January 2015 Portraits

[Jiri Vasina]

This one was shot at the begining of January, so I'm posting it here yet:

Jana
http://www.vasina.net/?p=6861

Shot with Seneca Improved 6½ × 8½” (Whole Plate) camera and Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar 300mm ƒ:5.6 on 6½ × 8½” sheet of Ilford HP5+, developed in Rodinal (R09). Cropped for presentation (and published as such with her permission), full image is not intended for all eyes...

[appletree]

Its same deal as with lighting orange. Dips and wrinkles are accentuated if you do not fill shadows. First rule of thumb when shooting for texture - use side lighting, and then if you want to destroy texture - front lighting. All goes from there Generally speaking - females never look to have their skin texture to be accentuated

Interesting, thanks for this. I have much to learn about lighting myself. I want to get into portraits.

[Pali K]

Took this picture of my dad to test out the newly acquired Deardorff and the Schneider 360mm F6.8 Symmar-S combo. This was taken with the 4x5 reducing back on Portra 400 since I didn't have any 8x10 film until today. It was 17 degrees F and my dad insisted to open up the jacket for the photo - he thinks he is a real model haha.

- Pali