July 2012 Portraits

[SergeiR]

A actual very nice portrait. What is the key light power ? What f-stop ?

Tks,

Jardel.

Thanks. Elinchrom's 14" beauty dish @ f16

[threefoot]

A thread where we can share our out-of-focus alternative-process headshots made with large format cameras during July 2012.

And maybe some other stuff too!

Awesome! Thanks Frank!

My Dad

On Whole plate, "tintype" (on aluminum)
13" Dallmeyer f/3.5
2 sec.

[cosmicexplosion]

Shot late last year, newly scanned today.


Jessica by David R Munson, on Flickr

i like the white flesh, it has a certain uniformity to it, as in a lot of arms differ from top to bottom, neck to face, but this girl is like a ghost! with big eyes like anima cartoon.

works well with blacks and whites, dots and texture.

[bigguy88]

Great work all! I've been lurking for awhile enjoying the monthly portrait thread. Recently transitioned from 4x5 to 8x10 with the acquisition of a used Horseman. This was the first photograph.

Notice that the wife is smiling. This was before she realized that her husband's "cheap" camera from craigslist would need:

a much sturdier tripod for this 20 lb beast (Bogen 3068)
a much sturdier 3-way pan tilt head (Manfrotto 3039)
a normal lens that covered 8x10 (Fujinon 300 5.6)
a couple of filmholders
film (lford HP5+ (here), Portra 400)
larger developing trays
paper for contact printing (Lodima)

Wife is no longer smiling....

nice photo no matter wife is smiling or not : )

[ustas]

Olga
Voigtlander Portrait Euryscop
8x10 HP5

[Scott --]

Lemonade stand.

Lemonade Stand... by Scott --, on Flickr

10x12 FP4+, pulled to ISO32, HC-110 dil H 5 minutes at 24C. Grubb Aplanatic, 12" f/4.6.

[RPippin]

These are a few shots I took in my studio with some HP5 developed in PMK+. Doing a bit of experimenting with lighting, which I have very little experience with as I shoot most with available light outdoors. Helpful comments welcomed.

[SergeiR]

Strictly speaking it was taken in June, but i just got to it.. so let it be july..

Chamonix 45n2, 210 CaltarII-n, Adox 25 CHS

front swing is intentional


Misfit by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr

[Serge S]

Attachment 77660

My first attempt at LF! This was the best of the set.

The hi-light on the hair is annoying and I got some artifacts in the scanning as well. Check out the banding in the lower left hand corner which I don't see on the negative. I ended up mounting the negatives on a cardboard as I was getting neuton rings. Maybe I need to replace the scanner with something more modern (I used a Linotype hell Saphir Ultra 2).
The negative was either underexposed (I rated portra 160 at ISO 100 or the scanner was having issues), I had to open up in photoshop & spend a lot of time on the color balance which still looks not so great.

[Frank Petronio]

Lemonade stand.

Lemonade Stand... by Scott --, on Flickr

10x12 FP4+, pulled to ISO32, HC-110 dil H 5 minutes at 24C. Grubb Aplanatic, 12" f/4.6.

Good one!