Would you say that LF photography is . . .

[Uri Kolet]

Thank God large format photography is not really popular; would you want every snap-happy tourist cluttering up the view with gear like ours? The best thing about the dark
cloth is that there's room for only one person under it!

[Vaughn]

The best thing about the dark
cloth is that there's room for only one person under it!

You need a larger LF camera...then there would be room for a little smooching. The only rule is that all four feet have to be on the ground...a two-headed tripod is not nearly as stable as a one-headed tripod!

vaughn

[Jim Jirka]

....the wave of the future.

[cyrus]

Why is it that the kids can afford to sink tons for money into a car stereo that rattles my apartment windows as they drive by, but can't afford a LF camera especially nowdays with the cheap prices? Because their cars get chicks (then rattle their tooth fillings out of their heads?)

[paulr]

There's nothing stopping the ULF crowd from building a couple of subwoofers into their cameras.

Probably want to turn the volume down while you're making an exposure, but that should be pretty easy to remember.

[Dick Hilker]

Maybe "seductive"?

At 74, there are surely easier ways to make pictures, but for me it's the control lfreak that takes over when I want to capture every bit of potential in a picture. At a time of life when most of my peers are content to play bingo or visit the Senior Drop-in Center, I'd rather plan a field trip with my new LF gear and hope that my legs and vision hold out as long as my aspirations. Photography in general and the new-found joys of working with LF have given life much more meaning and, at this juncture, that's about all the seduction I can handle!

[John Bartley]

Fun and educational.

cheers

[scott_6029]

It's Work for sure, but it's really fun too. Contemplative is what first comes to mind, but seeing the contact prints makes it seductive too.

[Dirk Rösler]

If you think something needs to be 'sexy' or appealing to others to be desirable and worthwhile, then you are already on the wrong track.

[gr82bart]

I was out with a group of LF photographers and it occurred to me that most were male, middle-aged, balding . . .

The vast majority are white too. Something I usually don't notice.

Regards, Art.