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    My first 4x5 shots

    Some of you may recognize me from here and here. It's almost 2 months now that I'm gathering equipment to start in this new world (for me). It is more than fair to share the first few pics with you.
    I recognize they're still far away from what they could be, but I'm satisfied with the initial results. Darn! I'm even satisfied to look at the ground glass and see a focused image!

    Here they are:

    The spot on her nose is from a dirt roller on the 545 holder


    My daughter


    Myself


    My dog negao



    Only one light source (alienbees AB800), photos scanned using a dirt cheap canon lide25.

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    Re: My first 4x5 shots

    Great start, and you are smart to start with Poloroid. Keep shooting! Try some with window light.

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    Re: My first 4x5 shots

    Very nice .... when you use up that box of T54 try some T72

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    Re: My first 4x5 shots

    Nice!

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    Re: My first 4x5 shots

    Kewl!!! Keep it up :-)
    Laurent

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    Re: My first 4x5 shots

    Thanks for the comments.

    btw, what type of pen can I use to annotate the bottom of the polaroid without smudging the ink?

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    Re: My first 4x5 shots

    Try Sharpie Ultra Fine Point.

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    Re: My first 4x5 shots

    Padu,

    Those are great...!

    How much more leeway do you have to crank up that Alien Bee? I've always been curious about those...

    Thanks...and keep going, you're off to a great start!

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    Re: My first 4x5 shots

    Quote Originally Posted by PViapiano View Post
    Padu,

    Those are great...!

    How much more leeway do you have to crank up that Alien Bee? I've always been curious about those...

    Thanks...and keep going, you're off to a great start!
    I shot these photos with 1/2 power. I used my digital slr to measure the light, and with the same setup, the digital was already exploding the hightlights. I guess I'll have to speed up the aquisition of a flash meter.

    If I'm not mistaken, the AB800 is rated at 320Ws. For headshots is perfect.

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    Re: My first 4x5 shots

    Wow. Really great! My first attempt at 8x10 portraits (2 days ago) turned out awful.

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