Post your first (LF) shot

[Robert Brazile]

Well, have to get started somehow. Here's my first LF shot, taken from the front porch on New Year's Eve with a Calumet CC-400, developed in D76 1:1 in an old Chromega print drum, with a stitched scan because my Epson V500 can't do 4x5 in one go. New to all of it: LF, film developing, scanning and printing the results. Still a lot to learn, but was so pleased that I at least got something...


First large format shot by rbrazile, on Flickr

Robert

[Scott --]

It's exciting to see that image, isn't it, Robert?

Here's my first LF shot, from back in '07:

[taulen]

Oh my, I can see she has grown !
Much better than my first

[Robert Brazile]

Scott, you are so right.

Robert

[Jiri Vasina]

I don't think I have posted here those yet... back in 2005 when I was starting my LF affair... with a pretty old Ica Ideal 325 10x15cm camera from approx. 1923, with a homemade "reducing" back for standard 4x5" holders...

Jiri

[Kburg928]

I've had my 4x5 for a few years now but I never used it. Well that changed a few weeks ago on a photo trip. Here's my first image ever taken with the 4x5.



Taken with Fuji Pro 160S

Keith

[austin granger]

Hey now, posting your first "successful" shot is cheating!

Here is my honest to goodness, first ever LF photograph. It was made with a Calumet Green Monster. I can't remember the lens, but it was very old. Obviously, this photo has some problems. I don't think I'd figured out front rise yet, nor the fact that I had a very leaky film holder.

I still love it though, as it is of my wife and oldest son, who will soon be nine years old. In his lifetime, I have probably exposed another five hundred sheets of film, and I can humbly say that I think I'm starting to get the hang of it!

Austin
www.austingranger.com

[GabrielSeri]

Very cool Austin and appreciate your honesty. I think the light leak actually works, brings a spiritual element to the image.

[taulen]

Here's my first shot, really boring, and all that. Just wanted to see if I could manage to get a shot, and develop it :P So, yeah. Nothing to see here, move on

[jon.oman]

I've had my 4x5 for a few years now but I never used it. Well that changed a few weeks ago on a photo trip. Here's my first image ever taken with the 4x5.



Taken with Fuji Pro 160S

Keith

And it's a nice one!