Probably I'm the only one who thinks this, but Michael Disfarmer.
Probably I'm the only one who thinks this, but Michael Disfarmer.
Thanks, but I'd rather just watch:
Large format: http://flickr.com/michaeldarnton
Mostly 35mm: http://flickr.com/mdarnton
You want digital, color, etc?: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stradofear
Had to look him up.Originally Posted by mdarnton
Real nice work!
Strand and Mathew Brady are standouts, though Strand was not a portraitist per se.
Philip Ulanowsky
Sine scientia ars nihil est. (Without science/knowledge, art is nothing.)
www.imagesinsilver.art
https://www.flickr.com/photos/156933346@N07/
Karsh at his best was unequalled.
+++ for Disfarmer
Some great suggestions here. Thanks. And to which I'll add Clarence Sinclair Bull.
My intent with this thread was to hopefully get some direction on finding books which might provide both inspiration and direction. A nice thing about photography is that much can be learned from coffee table books without having to dig too deeply into dry and desiccated text books.
I have 2 books about Berenice Abbott coming Thursday. One is mostly pictures.
I also prefer image books.
Good thread
One of my favorite portrait books is an old Kodak paper surface specifier. You know, like they used to have in photo stores way-y-y back in the day. Many good examples of commercial portraits. True, they're all formula. But they're formulas that work. So it's a good learning tool, IMHO.
I do lament the passing of that age, though. There was an amazing selection of surfaces back then. They just make me want to slap the 305 Kodak Portrait on the 8x10 and get busy!
Indeed, there were wonderful paper choices! For portraits, our studio used Ansco Indiatone in the 60's.One of my favorite portrait books is an old Kodak paper surface specifier. You know, like they used to have in photo stores way-y-y back in the day. Many good examples of commercial portraits. True, they're all formula. But they're formulas that work. So it's a good learning tool, IMHO.
I do lament the passing of that age, though. There was an amazing selection of surfaces back then. They just make me want to slap the 305 Kodak Portrait on the 8x10 and get busy!
I found this an informative list of "back in the day" papers.
https://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/A.../antiquep.html
Cheers,
Merg
That's a very interesting link Merg - thank you for sharing it. I did scan over it, but will need to go back and read in depth.
I have taken the loss of paper varieties to represent a boost for alternative processes where there are more choices of paper surfaces. That may or may not be the case. But I'm trying to "make lemonade" of the situation.
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