Harman Direct Positive Images

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Baone (PD) Italy - Portrait of a motorcyclist with his custom bike.

- Camera: Fatif Luxi Special Studio 13x18 (1959)
- Lens: Voigtlander Heliar 210 1:4.5 in Compur shutter
- Exposure: around 1/2 second and f 5.6
- Film: HARMAN FB Direct Positive Paper - 3 ASA - size 5x7"
- Developer: ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL 1+15 - 4 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD RAPID FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light.
- Lightning: Ambient light only.

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4

[Kav]

I am doing a series of these with the Marines in Afghanistan. I posted some in the Aug Portraits thread. Here is one more you all lurking in here:



- Camera: Sinar F2
- Lens: Nikon 210mm f5.6
- Exposure: 1 Second @ 11
- Film: HARMAN FB Direct Positive Paper - 1.5 ASA - size 4x5"
- Developer: Kodak Dektol 2 min @ 100F (maybe hotter?)
- Stop: None
- Fixer: Kodak Fixer 5 min
- Lightning: The harsh Afghan sun

It looks like it was printed on metal. Never had that happen before.

[jack_hui]

my First try ...... Copycat only ....
8x10, ISO 3, Selectol Soft 1+3 (4 min)

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Padua (PD) Italy - Deborah. Series of portrait during the Vintage Festival with also Filippo Leonardi, Marco Pilotto, Linda De Zen and FosfeniLAB.

- Camera: Fatif Luxi Special Studio 13x18 (1959)
- Lens: Voigtlander Heliar 210 1:4.5
- Exposure: 3 second at f 4.5
- Film: HARMAN FB Direct Positive Paper - 3 ASA - size 5x7"
- Developer: ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL 1+ 9 - 2 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD RAPID FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light.
- Lightning: 2 Continuous Light.

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Padua (PD) Italy - Series of portrait during the Vintage Festival with also Filippo Leonardi, Marco Pilotto, Linda De Zen and FosfeniLAB.

- Camera: Fatif Luxi Special Studio 13x18 (1959)
- Lens: Voigtlander Heliar 210 1:4.5
- Exposure: 3 second at f 4.5
- Film: HARMAN FB Direct Positive Paper - 3 ASA - size 5x7"
- Developer: ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL 1+ 9 - 2 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD RAPID FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light.
- Lightning: 2 Continuous Light.

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Padua (PD) Italy - Series of portrait during the Vintage Festival with also Filippo Leonardi, Marco Pilotto, Linda De Zen and FosfeniLAB.

- Camera: Fatif Luxi Special Studio 13x18 (1959)
- Lens: Voigtlander Heliar 210 1:4.5
- Exposure: 3 second at f 4.5
- Film: HARMAN FB Direct Positive Paper - 3 ASA - size 5x7"
- Developer: ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL 1+ 9 - 2 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD RAPID FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light.
- Lightning: 2 Continuous Light.

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4

[Tin Can]

All very nice, I prefer the last as it has less OOF, the first is striking, but the OOF...

Very good exposures!

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Lago di Santa Croce - Alpago (BL) Italy - "Italians Gone Surfing" a Series of Portrait of Surfers, Windsurfers, Kitesurfers and also Skateboarders. Portrait of Alessandra Villa, a kite surfer.

- Camera: TOYO-FIELD 45 AII L (Linhof)
- Lens: SCHNEIDER Symmar 210 1:5.6 Convertible
- Exposure: 1/5 second at f 8
- Film: HARMAN FB Direct Positive Paper - 3 ASA - size 4x5"
- Developer: ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL 1+9 - 2 minutes at 20° C
- Stop: ILFORD ILFO STOP
- Fixer: ILFORD RAPID FIXER
- Lightmeter: Gossen Lunasix 3 reading the incident light.
- Lightning: Ambient light only.

- Scanner: EPSON V700 and EPSON Scan 3.81
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4

[Alessandro Bocchi]

Thanks. I really appreciate your comments. I will try to moderate the OOF next time. I am still learning. All the comments and suggestion and critics are extremely wellcome.

[JeRuFo]

You're getting amazing results, Alessandro. Beautiful shadows and nicely controlled highlights. Harman should take you on as a spokesman.