July Portraits

[David Woods]

Portraits of me by my 16-YO daughter Sarah following my brain surgery on July 9. All are 8x10 wet plates.





If you're interested in the back story, I've been blogging about my head here:

http://picturesbyhand.blogspot.com/

Hi Kerik

I read your blog, don't you love when doctors always say, it's a simple procedure, in my books any operation of 1 hour is not simple, hey remember things could be worst, remember your alive that's the main thing, and the best part of being alive, you get to shoot more photo's.
regards
David

[Andrew ren]

Portraits of me by my 16-YO daughter Sarah following my brain surgery on July 9. All are 8x10 wet plates.

Kerik, this is so called life. its good and bad.

I wish you all the best.

Remember we shall have a Scotch hang-out one day.

Best,

Andrew

[Tri Tran]

I flipped this 18 inches Petz lens for this Portrait taken from the rear lens instead of the other way around. 1 min exposed with the Tmax 100. Pyro HD


Hi Kerik,
I hope everything went well with you and will recover soon . Best wishes ! Regards.

[Ben Syverson]

First pull with heavily expired 809... My mother, Zen priest and professor of rhetoric and composition.

The second image is a scan of the negative sheet... Though I washed it, obviously I didn't wash it enough... Even the faintest bit of developer on the negative's trace image is enough to leave a white streak once it's inverted.

But it's interesting to note that the "negative" has much more shadow detail and possibly more highlight detail than the color positive. If I can figure out how to wash it properly, it will be a coup.

[ineoin]

What a wonderfull image!

[eddie]

playing with a 25 inch f5 darlot. i think i missed the focus slightly (the chair is in)...or she moved .

8x10 collodion 6 seconds wide open

[Emil Schildt]

a couple more of my paper negatives.

the first is Kristina.
24x30cm neg. Dallmeyer 4D (I think) soft focus



this next is Liv, age 11.
and on this one I can't help thinking she is looking like a girl, I would be scared to babysit... Like a person from a S. King novel.....;-)

Liv liked it though...

13x18cm neg. Cooke 300mm 3.5 soft focus.

[Miguel Coquis]

and on this one I can't help thinking she is looking like a girl, I would be scared to babysit... Like a person from a S. King novel.....;-)

Great shots ! Curious technique !
I have to try paper neg hein !!!
Thanks for posting Gandolfi !!!


... one done with film negative 4x5...
one of my grand childs, the one that usually carries tripod...

... walking in the forest (Garnes - France 78720),
keep going, there is still more...

[jp]

Self portraits with my wife working the speed graphic that I setup on a tripod guessing composition and prefocusing. 4x5 TMY2, Xtol 1+2, 203mm Optar f7.5 at about f8.5. Negatives scanned on v700.

Fabulous bokeh leaves background, overcast day. Trees are about 4-6' behind me. Had to crop one of the photos as she didn't put the darkslide back in before trying to remove/flip the film holder for the second shot :-) Didn't lose but half an inch of the photo much to my surprise. First time using this lens and I am very pleased.

[Tri Tran]

And one more with a Cooke Series VI @ F 5,6 Soft 1.