Question About Nick Brandt's Post Process + David Burdeny's Work

[robbiear]

A quick question, Will (or for anyone else that might know).

How do you think Brandt did this particular piece:

http://www.artmo.com/Artwork/elephan...i/nick+brandt/

It's very haunting and one of my favorites, yet with heavy use of limiting the focus. Do you think there's any possibility of actually putting Vaseline on the lens? My focus is actually in film (meaning motion pictures), and on occasion I've placed Vaseline on the lens for a similar effect.

Thanks!

[Nathan Potter]

There seems to be two planes of sharp focus at distances separated from each other. Appears that it needed to be done in post processing because it's too difficult to be done properly and quickly in real time. Depth of field is very narrow (mirror lens?). Is there a Photoshop blurr tool?

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Amund BLix Aaeng]

There was a discussing on Photo.net a few years ago where Nick himself replied, and basically, it`s Pentax 6x7, heavy use of grad ND filters and while he wouldn`t say how he achieved his wacky focus, he said it was not done in photoshop. He is using tilt and or swing in some way with his lenses....

[Dave Aharonian]

My favourites are Sloped, Weddell, and Iceberg 04. If I had to pick one its a tight race between sloped and weddell, but I'd take sloped. The print was incredible.

Good luck!

[Kirk Gittings]

There was a discussing on Photo.net a few years ago where Nick himself replied, and basically, it`s Pentax 6x7, heavy use of grad ND filters and while he wouldn`t say how he achieved his wacky focus, he said it was not done in photoshop. He is using tilt and or swing in some way with his lenses....

Is there a lens with tilt or swing for a Pentax 6x7? Even if you did, how would you pull this off with moving subjects?

[PViapiano]

I recall hearing something about him using the Zoerke system, but that didn't come from him...I've always wanted to check these out anyway:

http://www.zoerk.com/pages/p_mfs.htm

Love to get one for my RZ setup...

[Onestepbeyond70]

http://pshero.com/archives/selective...and-tilt-shift

A day will come when we could do the inverse process in ps..

[robbiear]

That's absolutely amazing that Brandt somehow accomplished the focus effect without post...Now if only I could afford the piece.

Many thanks, Amund.

[aphexafx]

Is there a lens with tilt or swing for a Pentax 6x7? Even if you did, how would you pull this off with moving subjects?

He could preset a slight swing or tilt and move around until things lined up in a nice way, perhaps? Perhaps he has developed a knack for pre-visualizing camera movements and knows what to aim for and expect, needing minimal movement to adjust prior to capture. I have no idea, but it is amazing work.

I just ordered his first book that features many of the work being discussed here, looking forward to that. Good deals on Amazon right now, I got it pretty cheap.

[D. Bryant]

I recall hearing something about him using the Zoerke system, but that didn't come from him...I've always wanted to check these out anyway:

http://www.zoerk.com/pages/p_mfs.htm

Love to get one for my RZ setup...

LensBaby on steroids!

Don Bryant