. Your people will be doing the same. Have you others where we can see the person's eyes?

RR

[mhphotography]

Very good. I'm sure that was why early portraits had such engaging eye contact. The people had to collaborate. Your people will be doing the same. Have you others where we can see the person's eyes?

RR

I'm shooting film on my Mamiya medium format and saw a huge change in the expression because of that. When I focus manual on that one it just takes time. With the large format it takes even more time and thats the moment when people slow down and start to relax (and maybe think). With the large format I have an advantage to the Mamiya, because I'm standing beside, I'm a better observer and have more time for the right moment to press the shutter button. I could even tell a joke to make them really smile
A friend told me, its like being painted, I really like his quote.

Here are two more:







Because of the colors I shoot b&w in winter. This I did with a 210mm, the next ones will be with a 150mm.

[Peter Lewin]

Guten tag und wilkomen! (Now we've exhausted my German...) And I really like the second portrait in your last pair, the relaxation and naturalness makes it stand out.

[mhphotography]

Danke

Thank you, I'm looking forward to do that kind of portraits with an 150mm 4.5 lens. I just love to shoot with my 80mm medium format lens (that covers about 50mm) and I want to have the same effect with my large format camera