May 2012 Portraits

[Jess C]

Shen Hao
7 1/2" Velostigmat
HP5+, Ilfosol 3

A very nice portrait that exhibits a mood that seems to work very nicely with your choice of model.

[eddy pula]

man with amazing eyebrows, crown graphic, 150mm something or other (calumet brand) 2 second exposure with metz hammerhead flash and diy diffuser on hp5

[JosephBurke]

RE: 13x18 Svema
Kalosat

and "Something about this one feels..... naughty."

--I have to agree. I find it very,hmm, provocative. Very sexy!

[James Hughes]

I wish I could contribute to the pretty lady side of the thread, but alas... Here's a scan of a print from one of my first paper negatives.

[cpercy]

I wish I could contribute to the pretty lady side of the thread, but alas... Here's a scan of a print from one of my first paper negatives.

Fantastic James, I love the tonal scale of this image.

I have never done any paper negs, but seeing a number of very nice ones here has peaked my interest.

[James Hughes]

Fantastic James, I love the tonal scale of this image.

I have never done any paper negs, but seeing a number of very nice ones here has peaked my interest.

Thanks! I wish I had tried it sooner. I was worried about the low iso, alleged low contrast, and something new. For the iso, I didn't even meter; the sunny 16 rule was good enough. (And I'd recommend bright, sunny light for this. My exposure was f/8 at 1/8 second.)

In terms of contrast, I'm still printing on Ilford's multigrade RC paper. After a test or two, I bumped the contrast to grade 4 or so. This print wasn't selenium toned, but the ones that I did tone... they were nice. (I did bump the contrast on the scan, so it's probably actually a wash.)

So yeah, give paper negatives a spin. Especially since film is getting spendy

[Tony Karnezis]

Our uncle, the most honest robbed

Love it.

[Luke79]

weekend in the park

[Frank Petronio]

She just shot that Fujiaroid with the same camera.

[rpalm]

ooooooooo, very nice!

r

She just shot that Fujiaroid with the same camera.