July 2011 portraits

[alex from holland]

Ok, it's july again ( already).
It looks like, the older you get the faster time flies.....

here are 2 from my last workshop.



18 x 24 cm
Dallmeyer 3b open
exposure time 4 secs
KCN fixer
Black glass ambro
Poorboy (alex) collodion mix



18 x 24 cm
Dallmeyer 3b open
exposure time 6 secs
KCN fixer
clear glass ambro
Poorboy (alex) collodion mix

[Marvin d martian]

Very nice, would love to try some wet plate work, these are wonderful.

Mart

[luphot]

first one is stunning!!

[Scott --]

I shot two versions of this today, and can't decide which I prefer more. I'm leaning toward this one, though...


img157 by Scott --, on Flickr

8x10 crop from 10x12

[cdholden]

Alex,
I love that shallow DOF.

Chris

[D-tach]

Ok, it's july again ( already).
It looks like, the older you get the faster time flies.....

here are 2 from my last workshop.

SUPERB! It's like you can touch this guy's face... and it's just a scan... incredible...

[John NYC]

Second shot from my first 8x10 portrait session. (See June thread for the first one.)

[MMELVIS]

Ok, it's july again ( already).
It looks like, the older you get the faster time flies.....

here are 2 from my last workshop.



18 x 24 cm
Dallmeyer 3b open
exposure time 4 secs
KCN fixer
Black glass ambro
Poorboy (alex) collodion mix

Is the short depth of field created by the lens or the process of a wet plate?

[eddie]

Is the short depth of field created by the lens or the process of a wet plate?

The lens.

But collodion is very slow so you need fast lenses. They kinda go hand in hand.

[Mark Sawyer]

I shot two versions of this today, and can't decide which I prefer more. I'm leaning toward this one, though...


img157 by Scott --, on Flickr

8x10 crop from 10x12

I can see why you like this one, Scott, though I haven't seen the other one... The eyes are lovely, and the soft sidelight simple and elegant. I'd consider cropping just a bit off the bottom; when the arms (or anything else) protrudes a bit closer to the camera than the face, they can appear over-large, and she had her elbows forward. (Just an outside opinion, for what it's worth...)