March Portraits

**Rick Tardiff** · 31-Mar-2010, 15:46

After 6 months I feel like I am making a little headway with this wonderful format. The work continues! Here is my latest attempt at a portrait with the ebony RW45 with a 210mm lens on tmax 100. Thanks to everyone who continue to help me along the way. Rick

**craig nye** · 31-Mar-2010, 15:51

Originally Posted by Tiziano

Very nice lightning. How did you achieve that? A huge window light just over the camera?
Thanks.
Tiziano

strip softbox, verticle, just above camera.

**boris** · 31-Mar-2010, 16:43

i like the idea. you could work on your development technic

Originally Posted by dupont07

Tessar 260 4.5
5x7
Ilford HP 5

**dupont07** · 31-Mar-2010, 22:38

thanks Boris, it's my second pic of LF. I'm just starting to learn about shooting LF

**Tiziano** · 31-Mar-2010, 23:54

Originally Posted by craig nye

strip softbox, verticle, just above camera.

Thanks Craig, that's interesting. I'll try this setup!

Tiziano

**Ramiro Elena** · 1-Apr-2010, 13:04

It's April but it was shot in March

Petzval 4x5.

**Jeffrey Sipress** · 4-Apr-2010, 17:55

Since I never photograph people (with rare exception), I've never participated in one of these 'portrait' threads. But I did make a portrait of sorts recently. This is an old terra cotta bust that I found in the Gladding McBean pottery company, in Lincoln, CA. GMcB produced a lot of architectural details for large city buildings and structures. Been around since 1875. Now they mostly make clay sewer and water pipe, and work on architectural restoration. But, a lot of old stuff is still laying around the factory. This statue probably was a second, or reject, and legend has it that is a likeness or Ray Crock.

Ebony SV45U, Rodenstock S 150, Delta 100.