Hi,
I could use a little insight if a 4x5 field camera would be something for me. I know it takes time to setup, however lately I have been inspired by photo series shot in large format. One example is: http://www.whatisamericanpower.com/#/photo/33 (not just that one, all of them basically. It looks very calm and serene, life brought to a halt in a very nice and natural way.) The reason I liked this series too, is that it contains a mix of subjects, not just landscapes, but also portraits, architecture etc, I guess you could call it documentary still-lifes or so!
Film has a textural feel I like too, digital looks a bit to smooth to me. I also found a shot involving moving people: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/...cc02ac50_o.jpg
Since my last vacations I really enjoyed working with prime lenses instead of zoom lenses, however everything is shot handheld (with high shutterspeed however) with a budget digitial Nikon camera.
I compiled a series here: http://www.matthijsmeerman.com/marokko/
It contains a fair share of landscapes, but also some basic street scenes (where a high shutterspeed is required, I guess) and some portraiture, however it doesn't have this natural elegance and serenity yet which LF has. I feel most of my shots are decent but not enough to keep you looking at it for a longer period of time. The author from the first link has shown it is possible to make a documentary like series with LF, and the end result is very rewarding. Could many of my shots be translated to a large format, workflow wise? Would the pictures involving people only be possible with LF if I asked the subject to pose, or if I used a wide aperture?
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