December 2010 Portraits

[Frank Petronio]

Well this is scanned in December at least....

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/bill_koch.jpg

This is one of my first portraits, done in 1983, of Olympic medalist Nordic skier Bill Koch in Eugene, Oregon. I blew the shot, it was dim and I didn't know what I was doing -- this is the best I can salvage it. I was embarrassed so I never gave him any photos. If anyone has his email kindly let me know as I have some semi-blurry 4x5 family photos for him too.

27 years later they don't seem that bad, I could always claim it was the special Flourderagon lens "look".

[Scott --]

My birthday's next week; at nelsonfoto.com (http://nelsonfoto.com/v), it's customary to post a birthday self portrait. I started trying my hand at large format self portraits today:

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/smpsweeps/0104a.jpg

For those of you who can do this, I'm in awe. This was a Seneca Competitor with 4x5 Graflok and a Darlot Hemispherique Rapide #2. I have a long way to go... :rolleyes:

[Ben Syverson]

This is a shamefully awful temporary scan.

Susan in Amsterdam. 8x10 Portra 400 NC, Fujinar 250/4.5 @ f/8

[Oren Grad]

27 years later they don't seem that bad...

This one might actually work pretty well as an alt process print via inkjet interneg, or a straight inkjet printed at a lowish dpi setting.

[Bill Poole]

First large format portrait. Taken with a 5X7 Dorff purchased on this forum last month. Lens is a 210 Symmar-S. Criticisms of the photo are welcomed. Criticism of the model are unacceptable, as we've been married for 38 years. :)


http://poolephotography.smugmug.com/Public-Galleries/5X7-B/2010110203/1111686050_honyL-L.jpg

[Emil Schildt]

"Mia"

Paper negative - 24x30cm.

Ilex paragon soft focus lens. 400mm F4.5

http://www.phosee.dk/pictures/00000252/515-mia_800x600.jpg

[Scott --]

Today's attempt at self-portraiture. I think I'm gaining ground, but would welcome any constructive opinions:

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/smpsweeps/0106a.jpg

Darlot Hemispherique Rapide #2, Arista.EDU Ultra 400

[eddie]

Looks lime u hit it scott

[Michael Roberts]

Scott, the exposure seems dead on. I'd like to see the light on the other side, though.

[Roger Thoms]

Hey Scott, looks very nice. You might try a stool as I find the back of the chair distracting, especially the plaid upholstery.

Roger

[Jim Galli]

First large format portrait. Taken with a 5X7 Dorff purchased on this forum last month. Lens is a 210 Symmar-S. Criticisms of the photo are welcomed. Criticism of the model are unacceptable, as we've been married for 38 years. :)



You're married to Imogen Cunningham??!!! I think it's terrific! You have a great model there.

[Scott --]

Looks lime u hit it scott


Scott, the exposure seems dead on. I'd like to see the light on the other side, though.


Hey Scott, looks very nice. You might try a stool as I find the back of the chair distracting, especially the plaid upholstery.

Roger

Thanks, guys! I appreciate the comments. FWIW, I shot one more sheet (the last I think I'm gonna do for a while), but am going to mull it over for a while to see if I like it enough to post. I tried incorporating your suggestions, though - they were great.

[Stephane]

Urna, from Oulan Batar, living in Oslo...

veritar 14.5" @ f/6
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5210/5226956600_7380d43003_b.jpg

[Bill Poole]

You're married to Imogen Cunningham??!!! I think it's terrific! You have a great model there.

Hah! Thanks for the encouragement, Jim.

[srbphoto]

Frank - You might be able to get hold of him through the clothing company, Sporthill. They used to make his signature series xc ski clothing. That was a few years ago, but somebody may still be able to hook you up.

[Larry H-L]

Stephane, That's a lovely pic, I think the prices on Veritars are going to go up!

Can I ask about your focusing technique, do you start with the lens at infinity and focus closer, or the other way around?

Every time I attempt to focus a Veritar, I see two sharp focus points, one near - then is goes soft again, and then another sharp area farther away, and I am unsure which one to use. Any tips?

Larry

[Hovmod]

This is the first image taken with the Petzval-type lens I bought from the shady Australian guy.
I wanted the whisky in focus.
I'm not sure how this lens performs yet, looks a bit odd right now, with the weird distortion on the left hand side. I'm not talking about the screwed-up development (I tried something new for the first and last time - hehe), but the rather severe radial distortion, which showed up more on a different image. I've opened it up and tried to align the lenses as good as I can, and I'll try again over the weekend. I'll find out the size and shape of the IC and so on. This is fun, but I don't quite know yet whether I bought a dud...

This was shot, developed and scanned under the influence of Ardbeg as well, so there is that... :D

"Self portrait with whisky"

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5228060923_ca30d5f9b1_z.jpg

[Stephane]

Urna, as seen through a magnifying glass (360/3)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5226956118_93bb20c0ed_b.jpg

[Miguel Coquis]

[QUOTE=Stephane;656191]Urna, as seen through a magnifying glass (360/3)



great work Stephan,
looking forward to see the next œuvre !!!

[zenny]

Urna, from Oulan Batar, living in Oslo...

veritar 14.5" @ f/6
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5210/5226956600_7380d43003_b.jpg

Great shot and great bokeh. And equally beautiful model, Urna ;-) Methink I would like her to model for me :P (JK).

[Stephane]

Thanks Zenny!

You should have read "Oulan Bator" not "Batar"... Damn!
Please dont send this to wikileaks ;)

[Stephane]

Diva Dollface, with fox hat and fox scarf.

Eidoscope#2 f/4
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5229968148_c681453149_b.jpg

Diva Dollface, with only the fox scarf.

Perscheid 480/4.5
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5229374443_4b6480fc9b_b.jpg

[Joe Forks]

Stephane, wow x2!

[Jim Galli]

Stephane, wow x2!

X4!

[zenny]

Diva Dollface, with fox hat and fox scarf.

Eidoscope#2 f/4
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5229968148_c681453149_b.jpg

Diva Dollface, with only the fox scarf.

Perscheid 480/4.5
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5229374443_4b6480fc9b_b.jpg

The second shot is awesome, so is the first one! Thanks Stephane for sharing :-) How do you find such beautiful models? ;-)

[ustas]

Diva Dollface, with fox hat and fox scarf.

Eidoscope#2 f/4


Diva Dollface, with only the fox scarf.

Perscheid 480/4.5


Superb!

[Stephane]

modelmayhem is the source. Not all of them will jump in, so I am getting used to be ignored...
Time for a single beer!

[Jan Pedersen]

Diva Dollface, with fox hat and fox scarf.

Eidoscope#2 f/4


Diva Dollface, with only the fox scarf.

Perscheid 480/4.5





Outstanding work Stephane. Your portraits of Urna and Diva are real treats.
I am moving to Oslo now ;)

[Jim Cole]

Diva Dollface, with fox hat and fox scarf.

Diva Dollface, with only the fox scarf.

All I have is another WOW!. I think I've been transported back to the 40's.

[zenny]

modelmayhem is the source. Not all of them will jump in, so I am getting used to be ignored...
Time for a single beer!

I see, then it does not seem to be my area of access ;-) (I prefer not to sign up with such social media kind of stuff). Anyway thank you for the hints. :-)

[Tri Tran]

What a shot Stephan . Well done ! TF posting.

[Jfnphotography]

Stephane, Great photograph

[matthew blais]

Autumn, 4x5, HP5, scan

[CarstenW]

Today's attempt at self-portraiture. I think I'm gaining ground, but would welcome any constructive opinions:

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Darlot Hemispherique Rapide #2, Arista.EDU Ultra 400

I like this one, Scott. I think removing the chair, making the lighting slightly more dramatic (less light on the shadow side, perhaps), and choosing a sweater which either stands out more or blends in better with the background might help a bit. Try not to look like you are worried about the outcome of the photo either :)

[Bill Poole]

Autumn, 4x5, HP5, scan

Matthew:

A sly photo. I like.

Bill

[ustas]

Very nice image Matthew!


http://ipicture.ru/uploads/20101204/hFULEAV7.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

Tatiana
Voigtlander Portrait Euryscope
8x10 Ilford Delta 100

[Hugo Zhang]

Very nice image Matthew!


http://ipicture.ru/uploads/20101204/hFULEAV7.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

Tatiana
Voigtlander Portrait Euryscope
8x10 Ilford Delta 100

Wow! That creamy look, now I have to try my long neglected Euryscope.

[Armin Seeholzer]

Hi Ustas Tatiana is wonderfull in the eyes of this lens, very good one!

Cheers Armin

[jss]

http://schlachet.net/images/2010/tom-and-clare-640s.jpg

My brother and his wife. HP5+ souped in the new Adox Adonal 1+50. Taken with a Aero Ektar 178 on a Speed Graphic (tripod).

See the blog post (http://schlachet.net/2010/12/tom-and-clare-2/).

[ustas]

Hugo, Armin thanks for looking and comments!

Jss good shot!

[Stephane]

Thank you all!
Guro
Eidoscope#2
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5122/5232622454_6fae7b9a56_b.jpg

[renes]

Thank you all!
Guro
Eidoscope#2
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5122/5232622454_6fae7b9a56_b.jpg

Beautiful harmony of light, shadow and softness.
GENTLENESS.

[MIke Sherck]

Just superb, Stephane: absolutely wonderful! The eyes alone could launch a thousand ships...

[jon.oman]

Thank you all!
Guro
Eidoscope#2
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5122/5232622454_6fae7b9a56_b.jpg

I stand in awe!

[eduardtoader]

Thank you all!
Guro
Eidoscope#2
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5122/5232622454_6fae7b9a56_b.jpg


like a mood morning of the first day of vacancy.. very poetic, Stephane. Congratulations.

[Peter De Smidt]

I like Stephane's picture as well. Note: there's no need to re-post the picture when you reply.

[Stephane]

Well well well... I have to give a big thank you to all that spent some time encouraging me to continue. Even if sometimes I have my doubts about what I am doing with photography, I know I will continue because it keeps me busy and keep my sanity.

Guro has blue eyes and a very sweet face.
I was searching through the Norwegian photo site in the category "self portraits" to see if I could spot someone with potential who could use my help...

[Armin Seeholzer]

Note: there's no need to re-post the picture when you reply.

Its really sick here to see almost every pic 2 or more times! It only fills up the server!!!

Cheers Armin

[Brian Bullen]

Kids Goofing Around
8x10 x-ray film
159 wolly


http://www.brianbullen.com/being/carlwillowfrontcyano.jpg

[Dave Wooten]

First large format portrait. Taken with a 5X7 Dorff purchased on this forum last month. Lens is a 210 Symmar-S. Criticisms of the photo are welcomed. Criticism of the model are unacceptable, as we've been married for 38 years. :)


http://poolephotography.smugmug.com/Public-Galleries/5X7-B/2010110203/1111686050_honyL-L.jpg

This is a lovely portrait!

[Miguel Coquis]

Kids Goofing Around
8x10 x-ray film
159 wolly


http://www.brianbullen.com/being/carlwillowfrontcyano.jpg


...this is a great shot,
in a few years, this children will be glad to see their pic !!!!
bravo Brian !

[ustas]

A lovely work, Brian!


http://s2.ipicture.ru/uploads/20101206/1iOHLN2l.jpg (http://s2.ipicture.ru/)

Mari
Voigtlander Portrait Euryscope
8x10 Ilford Delta 100

[eddie]

well it is a bit tough to follow Ustas and stephane but here are some from my 1st couple of tries with the P&S VQ #2

any suggestions guys? (sorry about the scanning artifacts)

5x7 negs contact printed on ilford RC #3 contrast filter.

[eddie]

same info as above. i took my new-to-me P&S to a wedding for my trial run. maybe not the best way to learn it but anywho.....

i shot the above two and then the "real" photographer was setting up so i just grabbed a few quickies from the side line.

too bad the bride has her eyes closed in the 1st shot.. i think i shot these at 5.6

[ustas]

well it is a bit tough to follow Ustas and stephane but here are some from my 1st couple of tries with the P&S VQ #2

any suggestions guys? (sorry about the scanning artifacts)

5x7 negs contact printed on ilford RC #3 contrast filter.

Lovely portraits for sure!

[ustas]

same info as above. i took my new-to-me P&S to a wedding for my trial run. maybe not the best way to learn it but anywho.....

i shot the above two and then the "real" photographer was setting up so i just grabbed a few quickies from the side line.

too bad the bride has her eyes closed in the 1st shot.. i think i shot these at 5.6

Quite interesting images, but I think not many of the rest will share my opinion;)

[Armin Seeholzer]

Ustas love your Mari shoot its a good looking woman, well seen!

[Brian Bullen]

...this is a great shot,
in a few years, this children will be glad to see their pic !!!!
bravo Brian !

Thanks Miguel, my son not only likes to see his picture but he also wants to use the camera! Maybe soon he will be posting pics of me.

Ustas, your portrait is lovely with just the right amount of sharp focus and thank you for the compliment.

[Jim Galli]

A lovely work, Brian!




Mari
Voigtlander Portrait Euryscope
8x10 Ilford Delta 100

Exciting image, and shows every possible strength of the Portrait Euryscop. What series and size the Eury? Just spectacular.

[Jim Galli]

well it is a bit tough to follow Ustas and stephane but here are some from my 1st couple of tries with the P&S VQ #2

any suggestions guys? (sorry about the scanning artifacts)

5x7 negs contact printed on ilford RC #3 contrast filter.

Eddie, the one of the elder lady is spot on and pretty much exactly what you can expect from the Pinkham IV

[ustas]

Armin, Jim, thanks a lot for your comments!
As to Eury, it`s serie III № 5

[Stephane]

Can I ask about your focusing technique, do you start with the lens at infinity and focus closer, or the other way around?
Larry

Sorry Larry for late response, I did not realize there was so many comments...

Anyway, what I do with the veritar is very much how I do with any sf or meniscus lens.

I rack the rear to bring the face in near focus.
Then I find the position so that I have a feel of sharpness over the face.
From there, I concentrate on the lips of the model and pull the rear standard towards me gently. When the lips look nice, I use the micro-focusing knob (I am a sinar guy) and find the point for the best lips.
SF lens have the ability to have a greater depth-of-definition than normal lenses have a depth of focus wide open. So I dont look at the eyes, but the mouth, to find the right amount of softness.

One more thing: I do not use a loupe. I try to look at the gg as far back as the dark cloth allow. Maybe 40 cm, and have a better idea of the overall picture.

I am no expert, just trial and error, and found this method to work for me.

[eddie]

Thanks stephane. Very helpful.

[Larry H-L]

Yes, thanks Stephane, that helps!

Mastering this "chemical focus" thing is not always easy.

[Marizu]

Dominika.
Efke Infra Red 820 with R72 filter.
5x4.
Unknown Petzval around f4.

As always, any criticism will be graciously appreciated as it can help to make future pictures better.

[Harry V]

Ustas the nude of her is really nice. But I love this portrait. I feel like I can look into her sould.

[Stephane]

Marlin

perscheid 480/4.5
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5241641973_be657d416d_b.jpg

vs

eidoscope#2 (380) f/4
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5241641773_d2bce5f530_b.jpg

I will stop posting soon, got some printing to catch up...
And I feel like a spammer...

[mandoman7]

There both good, but the 2nd one is great, Stephane

[Frank Petronio]

He looks like the bicyclist Gary Fischer, with a little more meat.

[Peter De Smidt]

There both good, but the 2nd one is great, Stephane

+1.

[Jay Decker]

http://webpages.charter.net/monkeytumble/lensboards/Scan-101207-0002.jpg

[craig nye]

took my Technika to a friend's wedding using my new CZJ 13.5cm F4.5

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5223063383_298253527d_b.jpg

[Marizu]

And I feel like a spammer...
Please don't stop posting, Stephane.

I can see from the comments that I'm not the only one that looks forward to your work.

As always, these are really engaging. I really enjoy the magnifying glass ones, too. I have an old brass magnifying glass :)

[baronvonaaron]

This is the first sheet i've developed in my home darkroom. Calumet 4x5, Tmax 400, HC110 Dilution B, rotary proccessed.

Me and Virginia in Hollywood, CA

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5242810710_3280b4b395_b.jpg

[S.Charles]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5083/5244846719_0f7f39ecf1_z.jpg

Ilford FP4+, Toyo 4x5 .

A buddy of mine stopped by today. Took a few frames of LF.

[jon.oman]

Nice!

[mandoman7]

This is the first sheet i've developed in my home darkroom. Calumet 4x5, Tmax 400, HC110 Dilution B, rotary proccessed.

Me and Virginia in Hollywood, CA


I love this shot, but I think I'd stand behind her if I had someone like that to pose with me...;)

[Frank Petronio]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__Xf_FC5q9pw/TQBugptoQHI/AAAAAAAABqk/ax-A6_jFxLQ/s1600/martha_olivia_trees_hamlin.jpg

[jwaddison]

I like this very much. The two people jump right out of the picture.

[Gary L. Quay]

Gaia in Pyro
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5242267210_f6c2045db6_z.jpg

My first Lens tests for the Voigtlander Euryscope II. It has very creamy bokeh, and plenty of it when shot wide open. The shot, itself, would have benefitted from use of a soft box. That would have kept the highlights on her face in check.

I developed this one in PMK Pyro. It scanned easily, and has very good tone, apart from the highlight problem I mentionded. I scanned in RGB mode, then converted to grayscale.

Camera: Ansco Studio with 5x7 back.
Lens: 11 1/2" Voigtlander Euryscope Series 2, shot at F4.
Film: Ilford FP4+ developed in PMK Pyro.

Thanks to my wife for modeling

[mandoman7]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__Xf_FC5q9pw/TQBugptoQHI/AAAAAAAABqk/ax-A6_jFxLQ/s1600/martha_olivia_trees_hamlin.jpg

I love this shot.

[mandoman7]

http://images57.fotki.com/v80/photos/2/1219782/7565497/KatzHeliar-vi.jpg
Kodak 2D, Heliar @4.5
My friend Michael obliged me for a test of this lens as it began to rain in my backyard. Having a verito and dallmeyer, I wanted an option that was maybe a bit less diffuse (?). Michael's a smart guy and a little obstinate. When asked about the sleeve said, "that's me". Subsequently got thrashed at pong...

[ustas]

Good shot mandoman7!

[ustas]

http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20101209/uO7CJwPP.jpg (http://s1.ipicture.ru/)

Alenka
Kalosat f/6.3
13x18 Ilford FP4+

[Henry Ambrose]

http://images57.fotki.com/v80/photos/2/1219782/7565497/KatzHeliar-vi.jpg
Kodak 2D, Heliar @4.5
My friend Michael obliged me for a test of this lens as it began to rain in my backyard. Having a verito and dallmeyer, I wanted an option that was maybe a bit less diffuse (?). Michael's a smart guy and a little obstinate. When asked about the sleeve said, "that's me". Subsequently got thrashed at pong...

That is a wonderful portrait!

[Frank Petronio]

Yeah that is a great photo of Michael, kind of looks like Harrison Ford only real.

[jvuokko]

Some practicing...

4x5 HP5+ and old Symmar 300mm without any hood.


http://jukkavuokko.com/linkatut/lf/45_2010-12-02-0%20yuko%20iso%20web.jpg

[mandoman7]

That is a wonderful portrait!

Yeah that is a great photo of Michael, kind of looks like Harrison Ford only real.

Thanks Henry and Frank, I'll keep working at it...

[Mark Sawyer]

A couple of portraits of one of my high school students, done on 8x10 with a 12.5-inch f/3.5 Portric Knuckler. It can go noticeably softer than the more common f/4.5 and 5.6 versions, but doesn't flaunt those wild-eyed aberrations like the pictorialist lenses. This is a portrait lens, with a more cultured, sophisticated look that will still make your jaw drop like a young Grace Kelly just walked by...

The first image was done wide open, full-sharp, the second wide-open, full soft. It's hard to appreciate what this lens does in the crappy little web scans... razor-sharp detail, but sooooooo creamy smooth, and with a glow that doesn't throw spherical aberrations in your face like a bucket of ice-water. Ohhh, but those Cookes must have magic glass! :)

(Sorry, but I love my old lenses!)

Full-sharp:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139/Owen21k/RileySharp-1.jpg

Full-soft:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139/Owen21k/RipleySofts-1.jpg

[Mark Sawyer]

Note to John: most excellent work! You've made that Heliar sing!

[Joe Forks]

Mark - obviously a magic chunk of glass...... wow x2!

[alex best]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__Xf_FC5q9pw/TQBugptoQHI/AAAAAAAABqk/ax-A6_jFxLQ/s1600/martha_olivia_trees_hamlin.jpg

Wow, fantastic!

[Brian Bullen]

Mark, the glass on that lens does have a wonderful look but my hats off to you for bringing everything else together superbly. Bravo

[mandoman7]

Note to John: most excellent work! You've made that Heliar sing!

Forget about it, yours are far superior.
What was the size of of the main light? Looks a little like a small softbox in the 2nd shot, larger in the first.

[goamules]

Mark, you were right, amazingly nice portraits with the Cook F3.5. Maybe that's the one to use Sunday...but we'll need different models!

[Hugo Zhang]

Mark,

Wonderful portraits!!! I clearly remember that lens you got off from ebay for merely a few hundred a few years ago and I was very interested in it and would bid on it if I did not have a 12" f/3.5 Dallmeyer portrait lens already.

But you are the magician and my hat is off to you!

Thank you for sharing the beauty!

[nray]

Love this one. DOF makes it great.

[David Hedley]

http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20101209/uO7CJwPP.jpg (http://s1.ipicture.ru/)

Alenka
Kalosat f/6.3
13x18 Ilford FP4+

I really like that Kalosat look! Where on earth do I find a lense like that?

[Mark Sawyer]

I really like that Kalosat look! Where on earth do I find a lense like that?

On ebay, about once every other year! I agree with you, a lovely image from a lovely lens.


Forget about it, yours are far superior.
What was the size of of the main light? Looks a little like a small softbox in the 2nd shot, larger in the first.

This was just a big (42-inch) umbrella at about five feet, and reflective material opposite it. The only thing that bugs me about umbrellas over softboxes is the shape of the reflections in the eyes, and I avoided them altogether here. I have mixed feelings about reflections-in-the-eyes in general. One is nice, two is too much, and any at all and I know the photographically-inclined audience is using them to analyse the lighting set-up!


...I clearly remember that lens you got off from ebay for merely a few hundred a few years ago and I was very interested in it and would bid on it if I did not have a 12" f/3.5 Dallmeyer portrait lens already.


Yep, I think it was around $700, which was a bargain for that lens! It was on my really-want-it list, and I was surprised I got it, especially at that price. I'd actually bid a bit more...

And thanks all for the kind words! You make me feel like I almost know what I'm doing. :)

[ustas]

To David: Thanks for looking! I don`t know how often this lens appears on ebay, but I was lucky to win the latest one. Wish you luck to get the next Kalosat!

To Mark: The same complement to you: excellent shots of a charming lady taken by a beautiful lens!

[jim kitchen]

Great images everyone... :)

This December thread is surely producing an array of brilliant portraits from several talented souls. Well done ustas, Stephane, John, Frank, and everyone else. I am humbled by your previous entries.

I therefore humbly submit two recent portraits of another excellent friend and associate...

jim k



RH, Security, Ship and Anchor Pub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2010

http://largeformatgroupimages.jimkitchen.ca/images/10120703.jpg

RH, Ship and Anchor Pub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2010

http://largeformatgroupimages.jimkitchen.ca/images/10120702.jpg

[eddie]

RH, Security, Ship and Anchor Pub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2010


i prefer the 1st....remind me to behave myself in the ship and anchor pub! with a name like that (an a bouncer like that) it could be a rough place!

eddie

[Frank Petronio]

Side view of the bouncer dude is really good and different!

[Jan Pedersen]

Both are fabulous portraits and so are the first 10 pages in this thread. I wish i had the skills you all are showing here. Great work and very interesting differences in your presentation.

[ustas]

Great portraits Jim! Well done!

[jim kitchen]

Gentlemen,

Merci... :)

RH is a few centimetres shorter then me, but out weighs me by thirty kilos...

He is a gentleman and a physical giant, especially when a situation dictates the need, and where you surely don't whisper "Yoo Hoo, buckeroo..." in his ear, during the Calgary Stampede.

jim k

[CarstenW]

Great portraits, Jim. The tattoos on his arms are some of the most interesting I have seen in a long time. Tattoos often look bitsa to me, but these look deliberate, and as part of a whole. I am less fond of the skulls on his hands, but no matter.

[Rick Tardiff]

I'm still trying out different films and getting use to the larger format, I don't know why I took so long to get here. But thanks to all the "exposure" I get on this forum I think I am making progress....Rick tardiff...


4x5, 150mm

[Hugo Zhang]

Joey.

[MichaelT]

Hi everyone, Great Pictures here,
these two i shoot 3 hrs ago, with my old Burk and James Symmar-S 210/5.6 open
on 5X7 (13X18cm) APX 100 @800 in R09 1+40 25 Min.
Filip in the Bathtube:

48343

and with rain:
48344

[CarstenW]

Hi everyone, Great Pictures here,
these two i shoot 3 hrs ago, with my old Burk and James Symmar-S 210/5.6 open
on 5X7 (13X18cm) APX 100 @800 in R09 1+40 25 Min.
Filip in the Bathtube:

and with rain:


Funny shots! It would be quite a sight to see a LF camera in the bathroom like this. So, how did you get the rain into your bathroom?

[MichaelT]

Funny shots! It would be quite a sight to see a LF camera in the bathroom like this. So, how did you get the rain into your bathroom?

... with the Showerhead ,-)

[Stephane]

Great pictures folks!
The portric (Mark Sawyer), heliar (Mandoman7) and Kalosat (Ustas) pictures are really pleasing!

Busy printing, so I will be ready with Morocco trip, starting next week. Thought I post this one, Norwegian vibe...

Brother and sister through a perscheid 300 at f/4.5
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5235675460_76c3658e1d_b.jpg

[Jan Pedersen]

Stephane, So good as always.
Will you be working on portraits in Morocco?

[ustas]

Stephane, two posts - four great portraits. Not bad at all:)

[CarstenW]

... with the Showerhead ,-)

That's not rain! Deswegen meine Frage :)

[ustas]

http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20101213/pk1L6hUM.jpg (http://s1.ipicture.ru/)

Sofi
Graf-Variable f8 on sharp
4x5 Fujifilm Acros 100

[Mattk]

First is my brother-in-law and sister with strobes--trying the whole lighting thing out. Hugo Meyer 14" dagor f/16 and 1/25 sec.

Second is my sister with the B and L Balopticon 14"ish projection lens--its about f/5 or slightly faster. 1 second exposure.

Both HP5 rated 400 in HC-110 Dil. B

[goamules]

Halfplate wetplate collodion w/ 1850 Lerebours et Secretan petzval. Mother/Daughter:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5257209999_6b380c3df5.jpg

[S.Charles]

Ustas - Love that image. Looks like a 50s shot right out of Vanity Fair.

[S.Charles]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5129/5257442499_d35e2bd8e3_z.jpg

Ilford FP4+, Toyo 4x5

Friend agreed to sit for me in continuation of my series. I've been printing these 11x14 on Epson Exhibition paper. Incredible detail. I would love to print in a darkroom on fiber but I don't have one at home and it's not really practical for me right now.

[baronvonaaron]

Still learning. Virginia and myself at the griffith observatory in los angeles. This was the end of a three week long roadtrip from Melbourne, FL.

not a bad way to end it...


Calumet 4x5, kodak t-max, hc110 dilution B.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5281/5259540418_6e3bd0529d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pogo-xm4/5259540418/)
Virginia and I above Los Angeles (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pogo-xm4/5259540418/) by baronvonaaron (http://www.flickr.com/people/pogo-xm4/), on Flickr

[Frank Petronio]

The Observatory is a great location, lots of reflective nooks and crannies to shoot against, so the light bounces around nicely. http://frankpetronio.com/archive/the_other_cristina.html

[Emil Schildt]

played with my Kodak 305mm portrait lens.
Painted with light.

Pol 665.

Mia posed.

http://www.apug.org/gallery1/files/4/8/8/7/kodak5.jpg

[jnantz]

this was shot over the summer
and printed a few days ago ...

[Ken Lee]

Still learning. Virginia and myself at the griffith observatory in los angeles. This was the end of a three week long roadtrip from Melbourne, FL.
not a bad way to end it...
Calumet 4x5, kodak t-max, hc110 dilution B.


Brilliant !

[bobpin]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5284/5260432893_99408e4f4b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58933716@N00/5260432893/)
A girl who didn't want to be photographed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58933716@N00/5260432893/) by bobpin2007 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58933716@N00/), on Flickr

Dallmeyer 4B on 11x14 camera, Ortho film ISO 6 processed with 510-pyro 1:500 30mins, very slow drum rotation.

[Emil Schildt]

this was shot over the summer
and printed a few days ago ...

I think I really like this... I'd love to see it a little bigger though..

[jnantz]

I think I really like this... I'd love to see it a little bigger though..

i did the bigger upload size for you :)
i usually print small / intimate

[Stephane]

played with my Kodak 305mm portrait lens.


Lucky you!
Beautiful image too!

[engl]

My first attempt at a large format portrait. The model and photographer is me :) Being limited to being in one place at a time (and not having a self-timer) meant this took a while, next time I'll stay behind the camera I think.

MPP Mk7, Fujinon NW-125/5.6 wide open, ERA PSS 100 stand developed in Rodinal

[Miguel Coquis]

My first attempt at a large format portrait. The model and photographer is me :) Being limited to being in one place at a time (and not having a self-timer) meant this took a while, next time I'll stay behind the camera I think.

MPP Mk7, Fujinon NW-125/5.6 wide open, ERA PSS 100 stand developed in Rodinal

Wonderful self-portrait !!!

[Brian Bullen]

this was shot over the summer
and printed a few days ago ...

I like it a lot John, the smaller version more so.:)

[jfert92]

Heres one

[Shailendra]

This is the first image taken with the Petzval-type lens I bought from the shady Australian guy.
I wanted the whisky in focus.
I'm not sure how this lens performs yet, looks a bit odd right now, with the weird distortion on the left hand side. I'm not talking about the screwed-up development (I tried something new for the first and last time - hehe), but the rather severe radial distortion, which showed up more on a different image. I've opened it up and tried to align the lenses as good as I can, and I'll try again over the weekend. I'll find out the size and shape of the IC and so on. This is fun, but I don't quite know yet whether I bought a dud...

This was shot, developed and scanned under the influence of Ardbeg as well, so there is that... :D

"Self portrait with whisky"

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5228060923_ca30d5f9b1_z.jpg

I must say I find this photo appealling both from a visual perspective, but because I love Ardbeg :)

[Mark Sawyer]

The 12.5-inch Cooke Portric f/3.5 vs. the 13.5-inch Wollensak Vitax f/3.8, both used wide open with the diffusion adjustments set to full soft.

The Cooke:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139/Owen21k/KrissyCooke35ws.jpg

The Vitax:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139/Owen21k/KrissyVitaxws.jpg

Detail from the Cooke:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139/Owen21k/KrissyCookewsdetail.jpg

Detail from the Vitax:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139/Owen21k/KrissyVitaxwsdetail.jpg

The model (one of my students) gets to give her mom a couple of prints for christmas, and I get to play with a couple of old lenses, and a few other students get a lf portrait lesson; seems like a fair trade all around!

I wasn't sure which thread to put this under, but the Portraits thread seemed as good as any...

[Jim Galli]

Really excellent Mark. Since I'll never get to have a 3.5 Cooke, I'm glad to see any old Petzval can suffice :D:D

[Mark Sawyer]

Thank you, Jim! Looking at the prints, I might still give the edge to the Cooke, but it's closer than I thought it would be! Of course, I always thought the Vitax was one of the nicer Petzvals... :)

[jim kitchen]

Dear Mark,

I like the softness within each image... :)

Nicely done.

jim k

[engl]

Wonderful self-portrait !!!

Thank you :)

I forgot to add, any critique or comments is welcome.

[GSX4]

Stunning Garrett!!!

[Mark Sawyer]

Stunning Garrett!!!

Agreed; that one's pretty special...

And thank you, Jim K.! :)

[Stephane]

Steffen, through an Eidoscope#2 f/4 (same as the one on the classified).
Next picture will be for January!

Happy xmas and best wishes to you all!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5267642483_d4c124ab8b_b.jpg

[George Kara]

I don't generally use photography as an end result but mostly as photographic reference for my painting. The higher the rez the better for ref purposes. I had some hair brained idea that never materialized on canvas. I had this clamp really tight around my head, but it was so heavy, the thing gave away when I triggered the shutter. The photo is a far better proof of my hubris than any lame canvas could be.

[George Kara]

My girlfriend asked me to shoot a few photos of her for the big 50 birthday. I must admit, she is THE most beautiful 50 year old woman I have ever seen. No surgery, no face lifts, fake boobs, tummy tucks etc. She comes from a family with a long line of beautiful women who were her ancestors. Grandma, Mom and Sister are stunning.

Anyhow Cooke PS945, expired pola 51. straight up nothing fancy. Im not a very good shutter clicker but am passable when need be.

[Scott --]

Revised birthday self-portrait, a couple weeks ago. Thanks for the comments which helped direct this one.

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/smpsweeps/0107.jpg

[jp]

George, your self portrait looks like 3 Stooges meets Animal House, sorry if that's not the entertainment comparisons you wanted. The girlfriend photo is very nice or course.

Scott; that's a killer portrait. With the dark tones and skin detail, it looks like you've been Karshed.

[Morca]

fp-100c45

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5269852095_95a25d3a77.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crooked_style/5269852095/)

[George Kara]

[QUOTE=jp498;661912]George, your self portrait looks like 3 Stooges meets Animal House, sorry if that's not the entertainment comparisons you wanted. The girlfriend photo is very nice or course.

Really, you are to kind.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Okay, I'm not much of a portrait photographer but I had the good fortune to work with a great model. Shot with my Darlot wide open.

Jim

[Frank Petronio]

I think I know her - she shot w Ed Ross right?

Anyway, here's the weather report in Buffalo....

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/ally_river_120710.jpg

And around the house (Spencerport, NY)

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/olivia_snow_121410.jpg

[S.Charles]

Great winter image. Love the way the jacket matches the bench.


I think I know her - she shot w Ed Ross right?

Anyway, here's the weather report in Buffalo....

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/ally_river_120710.jpg

And around the house (Spencerport, NY)

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/olivia_snow_121410.jpg

[asph]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5268622175_7e87aa617c_o.jpg
f2 4x5", apo macro sinaron 180mm, tri-x

[ustas]

f2 4x5", apo macro sinaron 180mm, tri-x

Pretty woman! Nice portrait!

[Preston]

Very nice Frank and asph.

Frank, the second shot with the young is quite charming.

--P

[bobwysiwyg]

Frank, the second shot reminds me of "A Christmas Story." An all time favorite in our house. :)

[Bob Kerner]

I think I know her - she shot w Ed Ross right?

Anyway, here's the weather report in Buffalo....

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/ally_river_120710.jpg

And around the house (Spencerport, NY)

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/olivia_snow_121410.jpg

Wonderful. I still can't get my little ones to stay in one place long enough to capture them with the 4x5!

How are you scanning these to get this size image; what dimensions are you uploading them at?

Thanks

[Frank Petronio]

scan @ 2400 dpi and save for web at 800x1000

[Ben Syverson]

Wonderful. I still can't get my little ones to stay in one place long enough to capture them with the 4x5!
Sounds like you need a strobe! :) Even a Nikon speedlight can be enough.

Frank, great images... I never take enough photos when the snow is on the ground.

[tbeaman]

Really absolutely stunning work keeps being produced here. I'm in awe of the talent.

I don't know why I haven't posted this yet, but maybe it has something to do with my last statement. From the flickr blurb:

I've been shooting 4x5 for almost a year now, and at the same time, slowly building up the supplies necessary to process it myself. This isn't the first I've shot, in fact it's the (second) most recent, but it's the one that finally inspired me to get Blix splashed all over myself. It's also my favorite of the eight I developed.

Initially I was unsure of the cause of the stain in the top left, but subsequently have determined it came from inadequate agitation.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5200567274_e44e38fcfc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tombeaman/5200567274/)

Speed Graphic, 135 Optar (wide open), expired NPS 160.

I'm considering cropping to square for the final version. The framing is a little unbalanced.

[bsimison]

http://brettsimison.com/external/lf_forum/BJS-2010-12-08_4x5_012.jpg

Abby and Annika, Ripton, Vermont.

4x5 Crown Graphic, 10.5 cm ƒ/4.5 Agfa Solinar lens on TMY2.

[George Kara]

Tbeaman

Very nice capture. I strongly you not crop the photo. The composition is technically correct and it allows the figure to breathe in the environment.

[Denis Pleic]

Tbeaman, I'll join George in suggesting you leave it as it is. Nothing wrong with the composition: the image is excellent as it is!

[George Kara]

Frank, your images are always interesting. You have a very mature vision in your work. This is not to say I think you are old, fat and bald. Those discussion points are best left to the models who know you far better than I do. :)

[jim kitchen]

Abby and Annika, Ripton, Vermont...

Dear Brett,

Nicely done... :)

jim k

[goamules]

Thank you, Jim! Looking at the prints, I might still give the edge to the Cooke, but it's closer than I thought it would be! Of course, I always thought the Vitax was one of the nicer Petzvals... :)

Having seen these prints in person, I can attest the Vitax looks as great as the Cooke. I was amazed at how similar they were.

[goamules]

Taken by Mark Sawyer of my daughters. Kodak Portrait on 8x10. Quick contact print, I discovered the RC paper was too old, so there are better (much, much) Fiber Based prints drying. Coming soon.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5282966257_e7a4f9f605_o.png

[DrTang]

first shutter test..gundlach maybe, 5x7 with a 12" caltar @ f22 and a much too small softbox

my kid grudgingly posing

[Ramiro Elena]

Taken by Mark Sawyer of my daughters. Kodak Portrait on 8x10. Quick contact print, I discovered the RC paper was too old, so there are better (much, much) Fiber Based prints drying. Coming soon.


Veeeery nice. I suppose there's some shift here to get both in focus?

I see the Kodak Portrait going up (even more) on eBay in a near future :D

[mdm]

Abby and Annika, Ripton, Vermont.

4x5 Crown Graphic, 10.5 cm ƒ/4.5 Agfa Solinar lens on TMY2.

Thank you. I had no idea that a 105mm Solinar would cover 4x5. Nice photo too.

[Mark Sawyer]

I'm looking forward to seeing the prints, Garrett! Looks like you developed and printed the negatives nicely! (It kinda covers for that crappy photographer who didn't know what he was doing...)


Veeeery nice. I suppose there's some shift here to get both in focus?

I see the Kodak Portrait going up (even more) on eBay in a near future :D

Yup, I always have the shift going on shallow depth-of-field portraits, especially if there are two people to worry about. Just part of the fun.

But the joke's on the people who spend a fortune on those rare old lenses. I've used a bunch, and it turns out they're all exactly the same. ;)

[goamules]

I was so impressed with your lens, Mark, I went to Cameraeccentric and read up on it. There are some pretty extensive focus techniques listed in the manual. Whatever you use, it worked great on this shot.

[Frank Petronio]

Wonder what's underneath?

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/quinn_double_4x5_sketchy_motel.jpg

[Mark Sawyer]

I was so impressed with your lens, Mark, I went to Cameraeccentric and read up on it. There are some pretty extensive focus techniques listed in the manual. Whatever you use, it worked great on this shot.

Yeah, they really went to town on that explanation. They could have just said, "hey, the spherical aberration is over-corrected, so the depth-of-field spreads to the far side..."

Thing is, that depth-of-field spread is pretty subtle on anything other than a strong highlight, so I ignore all that and put the primary focus where it should be. (I think that's why Kodak goes on and on about the catchlight in the eyes being in focus, but I always look for the eyelashes to be in focus.) Anyways since the lens has no chromatic aberration, what you see is what you get for focus anyways, so you can let your eyes decide.

But yeah, it's a pretty cool lens however soft you set the aperture. And always so tempting to over-do it! :rolleyes:

[ajsikel]

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/882/2226106.jpg

as usually, 127 ektar and Technika IV on ERA 100.
the 2010 is heading towards its end...

[Scott --]

Testing a new-to-me Petzval today, I made a discovery: Maddie giggles incessantly when you tell her to sit still...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1413/5286533572_1ecd8a2d5b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott--/5286533572/)
0112 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott--/5286533572/) by Scott -- (http://www.flickr.com/people/scott--/), on Flickr

Solution? Tell her to stare pensively out the window.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5285934831_1bd0ce8986_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott--/5285934831/)
0111 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott--/5285934831/) by Scott -- (http://www.flickr.com/people/scott--/), on Flickr

5-1/2" f/3.4 Magic Lantern Petzval, Arista.EDU Ultra 100 in HC-110 dil H, yada yada

[goamules]

"Have a Wirly, Swirly Christmas, it's the best time of the year"...(sung to the tune of Holly Jolly)
Christmas Eve - 5x7 Tri-X with 6" Clement & Gilmer Petzval, 1 sec.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5123/5288662873_01ca2f351f_o.png

[cr2512]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5249/5289533099_42dd0f63f8_b.jpg
8x10, Fujinon S 300/5.6, Fomapan 100, Pyrocat HD 1+1+100 10,5m 24C cont.rotation ±80 rpm

[Jim Cole]

Very nice Roman. I wish I had the aptitude (and models) for such lovely portraiture.

[bsimison]

Thank you. I had no idea that a 105mm Solinar would cover 4x5. Nice photo too.

Thanks Jim and David.

Yes, the 10.5cm Solinar will cover 4x5, but only just -- it lights up the corners, but there's significant soft falloff from the sweet spot in the center. It's definitely a special-purpose lens, and you certainly can't argue with the price.

-Brett

[jb7]

Great portrait Roman-

[Michael W]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5285803466_c84774f85d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18278811@N00/5285803466/)

Portrait test on Arista lith film, processed in Kodalith. Scan is from a contact print on Foma. Crown Graphic, Optar 135mm, f/8 @ 1 sec. This was taken under cover in shade. Light was flat and low contrast. The high contrast in the photo is all from the lith film and process.

[S.Charles]

Impressive portraiture Roman

[ImSoNegative]

first Merry Christmas everyone, here is one i took today in Georgia, it was a special treat for us, first white christmas in many years, this is an image of my niece shot with an Burke and James 5x7, 190mm wollensak raptar.

[matthew blais]

8x10 Palladium print, Verito f11
Guy from my yoga class
http://www.matthewblaisphotography.com/clients/Jermaine-web.jpg

[JMB]

Re: Jim Fitzgerald Darlot portrait posted December 19, 2010.

Dear Jim,

What film and developer did you use? Is this a negative or a print scan? [You can scan either, right]? If a print, what paper and developer? Also, I am assuming that the model was wearing some kind of eye make-up on her eyelids and eyebrows, but what about below her eyes?

The photograph is quite expressive.

Thank you and all the best --Joe

[Tom Monego]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5285803466_c84774f85d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18278811@N00/5285803466/)

Portrait test on Arista lith film, processed in Kodalith. Scan is from a contact print on Foma. Crown Graphic, Optar 135mm, f/8 @ 1 sec. This was taken under cover in shade. Light was flat and low contrast. The high contrast in the photo is all from the lith film and process.

Back when i still did film for medical image. I shot a study on pushed TMax 400 then used Litho film for the printand processed it in paper developer, best was Edwal Platinum, but Dektol worked too. This maintained some tonality, added some speed too.
Early on I was doing the same thing for internegs for gum printing.

Tom

[fenderbja]

http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20101213/pk1L6hUM.jpg (http://s1.ipicture.ru/)

Sofi
Graf-Variable f8 on sharp
4x5 Fujifilm Acros 100

Love it - great work

[matthew blais]

Printed last week...

[Emil Schildt]

Printed last week...

classy!

[Hugo Zhang]

Matt,

It is nice!

Hugo

[jon.oman]

Printed last week...

Nice! Looks like something from the 1940's.

[ustas]

Matt,

It is nice!

Hugo

+1

[Craig Tuffin]

I was reading my daughter "The Wind in the Willows" and came up with this idea.

It's my first self portrait. I hate photos of myself...I always seem to be on the other side of the camera (I know I ain't pretty).

It was extremely difficult shooting inside at f4 trying to reset myself in the focal plane after sensitizing the plate.

Holding the position for 13 seconds was a nightmare even with a headbrace. At least I know what I put others through now ;-)

8x10 Ambrotype on broken black glass shot with a Dallmeyer Soft-focus Portrait Anastigmat.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5301072877_9286607220_b.jpg

[Jim Cole]

Craig,

Love it!

[Hugo Zhang]

Really COOL!!!

[Oren Grad]

Extremely cool!

[hmf]

Wonder what's underneath?

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/quinn_double_4x5_sketchy_motel.jpg

I guess the old saying is true: some things ARE best left to the imagination.

[Jim Galli]

+1

+3 I'm convinced George Hurrell was busy that day, so you did it instead.

Ustas, same goes for your latest. REally gorgeous.

[Jan Pedersen]

Craig, The best self portrait ever. Glad you did it!

[MIke Sherck]

I was reading my daughter "The Wind in the Willows" and came up with this idea.

It's my first self portrait. I hate photos of myself...I always seem to be on the other side of the camera (I know I ain't pretty).

It was extremely difficult shooting inside at f4 trying to reset myself in the focal plane after sensitizing the plate.

Holding the position for 13 seconds was a nightmare even with a headbrace. At least I know what I put others through now ;-)

8x10 Ambrotype on broken black glass shot with a Dallmeyer Soft-focus Portrait Anastigmat.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5301072877_9286607220_b.jpg

Craig, whatever you went through, it was worth it. A wonder!

Mike

[Peter van Rychvald]

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/344/6/9/br_e_10_by_hypnogen-d34lsfo.jpg

globica, orwo 10x15

[sanchi heuser]

That's incredible.
In Italy you would have automatically right of way everywhere, in Naples the
trash would step aside to pass you through, you'd be the ladie's hero in Milan,
the way you ride the scooter:D
Believe an old trucker:rolleyes:

[Craig Tuffin]

That's incredible.
In Italy you would have automatically right of way everywhere, in Naples the
trash would step aside to pass you through, you'd be the ladie's hero in Milan,
the way you ride the scooter:D
Believe an old trucker:rolleyes:

Ha, ha....I used to ride one of these when I lived in Hyeres (France). I needed to travel to Milan :p

[George Kara]

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/344/6/9/br_e_10_by_hypnogen-d34lsfo.jpg

globica, orwo 10x15

Love it. She looks like a miniature woman.

[Gary L. Quay]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5170/5307912322_dd36ca6d33_z.jpg

Camera: Calumet C-1.
Lens: 13" Cooke Series II Portrait Lens.
Film: Ilford FP4+ Developed in Kodak Xtol.
Contact Printed on Ilford MGIV RC developed in Ansco 130.

[David Woods]

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/344/6/9/br_e_10_by_hypnogen-d34lsfo.jpg

globica, orwo 10x15

very nice shot Peter

[nray]

Thanks Henry and Frank, I'll keep working at it...

He looks like Burt Lancaster to me.

[Frank Petronio]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/adrienne_810_horizontal.jpg

Adrienne, 2008, 8x10 Sinar Norma with 14-inch Kodak Commercial Ektar

I call these sorts of portraits "Charity-Hospital-Insurance Company Portraits" with the required sad doleful eyes... having done about a jillion of them over the years for exactly those kinds of clients.

[jim kitchen]

Dear Frank,

Charity or not, Adrienne's a beautiful woman, and that's a keeper... :)

Well done.

jim k

[mandoman7]

Adrienne, 2008, 8x10 Sinar Norma with 14-inch Kodak Commercial Ektar

I call these sorts of portraits "Charity-Hospital-Insurance Company Portraits" with the required sad doleful eyes... having done about a jillion of them over the years for exactly those kinds of clients.

I like this portrait too, although she does look like it wasn't her idea. It has an aliveness quality, if that's not too BS'y. Frank is still there even in the routine jobs.

[mdm]

Do you sit em down, or do it standing up? I ask because mine always seem to move, never have much luck unless I give them plenty of room. Also what sort of aperture do people use? I have been at f8.

Thanks
David

[Rick Tardiff]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/adrienne_810_horizontal.jpg

Adrienne, 2008, 8x10 Sinar Norma with 14-inch Kodak Commercial Ektar

I call these sorts of portraits "Charity-Hospital-Insurance Company Portraits" with the required sad doleful eyes... having done about a jillion of them over the years for exactly those kinds of clients.

I think this is a wonderful portrait Frank...

[Frank Petronio]

I think it was wide open at 6.3 or 8, she sat on a stool all traditional like. I wish we fixed her hair. I've photographed her for a couple of years and she is a beauty but she really only has that sad expression, her smile is a bit awkward.

Yes it is hard to make sure they don't move between focusing and exposure. I try to watch them during this phase and loading the holder is sort of second nature and smooth, I'll glance to make sure it is set right... but if I find myself fooling around with the camera for too long I will admit defeat and redo the focus. I have a stack of film with focus on the tip of the nose or hairline instead of the eyes.

[Mark Sawyer]

I have a stack of film with focus on the tip of the nose or hairline instead of the eyes.

Don't we all? Part of the love/hate relationship with wide-open lenses...

An excellent, simple, and thoughtful portrait, Frank. Great work.

[Thebes]

Frank, I like her hair like that. She has a troubled sort of look, to me, and the hair adds to it.

[Armin Seeholzer]

Frank one of the strongest here for a while, good work!

Cheers Armin

[Morca]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5202/5314713720_36627507b6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crooked_style/5314713720/)

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[sanchi heuser]

...


very fresh!

[jvuokko]

8x10 Fomapan 100, Nikkor-Q 9/450mm

http://jukkavuokko.com/linkatut/lf/810_2010-12-30-1%20niko%20iso%20web.jpg

[JoeV]

Self portrait from 4x5 negative, printed to 11x14, composed in still-life with textured glass, rephotographed using preflashed grade 2 paper negative in Speed Graphic.

~Joe

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5318502500_4226626998_b.jpg

[jp]

8x10 Fomapan 100, Nikkor-Q 9/450mm

Well done; Did you velcro the kid to the chair? I haven't been able to photograph little ones with 8x10 successfully yet.

[Jim Cole]

Self portrait from 4x5 negative, printed to 11x14, composed in still-life with textured glass, rephotographed using preflashed grade 2 paper negative in Speed Graphic.

~Joe

Joe, Nicely done and very original.

[Scott --]

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0113 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott--/5320903563/) by Scott -- (http://www.flickr.com/people/scott--/), on Flickr

Un-named ML Petzval, Arista.EDU Ultra 100 in HC-110