February 2012 portraits

[ImSoNegative]

First large format attempt. Self portrait speed graphic. fp4

Nice shot!!

[johnielvis]

Another colleague looking stern on purpose... Hermagis Portrait Petzval No. 5 on 4x5.

Maurits

ZAM...man THAT's what I'm talkin' about....whooo weeee..

I LIKE DAT!

HELL YEAH!

mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmph

[eddie]

First large format attempt. Self portrait speed graphic. fp4

Excellent!

Welcome

Nice to see you.

[path_rider]

Graflex Speed - CZJ 210 f4.5 @4,5 - Fuji PA

[Jay Decker]

Sharon

5x7 Collodion on Aluminum
Dallmeyer 3B - Wide Open
Kennewick, WA

[Tim Meisburger]

A fisherwoman. Batu Karas, West Java. Christmas 2011


Running out of film then, so I started shooting half sheets of 4x5. This one was shot with a 6.5" projection petzval wide open (about f3.5), and a cardboard shutter. Not sure why it is so grainy, but I was developing in closets with home-brewed D23, and the scope for mistakes was large. Focus is on her shoulder instead of her face, but I kind of like it anyway.

[Tim Meisburger]

And here is my wife, again with the half sheet and same set-up.

[Christo.Stankulov]

tmax 400@1600 asa 4x5"

[cowanw]

A fisherwoman. Batu Karas, West Java. Christmas 2011


Running out of film then, so I started shooting half sheets of 4x5. This one was shot with a 6.5" projection petzval wide open (about f3.5), and a cardboard shutter. Not sure why it is so grainy, but I was developing in closets with home-brewed D23, and the scope for mistakes was large. Focus is on her shoulder instead of her face, but I kind of like it anyway.

I see your wife is similarily focused. Could this be the difference of chemical focus?

[Tim Meisburger]

Well, I think I know the problem. I'm 53. Today I was messing about with my camera and grabbed my wife's reading glasses and all of a sudden the ground glass was much brighter and focused! My guess is that in both cases I focused on what I could see best, although I always try for the eyes. In future it seems I'll have to wear glasses...

By the way, what is chemical focus?