September Portraits

[Steve M Hostetter]

Two recent ones. Still have problem with scanning. 810 with 12" Dallmeyer f/3.5 lens.

really nice

[Frank Petronio]

Sneaking around Kodak....



I'm not in love with it at all. But I think her sneakers are neat. Sometimes you just gotta keep shooting.

[Scott --]

Braedan at 10.676249...



Seneca Improved View 8x10, half-Petzval (9", f/7.7), Arista.EDU Ultra 100 in HC-110 dil H

[Hugo Zhang]

Scoot,

Beautiful shot and I like the softened highlight glow! What is a half-Petzval? Enlighten us, please.

[Tri Tran]

Two recent ones. Still have problem with scanning. 810 with 12" Dallmeyer f/3.5 lens.

Nice Job.Good to see you post your work again Hugo. Have more?

[Scott --]

Scoot,

Beautiful shot and I like the softened highlight glow! What is a half-Petzval? Enlighten us, please.

Thanks, Hugo!

This is a 6" Petzval that's missing the front cemented doublet. Took the air-spaced group out of the rear and screwed it into the front. Effectively reversed the group. Was going for a meniscus-like image. Not sure I hit it, but I like the look.

Scott

[Harold_4074]

The eyes have it...

[Paul Fitzgerald]

Scott..
"Braedan at 10.676249..."
"This is a 6" Petzval that's missing the front cemented doublet. Took the air-spaced group out of the rear and screwed it into the front."

Thank you and Thank you.

Just tried this with a Hyatt 16"/f4 and it turns out too long BUT the Hyatt 12"/f5 becomes approx. 26". Will try this on the C-1 and pray.

(Hyatt is a rebrand of B&L)

[Steve M Hostetter]

The eyes have it...

really nice Harold,,,, she reminds me of the look I got from my ex right before I got that plate to the head..

[Craig Tuffin]

I had some very dear friends stay with us for a few days and couldn't help getting a plate of beautiful Gemma.

I wanted some hard lighting but this is probably a little too hard on the one side. Regardless, I'm happy with what comes out of the 15" Kodak Portrait lens, sharp as can be...but a little slow indoors at f5. I didn't want to have her sitting for longer than 12 seconds so I'm a little under (maybe half a stop of what I would like).

8x10 Ambrotype on black glass. 12 secs @ f5 (with a homemade headbrace )