September Portraits

[joeyrsmith]

Bobpin!!
Great, Love it!!!!!!!

[Ramiro Elena]

Dad
Sinar Norma 5x7
Goerz Celor 210mm@ƒ5
Foma Pan Classic

[unrealalex]

unrealalex:
I really like the subtle tones in this. What kind of light source is that? I usually only use available light, but need to find a simple lighting setup for portraits.

Thank you!
I use big self made light source with energy savings lamps. My light source holds up to 10 lamps. Each lamp is 105W of input power , 6400K.
With such powerful lightinf I usually have 5-8 seconds of exposure at F/3-F/4

[gsinico]

Excellent, this would stand out in normal film too:



gsinico/Gelatina: I just use a broad Halogen flood directly on her face and bounce a second one off the ceiling. I get just enough illumination to safely shoot wide open on ISO 400 TXP. I my case I use Lowel Tota-lites but Arris or others would work just as well. These lights get hot and make everyone sweat, their pupils open up, it feels painful and intense just to shoot with them in the Summertime.

Thanks Frank for your "suggestion" and the wonderful portraiture job you shot il LF!
It's hard to tolerate that a so magnificent creativity belongs to so poor stuff.
I have some nice Profoto light equipment that I don't know how to use better...
Giovanni

[Robert Hughes]

larry flint would be proud of the degrading depiction this represents

Years ago I would have thought "degrading" too. Then life changed on me - one angry old partner left, a stylish new one came in. Nowadays I'd say that image depicts a couple having strong spicy fun.

[Stephane]

Damn guys! September, kids are back to school, and as I see it, LF portraits have gone up a big notch here... There are some awesome shots! Hope I'll get something that I feel worthy of this September series...

[Steve M Hostetter]

Years ago I would have thought "degrading" too. Then life changed on me - one angry old partner left, a stylish new one came in. Nowadays I'd say that image depicts a couple having strong spicy fun.

I know what you mean. I'm not quite as open minded as I'd like to think I am at times.

I grew up with an abusive, alcoholic father and I guess the memories can never be completely erased in a lifetime.

Maybe I could see this in a different light If my past didn't cast such a dark shadow..

My mother survived but my father didn't. I've forgiven him

[Stephane]

Jeanette, two days ago. ope this will cut it...
Cant remember the lens... The second one is probably Andre Plume's Lancaster meniscus lens.

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[Nathan Smith]

Jeanette, two days ago. ope this will cut it...
Cant remember the lens... The second one is probably Andre Plume's Lancaster meniscus lens.

Very nice, particularly the 2nd one. The DOF plus the positioning of the head makes the first one look like her head was added with Photoshop

[Joe Forks]

second one is great stephane!