Nude

[gsinico]

I think this is the sweetest, most sensitive nude posted in this thread.
hope I understand well, if your reply belongs to my pic, thanks for the comment... I'm blushing

[thefurman]

I'm slowly convincing my wife that I like her curves (well, she knows that already) and that they are worth photographing.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 15cm Zeiss Tessar @ f/11, T-Max 400.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-TMY2-Body%20Abtract%2002%20r2%20RGB%20r3.jpg

Jonathan
!!!

[gsinico]

I'm slowly convincing my wife that I like her curves (well, she knows that already) and that they are worth photographing.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 15cm Zeiss Tessar @ f/11, T-Max 400.

this pic remind me a pic of Harry Callahan


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-TMY2-Body%20Abtract%2002%20r2%20RGB%20r3.jpg

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

Nice abstract Jonathan. But... you're not shooting fresh film are you...?

I'm ashamed to admit that I am. ;)



Excellent...

Thanks!



!!!

:) :) :)



this pic remind me a pic of Harry Callahan

I love Callahan's work, especially his Eleanor series. I had his photos in mind, as well as some of Weston's nudes and this (https://secure.flickr.com/photos/joweldon/6590993963/) line drawing by Picasso. I keep telling my wife that she should play the same role for me that Eleanor played for Callahan. So far she's a bit reluctant.

Jonathan

[largeformatguy]

Giovanni,

I love your photograph. The tones are beautiful.

Alan

[Jim Jones]

Jonathan, you've just tremendously elevated the standards for this thread. Congratulations to both you and your wife.

[jcoldslabs]

Jonathan, you've just tremendously elevated the standards for this thread. Congratulations to both you and your wife.

Not my intent, but I'll take the compliment nonetheless. Thanks.

J.

[Amedeus]

Most of the time I'm shooting MF digital but lately I've been pulling out the exposed 809 polaroid

99933

Sinar P2, Hermagis Eidoscope #2 ... one of my favorite lenses on the Sinar

[StoneNYC]

Most of the time I'm shooting MF digital but lately I've been pulling out the exposed 809 polaroid

99933

Sinar P2, Hermagis Eidoscope #2 ... one of my favorite lenses on the Sinar

She looks like I wouldn't want to meet her in bed haha. It might hurt... :)

Might as well use the film though.

If you have any 4x5 Polaroid film you just want to get rid of, I'm available :)

[gsinico]

Giovanni,

I love your photograph. The tones are beautiful.

Alan

I tried to do my best.
Thanks, maybe you've a different calibrated monitor...
;-)

[SergeiR]

Most of the time I'm shooting MF digital but lately I've been pulling out the exposed 809 polaroid

99933

Sinar P2, Hermagis Eidoscope #2 ... one of my favorite lenses on the Sinar

very interesting play of imperfections of film and good DoF

[koh303]

very interesting play of imperfections of film and good DoF
What's a bad DoF?

[Otto Seaman]

What's a bad DoF

Rendering the blubber and imperfections with too much precision and detail, thus destroying the romantic fantasy of most male "art" photographers.

[Mark Paschke]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/GoBigRed/lailacig.jpg


Mark,

This photograph is lyrical with the repeated curves from her body to the furniture. There's also an overflowing sense of attitude that holds everything together. She does seem like a real woman, complicated, but someone with who a relationship might be doable! The polygonal rocks behind and the different pieces of cluttered furniture makes for an almost "cubist" background to her smoothly curvaceous body. You pulled it off! how did you come put this all together? Is the background real or a giant photograph? Also what is that diagonal line from upper left to about 1/4 of the way across the lower part, approaching in the direction of her right foot on the left side of the photograph??

AsherSorry guys, got disgruntled with Wet Plate and busy all at the same time and since this was all an experiment it took a back seat for awhile ;)

Yes, this is Liala, my favorite to work with by far, she can always pull it off and her attitude shows perfectly. The background is definitely real and will make a return appearance soon, like next week! I had a friend call saying he's getting married and his wife really digs my wet plates so I'm attempting to come out of retirement, I called these two and before I knew it we have an army of these sweethearts showing up next weekend, hope my mix comes together well! here's a couple more of my other favorite attitude rich ladies

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[Amedeus]

very interesting play of imperfections of film and good DoF

Thanks Serge ... this is what the work is about ... working with somewhat unpredictable film and making creative use out of it. Each box of 809 has its own character (color cast, developer aging/viscosity, impressions, ) and that somewhat impacts how I use it

[koh303]

thus destroying the romantic fantasy of most male "art" photographers. What is that? the hope that life depicted in light porn is in fact real?

[Amedeus]

Few more doesn't hurt ...

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[StoneNYC]

Few more doesn't hurt ...

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I like this second one a lot. Pose, light, posture, texture and physical body attributes.

[StoneNYC]

What is that? the hope that life depicted in light porn is in fact real?

My life is pretty much like hardcore porn so you're right, light porn isn't really realistic...

[koh303]

........ and physical body attributes.
This thread is already filled with whacking material billed as "art" followed by comments from men about photos of naked women, with nothing but words about the "physical body attributes" and none about photography -

However - comments like the one above cement the idea that this thread, created by males, showing naked women and drooling over them has nothing to do with photography, art, or large format, other then the physical attributes that just happen to be that they are photographed in large format:

Read - if this was a not attractive female showing her breasts one would only like this second best, but a more attractive female in digital would go the whole way for me.

StoneNYC - this is not the forum to let people know who you want or not want to meet in bed.

[Leigh]

Tcomments like the one above cement the idea that this thread, created by males, showing naked women and drooling over them has nothing to do with photography, art, or large format, other then the physical attributes that just happen to be that they are photographed in large format:
If this thread is so reprehensible... Why are you reading it? Don't like it... leave.

- Leigh

[Mark Paschke]

This thread is already filled with whacking material billed as "art" followed by comments from men about photos of naked women, with nothing but words about the "physical body attributes" and none about photography -

However - comments like the one above cement the idea that this thread, created by males, showing naked women and drooling over them has nothing to do with photography, art, or large format, other then the physical attributes that just happen to be that they are photographed in large format:

Read - if this was a not attractive female showing her breasts one would only like this second best, but a more attractive female in digital would go the whole way for me.

StoneNYC - this is not the forum to let people know who you want or not want to meet in bed.The funny thing is the women beg (for two years now) for me to come out of retirement so they can feed their addiction which I'm guessing they see as art especially when it's wet plate photography which is almost an art form in its process alone. Well that is if you try and get the collodian to bug out around the edges a certain way as I do, this is the real fun even when surrounded by a handful of little honeys. I've never once asked a women to pose nude, they contact me and frequently. My guess is they would see this thread differently than you considering how frisky and turned on they seem to get when they see that 1901 Century studio and clothes start flying everywhere.

[SergeiR]

Well.. How about this nude, then

8x10, 360mm Symmar-S

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/9480721639_4eb472d3d4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9480721639/)
Soul cage island - 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9480721639/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr

[Otto Seaman]

The funny thing is the women beg (for two years now) for me to come out of retirement so they can feed their addiction which I'm guessing they see as art especially when it's wet plate photography which is almost an art form in its process alone. Well that is if you try and get the collodian to bug out around the edges a certain way as I do, this is the real fun even when surrounded by a handful of little honeys. I've never once asked a women to pose nude, they contact me and frequently. My guess is they would see this thread differently than you considering how frisky and turned on they seem to get when they see that 1901 Century studio and clothes start flying everywhere.

Which works better? Calling your female subjects, "Honey" or, "Babe"?

I'm sympathetic to your plight but one advantage of shooting large format with a boner is that you always have a convenient place to hang your darkcloth.

[Allen in Montreal]

After a rather sh&$ evening, this was the perfect remedy!
Thank you Sergei!
Love it!
:-)



Well.. How about this nude, then

8x10, 360mm Symmar-S

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/9480721639_4eb472d3d4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9480721639/)
Soul cage island - 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9480721639/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr

[StoneNYC]

This thread is already filled with whacking material billed as "art" followed by comments from men about photos of naked women, with nothing but words about the "physical body attributes" and none about photography -

However - comments like the one above cement the idea that this thread, created by males, showing naked women and drooling over them has nothing to do with photography, art, or large format, other then the physical attributes that just happen to be that they are photographed in large format:

Read - if this was a not attractive female showing her breasts one would only like this second best, but a more attractive female in digital would go the whole way for me.

StoneNYC - this is not the forum to let people know who you want or not want to meet in bed.

Ok I'm going to post this again and let's analyze what I said.


I like this second one a lot. Pose, light, posture, texture and physical body attributes.

First, I only remarked about the woman once, while I mentioned 4 of the artists creative input.

The pose - overall look, hand hanging off the edge, look on her face toward the light source etc. and the way she holds her arm slightly away from her body so that her arm is even all the way down rather than squished like many do.

Light - the direction, exposure, intensity and falloff factors.

Posture - the way she holds her body, her shoulders are back more, straighter lines and spine.

Texture - both created by light and by the medium of the image (Polaroid film).

And finally...

physical attributes - her FACE, the way her chin is cut and angled, the way she pierced her lips just so, the eyes so direct, the way she is toned but not cut up, nor fatty, and yes the particular way her breast tissue rests because of the angle she is at.

Her bosom is much more accentuated in the first image, so if I were thinking of bedroom appeal, I would have gone with that one.

Side note, this is not the type of women I am into in bed...

Seems you're the one with the adolescent mind who can only see sex in imagery and in others words and has little concept of the difference between sex and art....

[Alan Gales]

Well.. How about this nude, then

8x10, 360mm Symmar-S

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/9480721639_4eb472d3d4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9480721639/)
Soul cage island - 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9480721639/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr

Sorry Sergei but I've never been into anorexic chicks.

[koh303]

If this thread is so reprehensible... Why are you reading it? Don't like it... leave.

- Leigh
“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.”
Not sure which one i am.

[StoneNYC]

Well.. How about this nude, then

8x10, 360mm Symmar-S

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/9480721639_4eb472d3d4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9480721639/)
Soul cage island - 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeistudio/9480721639/) by Sergei Rodionov (http://www.flickr.com/people/sergeistudio/), on Flickr

This is more the type of girl I'm into in bed :munch:

[StoneNYC]

“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.”
Not sure which one i am, the only thing i do know, is that since no women has ever posted on this thread, it is a testament to the chauvinist and vulgar nature of photo nerds. The thread is not reprehensible, men who think they are gods gift to the world are.
Why dont any of you ever post work to ugotposted.com?

Pretty sure I know which you are...

Also, obviously haven't read the whole thread as multiple women have posted here...

[SergeiR]

After a rather sh&$ evening, this was the perfect remedy!
Thank you Sergei!
Love it!
:-)

:) thanks. Glad it cheers up someone.

[StoneNYC]

Why dont any of you ever post work to ugotposted.com?

I'm going to have to call TROLL on this guy, to liken fine art nude work to posting cell phone shots of your girlfriend (which is reprehensible) to a website to mock her is pretty bad.

The fact that you even know about a sight like that, shows the kind of person you are... Only scum would even be aware a site like that exists.

[Leigh]

it is a testament to the chauvinist and vulgar nature of photo nerds.
Chauvinistic??? Vulgar???
Perhaps you should view the inside of your colon.

Thanks, Stone. I didn't know what that site was.

- Leigh

[StoneNYC]

Chauvinistic??? Vulgar???
Perhaps you should view the inside of your colon.

- Leigh

Pretty sure he's already in there ;)

[C_Remington]

I love these type nudes of real people doing evryday real things. Just showing life as it really exist. No super sexy poses, not necessary to be a hollywood runway model. This model shows me a relaxed, confident sense of self that I like.
Good job. I have never tried the FP-3000 either but I have a 405 back for my 4x5.

ick

[Alan Gales]

I'm going to have to call TROLL on this guy, to liken fine art nude work to posting cell phone shots of your girlfriend (which is reprehensible) to a website to mock her is pretty bad.

The fact that you even know about a sight like that, shows the kind of person you are... Only scum would even be aware a site like that exists.

Thanks Stone, I didn't know what the site was that he was talking about.

Troll is too nice a word.

[StoneNYC]

Thanks Stone, I didn't know what the site was that he was talking about.

Troll is too nice a word.

Haha I didn't either until I went to the link he posted, poor girls. I agree they put themselves out there, in a much bigger way because they aren't posing for art, just cell phone nude shots that are used to demean them instead of uplift them. I think intent plays a huge role in context.

Anyway, back to the topic, I won't have anything new in nudes until after the 20th, it's all mountains for me right now...

In sure that guy will post about how I'm making the "mounds" of rock sexualized or something haha

[polyglot]

In sure that guy will post about how I'm making the "mounds" of rock sexualized or something haha

Sounds like a worthy project! There is certainly plenty of precedent for photographing geologic double entendres...

[Mark Paschke]

Which works better? Calling your female subjects, "Honey" or, "Babe"?

I'm sympathetic to your plight but one advantage of shooting large format with a boner is that you always have a convenient place to hang your darkcloth.Actually you don't have to address them as babe, that's sort of a given considering they are standing there nekkid impatiently waiting their turn. I choose to address them the "Westminster Way" I line them up and "1, 2, 3....." and leave a couple sobbing because they were inferior in Hottiness. In all seriousness, from my experience honeys are good looking and personable with great attitudes. Babes can be lacking in the personality department and still be a babe. In all honesty, we all call each other many things during a shoot, the back and fourth banter is the most fun part of the shoot. The "ringleader" is very sassy and fun and keeps the mood flowing well and has created a dark cloth hanger on occasion

[stradibarrius]

I just don't understand why people who protest so loudly are even reading the thread they are complaining about???? If I see a thread that I don't like I don't waist my time reading it and move on to something that does interest me. The only problem with the shots of women with perfect bodies is that there are so many of them. That doesn't stop me from looking at them but it is really difficult to produce an image that is unique.

I did this shot about 2 weeks ago and certainly would not classify it as sexy but I felt it conveyed something.

[life_in_sepia]

Jah, 5x7 tintype

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2830/9491827184_4f4a15554c_c.jpg

[Hugo Zhang]

Ed,

I like the way how you framed the shot and her expression was terrific as well!

Hugo

[StoneNYC]

Jah, 5x7 tintype

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2830/9491827184_4f4a15554c_c.jpg

Ed,

Are you using a different light source? This seems very different from your other images, yes you've toned it but I mean the light source and exposure level.

[StoneNYC]

I just don't understand why people who protest so loudly are even reading the thread they are complaining about???? If I see a thread that I don't like I don't waist my time reading it and move on to something that does interest me. The only problem with the shots of women with perfect bodies is that there are so many of them. That doesn't stop me from looking at them but it is really difficult to produce an image that is unique.

I did this shot about 2 weeks ago and certainly would not classify it as sexy but I felt it conveyed something.

Is this the same model you posted earlier? I love her figure, her age and "bush" and the way she carries herself, wish I could work with her.

As far as you style, love that too, the light, interesting tones, I'd like to know if this was pulled any, etc.

Thanks for sharing.

[life_in_sepia]

Ed,

Are you using a different light source? This seems very different from your other images, yes you've toned it but I mean the light source and exposure level.

Hi Stone. I have moved (yet again). The newest is a live/work space. Still shaded sunlight though. 20 second exposure. I don't have a scanner set up. So this is a photo of the plate. The tone is off -- should be warmer. I appreciate the feedback from you and Hugo! Regards, Ed

[StoneNYC]

Hi Stone. I have moved (yet again). The newest is a live/work space. Still shaded sunlight though. 20 second exposure. I don't have a scanner set up. So this is a photo of the plate. The tone is off -- should be warmer. I appreciate the feedback from you and Hugo! Regards, Ed

Hi Ed, and as always thanks to you as well, enjoy the new place. Sounds more private for easier to take nudes :)

I hope to have more up soon, weather has been funky and haven't shot as many models :(

Be well

[Mark Paschke]

Hi Stone. I have moved (yet again). The newest is a live/work space. Still shaded sunlight though. 20 second exposure. I don't have a scanner set up. So this is a photo of the plate. The tone is off -- should be warmer. I appreciate the feedback from you and Hugo! Regards, EdSo when you say shaded sunlight you mean you were outside but under a solid awning of some type and exposed for 20 seconds? If you were in noon sun how long would you expose?

[StoneNYC]

So when you say shaded sunlight you mean you were outside but under a solid awning of some type and exposed for 20 seconds? If you were in noon sun how long would you expose?

3 seconds :)

Warning I have no experience, but if you look at Ed's previous images he's used about that time for some outside shots he's done.

[Christo.Stankulov]

Very beautiful, Ed Ross!!!

[life_in_sepia]

So when you say shaded sunlight you mean you were outside but under a solid awning of some type and exposed for 20 seconds? If you were in noon sun how long would you expose?

Yes, Mark. The live/work space I'm in has a 20-foot ceiling. One end has a roll-up door that opens up nearly to the ceiling. I got an old parachute and pulled it across the opening at about 7 feet, for privacy. I shoot inside in the shade, near the opening.

I have found that exposure times for collodion are highly inconsistent. There are a number of variables in the chemistry, including the age of the base collodion stock, the age of the mixed collodion stock, and the strength of the developer being used. The mix I'm using now seems to be a tad on the slow side. Of course the available UV light can also fluctuate greatly day to day, and even shot to shot (which was killing me in Yosemite for the octotych).

If I were shooting this in full direct sun, I would guess it at about one second.

Thanks for the feedback! Ed

[Mark Paschke]

Yes, Mark. The live/work space I'm in has a 20-foot ceiling. One end has a roll-up door that opens up nearly to the ceiling. I got an old parachute and pulled it across the opening at about 7 feet, for privacy. I shoot inside in the shade, near the opening.

I have found that exposure times for collodion are highly inconsistent. There are a number of variables in the chemistry, including the age of the base collodion stock, the age of the mixed collodion stock, and the strength of the developer being used. The mix I'm using now seems to be a tad on the slow side. Of course the available UV light can also fluctuate greatly day to day, and even shot to shot (which was killing me in Yosemite for the octotych).

If I were shooting this in full direct sun, I would guess it at about one second.

Thanks for the feedback! EdOk I thought maybe you were outside ( being a motorcycle involved) and thought you did a 20 second exposure outside in the shade and thought "WOW" I don't think I've ever done even 10 seconds at night with a light. Then again I'm thinking my troubles I started having after 50 or so pictures was that I was using a red Party bulb ad maybe it finally burnt off its coating or something

[jcoldslabs]

I went with Mortensen lighting on this one: one 600W lamp and that's it.

Kodak 2D 8x10 w/5x7 back, 240mm Hugo Meyer Doppel Anastigmat, Gevaert Ultra Panchro (expired 1944).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x7-Gevaert44-Triptych123-N.jpg

Jonathan

[D-tach]

I went with Mortensen lighting on this one: one 600W lamp and that's it.

Kodak 2D 8x10 w/5x7 back, 240mm Hugo Meyer Doppel Anastigmat, Gevaert Ultra Panchro (expired 1944).


Jonathan

Now we're talking! :-) nice... Is that 3 5x7's stitched?
I also would like to see one with her left leg pulled up a bit in an angle, the secrets offcourse still covered in shadows but so much more teasy :-) am I nagging too much? :-)

[Peter Gomena]

It's been fascinating watching you build this body of work, Jonathan! Don't stop, you're on a roll!

[Otto Seaman]

I went with Mortensen lighting on this one: one 600W lamp and that's it.

Kodak 2D 8x10 w/5x7 back, 240mm Hugo Meyer Doppel Anastigmat, Gevaert Ultra Panchro (expired 1944).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x7-Gevaert44-Triptych123-N.jpg

Jonathan

This is the first really successful one and the best photo in recent memory on this thread. Most of the nudes have been slavish copies of classics but this one is yours, you own it and it works.

And I am quite cynical and stingy with my compliments! Kudos

[jcoldslabs]

Now we're talking! :-) nice... Is that 3 5x7's stitched?
I also would like to see one with her left leg pulled up a bit in an angle, the secrets offcourse still covered in shadows but so much more teasy :-) am I nagging too much? :-)

It is in fact three 5x7 sheets conjoined. The bedroom is only ten by ten feet so I couldn't get any farther back from the bed, and a wide angle perspective was not what I was looking for, so I went for a triptych instead.

As for the suggestion to have her move her left leg, that is welcome. I am new to portraits in general and this is the first full length nude I've ever done, so there is lots of room for improvement. I was too busy worrying about lighting and framing to think about the pose itself in great detail. Next time!



It's been fascinating watching you build this body of work, Jonathan! Don't stop, you're on a roll!

Thank you, Peter. My wife is being uncharacteristically accommodating--the fact that she gave her blessing to post this here was a surprise, actually--and if that continues there will definitely be more along these lines.



This is the first really successful one and the best photo in recent memory on this thread. Most of the nudes have been slavish copies of classics but this one is yours, you own it and it works.

That's quite a compliment, thank you. There is room for improvement, but it is always a pleasure when the idea I have for a photograph and the resulting image are nearly one and the same.

Jonathan

[pdmoylan]

I admire your adventurous spirit and unique perspective Jonathan. It is very valuable to many here to see your creativity and experimentation each time we view your images.

Thank you for sharing. It is inspiring.

PDM

[Christo.Stankulov]

I went with Mortensen lighting on this one: one 600W lamp and that's it.

Kodak 2D 8x10 w/5x7 back, 240mm Hugo Meyer Doppel Anastigmat, Gevaert Ultra Panchro (expired 1944).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x7-Gevaert44-Triptych123-N.jpg

This is awsome!

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

This is awsome!

Thank you!



I admire your adventurous spirit and unique perspective Jonathan. It is very valuable to many here to see your creativity and experimentation each time we view your images.

Thank you for sharing. It is inspiring.

That is an extraordinarily kind and validating thing to say. It means a lot.

Jonathan

[stradibarrius]

I think you are on to something. I like this shot (these shots). Our wives are often so timid so thank your wife for working with you.

[Michael W]

jcoldslabs - I agree with the earlier comments, this is a wonderful photo, has a sense of space and depth it.

[jcoldslabs]

I think you are on to something. I like this shot (these shots). Our wives are often so timid so thank your wife for working with you.

Thank you. I am pleased with the result and look forward to trying other poses and different lighting. I have thanked my wife profusely for allowing me to photograph her in this way and, more importantly, allowing me to share the image publicly. This is a big step for her in terms of working past vulnerability issues. I'll pass on your kind words.



jcoldslabs - I agree with the earlier comments, this is a wonderful photo, has a sense of space and depth it.

Thanks very much. It's an image that exceeded my own expectations in many ways, which is a great feeling. Usually the opposite is true, unfortunately!

Jonathan

[lenser]

Jonathon,

To begin with, DAMN fine work and that's all there is to it! As one who used to be married to a lady who also had vulnerability issues and in her case, serious body image issues, I completely understand what challenges your wife is overcoming. While this image is a stunner in terms of both the photography and the woman, the one you posted recently of her smile while swimming earns my kudos as to what a delightful personality she must have as well as her own beauty.

My extreme compliments to you both. Looking forward to the next installments in your evolution together.

[jcoldslabs]

To begin with, DAMN fine work and that's all there is to it! As one who used to be married to a lady who also had vulnerability issues and in her case, serious body image issues, I completely understand what challenges your wife is overcoming. While this image is a stunner in terms of both the photography and the woman, the one you posted recently of her smile while swimming earns my kudos as to what a delightful personality she must have as well as her own beauty.

My extreme compliments to you both. Looking forward to the next installments in your evolution together.

Thank you. I must say that the kind responses about this recent image have been a real boost for me personally and offer great encouragement to continue in this vein, but more importantly the sensitivity and kindness expressed in regard to my wife and her willingness to pose for me has been most welcome. We've all seen some of the flare-ups that happen in this thread, and while most people here seem to be decent and caring, it is always a risk to share personal imagery in such a public way. I hope people understand that their thoughtful responses mean a great deal to me and to my wife as well. She may blush a little, but it brings a smile to her face when I share your comments with her.

I offer my gratitude and respect to those who have commented so constructively and thoughtfully. Truly.

Jonathan

[Leigh]

I went with Mortensen lighting on this one: one 600W lamp and that's it.
Kodak 2D 8x10 w/5x7 back, 240mm Hugo Meyer Doppel Anastigmat, Gevaert Ultra Panchro (expired 1944).
Excellent image, jonathan. The triptych treatment is very creative, and works well.
My compliments to you and your lovely lady.

- Leigh

[austin granger]

I went with Mortensen lighting on this one: one 600W lamp and that's it.

Kodak 2D 8x10 w/5x7 back, 240mm Hugo Meyer Doppel Anastigmat, Gevaert Ultra Panchro (expired 1944).Jonathan

This is so damn good-one of your best in my opinion. You've got everything working here: subject, light, composition, mood, materials, and not least of all execution. It must have been very difficult to line up each of the three shots correctly! What is especially amazing to me is that each section is balanced and interesting (the forms!) on it's own, but the whole thing is also perfectly unified. I love how the curve of your wife sweeps across the entire image, and how the bed echoes that same shape. Wow. The fact that it's a triptych, with the breaks and those great glowing edges makes it all the more interesting. An evocative and truly memorable photograph. Curse you. :-)

[jcoldslabs]

Excellent image, jonathan. The triptych treatment is very creative, and works well.
My compliments to you and your lovely lady.

Thanks, Leigh. Your compliments have already been passed along. :)



This is so damn good-one of your best in my opinion. You've got everything working here: subject, light, composition, mood, materials, and not least of all execution. It must have been very difficult to line up each of the three shots correctly! What is especially amazing to me is that each section is balanced and interesting (the forms!) on it's own, but the whole thing is also perfectly unified. I love how the curve of your wife sweeps across the entire image, and how the bed echoes that same shape. Wow. The fact that it's a triptych, with the breaks and those great glowing edges makes it all the more interesting. An evocative and truly memorable photograph. Curse you. :-)

Thanks very much, Austin. I feel that it's one of my best, too, in part because I was able to capture in the image that which I saw in my mind's eye. This doesn't happen very often--at least for me--but when it does it makes it all worth it. Yet it also raises a difficult question: where to go from here?

Jonathan

[Ramiro Elena]

Yet it also raises a difficult question: where to go from here?


You mean you can take hundreds of pictures of glasses but don't know what else to do with a naked chick? COME ON!
:D:D:D:D

[D-tach]

Yet it also raises a difficult question: where to go from here?

Jonathan

Don't worry - they can lock you up in a room with one window and a camera for one month and you still would come out with some nice abstracts :) you have a restless eye

[jcoldslabs]

They can lock you up in a room with one window and a camera for one month and you still would come out with some nice abstracts.

One room, one window, one camera, one month: sounds like a good idea for my next project. I guess I should have asked the question: how do I improve from here? Keep shooting, I suppose.



You mean you can take hundreds of pictures of glasses but don't know what else to do with a naked chick?

To that end, here is another attempt from today using window light and fresh film. It's not all I want it to be, but I'll keep trying.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 210mm Hugo Meyer Doppel Anastigmat, T-Max 400.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-TMY2-Hand-CROP.jpg

Jonathan

[Mark Paschke]

Found this, unvarnished/painted from 2 years ago, it was so over exposed and under developed I had to really blast the contrast to see it scanned............oh well the ones that get away

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[Mark Paschke]

Not too many nudes this weekend, shot 20 images but the ladies wanted some they could hang up for once, I did get 2 in

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[John Fink Jr.]

Nice plate mark.


Not too many nudes this weekend, shot 20 images but the ladies wanted some they could hang up for once, I did get 2 in

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[Mark Paschke]

Nice plate mark.Thanks! Yeah my new mix from B&S is soooooo good they have really improved over the last couple years and it's almost fool proof now, I actually tried over/under exposing and under/over developing a couple times and the image just pops off the plates these days. People don't have to shine lights on them to see them any more ;)

[Christo.Stankulov]

4x5"320TX@Sinar F2/Fujinon 150/5.6, palladium print on Arches platine
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2852/9549618786_d48e9fb923_o.jpg

[Ramiro Elena]

Is that a hand holding her right arm???

[Christo.Stankulov]

Es mí mano tratando de arreglar el chaleco y sin querer disparé...

[Christo.Stankulov]

The shutter release was too short

[Ramiro Elena]

HAHAHA! Great detail :)

The shot looks very casual and not staged nonetheless.

[Christo.Stankulov]

Same
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3828/9546828927_9f02dd7755_o.jpg

[MDR]

Not too many nudes this weekend, shot 20 images but the ladies wanted some they could hang up for once, I did get 2 in

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Love the mix between modern looking model and pose and the old style technique. The model looks extremely strong something rarely seen in 19th century plates. congrats

[Amedeus]

Loving those boots ...
Not too many nudes this weekend, shot 20 images but the ladies wanted some they could hang up for once, I did get 2 in

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[Mark Paschke]

Loving those boots ...She's a real life cowgirl/farmer friend and she's over 40
........such a fun girl, she brings over a lot of girls once they see her stuff, my camera really like her
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[life_in_sepia]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/9552526104_b1ae2ea421_c.jpg

Jah, 5x7

[lenser]

Sepia,

While it is certainly a joy to look at all of Jah, her face is absolutely compelling and the way you either light her, or choose to pose her to the light, is a total compliment to her and to each of the images of her.

I totally look forward to your images as well as Jonathan's wonderful collaboration with his wife.

Truly great work.

Tim

[life_in_sepia]

Thanks Tim! That is very kind of you! It was really nice to work again with Jah, and I really appreciate your positive feedback. Ed

[jcoldslabs]

Jah, 5x7

I agree with Tim's sentiments above. The simplicity and directness of the portrait and the lighting makes it compelling.

Jonathan

[lenser]

Honestly, I think that working with either one of these ladies would be a tremendous experience. The one real challenge would be to be sure to do justice to each. You guys are doing stunning work.

[Jody_S]

Jah, 5x7

Love it.

[StoneNYC]

She's a real life cowgirl/farmer friend and she's over 40
........such a fun girl, she brings over a lot of girls once they see her stuff, my camera really like her
100513

It's good to have a cowgirl to wrangle the heard ....

Yea, it had to be said :) but it is good to have a girl to promote you, always helps with comfortability of other models.

Love the image, both of them.

[life_in_sepia]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3730/9605649548_68ab4145fe_c.jpg

not technically a nude. technically a banana. 5x7.

[Christo.Stankulov]

Great! Reminds me of one photograph of Robert Mapplethorpe.

[bracan]

Excellent Ed!

[Andrew]

actually, it's reminiscent of several of Mapplethorpe's images
perhaps "man in polyester suit"...?
but his were all for real
ROFL

[John Fink Jr.]

Nice Ed!

[life_in_sepia]

Thanks!

[cgrab]

actually, it's reminiscent of several of Mapplethorpe's images
perhaps "man in polyester suit"...?
but his were all for real
ROFL

Don't tell me that this was a fake banana...please

[life_in_sepia]

The banana is not a fake.

[ScottPhotoCo]

I love the idea but why is it so distressed with the Instagram-like filtering? Or did the film get dropped on the floor on purpose?

Laura,

It's a wet-plate image. Part of the charm of this process is its "imperfections". Instagram only tries to (poorly) replicate this "effect".

Tim
www.ScottPhoto.co

[jcoldslabs]

But the imperfections aren't required are they? I've seen lots of Wet Plate images in my Photo History class and the museum but none of them have debris on them. Why would someone do that on purpose to an otherwise good image?

I think you'll find that vintage ambrotypes and tintypes also had rough, textured edges from where the plate rested against the film holder, but these imperfections were always hidden by frames or mats. Many modern practitioners of the art embrace the flaws as part of the process, much in the same way some people, such as myself, often choose to include the goopy borders on their Polaroid images in a way that was not originally intended.

tl;dr: It's an aesthetic choice.

Jonathan

[jcoldslabs]

By way of example, here are two random vintage wet plate portrtaits grabbed from the LOC Webite ("http://www.loc.gov/pictures/related/?fi=format&q=Glass%20negatives--1860-1880.).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/00472v.jpg


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/00083v.jpg

J.

[life_in_sepia]

Laura,

It's a wet-plate image. Part of the charm of this process is its "imperfections". Instagram only tries to (poorly) replicate this "effect".

Tim
www.ScottPhoto.co

Bingo. Also, I set it on the dusty floor to dry after washing and the water wicked-up some dirt/dust on the bottom edge. So Laura has some insight! And thanks!

[Emil Schildt]

I finally made some new images.

OLD (outdated in 1990) polaroid 665 pos/neg film - worked like a charm...

Painted with light - solarized..

Kristina made three poses - I just painted..

http://www.apug.org/gallery1/files/4/8/8/7/kristina-la-5.jpg

[pierre506]

Love the gesture~
Great job, Mark.


Not too many nudes this weekend, shot 20 images but the ladies wanted some they could hang up for once, I did get 2 in

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[pierre506]

Very impressive ~


I finally made some new images.

OLD (outdated in 1990) polaroid 665 pos/neg film - worked like a charm...

Painted with light - solarized..

Kristina made three poses - I just painted..

http://www.apug.org/gallery1/files/4/8/8/7/kristina-la-5.jpg

[Jim Jones]

Great film to still be so good, great model to hold the poses, and great photographer to do all the rest.

[polyglot]

I finally made some new images.

OLD (outdated in 1990) polaroid 665 pos/neg film - worked like a charm...

Painted with light - solarized..

Kristina made three poses - I just painted..


This is fantastic.

[Craig Tuffin]

Just wonderful Emil!

[Mark Paschke]

I finally made some new images.

OLD (outdated in 1990) polaroid 665 pos/neg film - worked like a charm...

Painted with light - solarized..

Kristina made three poses - I just painted..

http://www.apug.org/gallery1/files/4/8/8/7/kristina-la-5.jpgVery nice!

[Jac@stafford.net]

I finally made some new images.

OLD (outdated in 1990) polaroid 665 pos/neg film - worked like a charm...

Painted with light - solarized..

Kristina made three poses - I just painted..

So good on so many levels. Thanks for that.

[Jody_S]

I finally made some new images.

OLD (outdated in 1990) polaroid 665 pos/neg film - worked like a charm...

Painted with light - solarized..

Kristina made three poses - I just painted..



This is exceptional. Not as dramatic as Feiningers', but I really like it.

[Emil Schildt]

This is exceptional. Not as dramatic as Feiningers', but I really like it.

Thanks (all) but I don't know who Feiniger is....

Anyway, here's another result from the session with Kristina.

Pol 665 outdated in 1990...

Solarized - painted with light

http://www.apug.org/gallery1/files/4/8/8/7/kristina-la-2.jpg

[Mark Paschke]

Thanks (all) but I don't know who Feiniger is....

Anyway, here's another result from the session with Kristina.

Pol 665 outdated in 1990...

Solarized - painted with light
amazing

[Christo.Stankulov]

Ha, Emil, this one is stunning and the background is wonderful.

P.S. When you paint with light on pola 665 or 55, do you use f11 as with the another B&W films?

[Emil Schildt]

Ha, Emil, this one is stunning and the background is wonderful.

P.S. When you paint with light on pola 665 or 55, do you use f11 as with the another B&W films?

no - I overexpose quite a bit - full aperture (here I think it is F5.6 or maybe 4.5)

[E. von Hoegh]

Andreas Feininger - http://life.time.com/culture/andreas-feininger-photographer-spotlight/#9

[Jim Noel]

Andreas Feininger - http://life.time.com/culture/andreas-feininger-photographer-spotlight/#9

And his brother Lionel.

[Christo.Stankulov]

Thank you, Emil!

[Emil Schildt]

Andreas Feininger - http://life.time.com/culture/andreas-feininger-photographer-spotlight/#9

Wow - I am stupid.... Thanks for the link - I knew about him, but I don't get what it has to do with my images....:confused:

[bracan]

I finally made some new images.

OLD (outdated in 1990) polaroid 665 pos/neg film - worked like a charm...

Painted with light - solarized..

Jesus christ!!!
This is fantastic!!!!

Kristina made three poses - I just painted..

http://www.apug.org/gallery1/files/4/8/8/7/kristina-la-5.jpg

[SergeiR]

well - I have dabbeled a little over the years with nudes...

Here's a bleached cyanotype.
18x24cm neg. Gandolfi 8x10 traditional - boyer 300mm lens.

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

fantastic. Still. Every time i look at it. So i figured i may as well comment ;)

[life_in_sepia]

fantastic. Still. Every time i look at it. So i figured i may as well comment ;) +1 !

One from today. (St) Mathew. 5x7 tintype

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7316/9668974120_614be4c96a_c.jpg

[Leigh]

One from today. (St) Mathew. 5x7 tintype
Selective focus? Tilt, perhaps?

- Leigh

[Terry Christian]

Charlie, shot at a leather event in rural Wisconsin recently.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5446/9565168447_d86cf68d79_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/otterdaemmerung/9565168447/)
Charlie P. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/otterdaemmerung/9565168447/) by Terry Christian Photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/otterdaemmerung/), on Flickr

Zone VI Tachihara 4x5, Calumet Caltar-S II 210/5.6, Ilford HP5+, Pyrocat-HD 1:1:100.

[Jody_S]

Wow - I am stupid.... Thanks for the link - I knew about him, but I don't get what it has to do with my images....:confused:

I was merely stating that your image is quite different from Feiningers' work, despite the superficial similarities (being a solarized female nude). Yours is much more subtle than the harsh, high-contrast line effect of much of Feininger's corpus. It wasn't a criticism; I think your image withstands the comparison very well indeed.

This (http://pinterest.com/pin/259871840969857531/) is the image I had in mind.

[life_in_sepia]

Selective focus? Tilt, perhaps?

- Leigh

Good eye, Leigh. My 8x10 wet plate camera has no swing or tilt. But the front standard is tilting forward, from carrying a heavy brass lens, and the rear tilts backwards because the fold-down extension board extends just a hair too far, so the whole rail hangs down a bit off axis. So I have permanent tilts, front and back.

[John Fink Jr.]

Wonderful looking plate Ed!

[life_in_sepia]

Thanks John!

[Mark Paschke]

Keep finding plates laying around behind stuff considered failures I'm guessing.........and yes she is actually in the military and she brought the prop

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[StoneNYC]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3730/9605649548_68ab4145fe_c.jpg

not technically a nude. technically a banana. 5x7.

ED this is fantastic!!!

Did you do one version with a "happy" Banana??

Gah, need to shoot more models, it's like as soon as I got my 4x5 all my model work died lol

[life_in_sepia]

Thanks Stone! Here's another, of Eli Hollow from your fair state. 5x7.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7443/9688182433_f11bf3dc19_c.jpg

[StoneNYC]

Thanks Stone! Here's another, of Eli Hollow from your fair state. 5x7.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7443/9688182433_f11bf3dc19_c.jpg

Lovely, she's in CT? Haha (not sure if you realize though my name has NYC it's not where I live now, easy to mistake). Thanks I'll look her up either way!

[Ootsk]

Thanks Stone! Here's another, of Eli Hollow from your fair state. 5x7.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7443/9688182433_f11bf3dc19_c.jpg

Dang Ed....such an inspiration.
Well done, and thanks.

[D-tach]

Thanks Stone! Here's another, of Eli Hollow from your fair state. 5x7.



Damn! That's beautiful :-)

[bracan]

Like usual Ed, Fantastic!

[life_in_sepia]

Thank you!! Stone, I should have remembered that you're in CT. Happy shooting! Ed

[life_in_sepia]

Four by 7x17

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3678/9711054917_cf69108314_c.jpg

[Leigh]

Methinks capturing that look in a single exposure would have required quite a contortionist. :D

Neat shot(s).

- Leigh

[JeRuFo]

Impossibly good.

[Hugo Zhang]

Dazzling good!

[life_in_sepia]

Thanks! Hugo, that insert works perfectly!

[bracan]

Four by 7x17

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3678/9711054917_cf69108314_c.jpg

Excellent Ed!

[John Fink Jr.]

Four by 7x17

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3678/9711054917_cf69108314_c.jpg

Ed, I think this one needs a frame. It's wonderful!!

[D-tach]

Maya

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2884/9719437578_c18ba4827d_b.jpg

Deardorff - Cooke PS945 - FP4+ - 4x5 - Pyrocat HD

[Ramiro Elena]

Ed, I think this one needs a frame. It's wonderful!!

I've got a frame! I'll PM you my address Ed!

Tom, I am truly loving what you're doing with portraits either in large or medium format.

[Amedeus]

I second this ... also a reminder to use my PS945 more often ... Tom has shown some great consistent work with it !




Tom, I am truly loving what you're doing with portraits either in large or medium format.

[Jody_S]

Four by 7x17



I'm not sure how I feel about this, looking at it on a computer screen. I think framing or mounting or whatever you're doing will make or break it. Very nice execution.

[Craig Tuffin]

Awesome work Ed!

[D-tach]

I've got a frame! I'll PM you my address Ed!

Tom, I am truly loving what you're doing with portraits either in large or medium format.


I second this ... also a reminder to use my PS945 more often ... Tom has shown some great consistent work with it !

Thanks Rudi and Ramiro! Still very happy with your Pentax :)

[life_in_sepia]

Thank you! I struggled last night with whether the overall balance of the picture could be improved upon. I added one of the reject "hat" plates to the bottom of the image, upside down, and decided that I really liked it. So I think I'll frame it this way tomorrow. Like most all large format work, this really looks more impressive in-person, and I'm excited to hang it on my wall. Thanks for the positive feedback!! Ed

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5472/9720672478_55ae39c568_c.jpg

[Leigh]

Hate to be critical, ED, but...

That last shot with the extra hat looks like somebody did something nasty to her legs, like chopped them off.

A casual observer won't realize what the hat is, nor why it's there.

- Leigh

[life_in_sepia]

Hi Leigh. No problem at all! I like the feedback. I realize it is absurd, but I think it works with the surrealist/cubist approach to the image. And I kinda like the visual symmetry it achieves. Anyway, thanks again!

[Leigh]

Yeah. Given the rather unusual nature of the image as a whole, it works.

I doubt any viewer would glance at it and accept it as an accurate rendition of reality. :D

- Leigh

[JeRuFo]

I'm not a big fan of the hat at the bottom either. I would like to see that bottom piece instead of the tip of the hat on top, it fills the top frame a little better. I agree that an extra frame on the bottom balances the composition, but I think it is one step too far.

[E. von Hoegh]

You know Ed, I was playing with my screen and thought that just the three center plates (head, torso, hips/thighs) work well too.

[life_in_sepia]

Thank you!! I'll take a fresh look at it.

[Mark Paschke]

I like the hat top and bottom much more

[life_in_sepia]

Thanks Mark!

[D-tach]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7325/9724038711_0f51f727bf_b.jpg

Deardorff - Cooke PS945 - FP4+- 4x5 - Pyrocat HD

[Ootsk]

Omega 45e. 210mm f8 Fp4 in rodinal 1-25 for 9 minutes. Off camera strobe.
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[Helcio J Tagliolatto]

Ed Ross,

Fantastic image!!

[Amedeus]

Ed and Tom have been showing great images ... keep them coming ...

[C. D. Keth]

Ootsk, there's a palpable discomfort in that picture. I kind of like it.

[John Fink Jr.]

Fantastic images!

[Martin Aislabie]

Maya

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2884/9719437578_c18ba4827d_b.jpg

Deardorff - Cooke PS945 - FP4+ - 4x5 - Pyrocat HD

Love this - so understated

Martin

[D-tach]

Thanks Martin!

[Emil Schildt]

Kind of nude....

"Hommage"

pol 665 film - painted with light and then manipulated ("Killed"..)

Stine and Sigrid posed patiently..

Bromoil Print

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

[invisibleflash]

I'm slowly convincing my wife that I like her curves (well, she knows that already) and that they are worth photographing.

Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 15cm Zeiss Tessar @ f/11, T-Max 400.


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/4x5-TMY2-Body%20Abtract%2002%20r2%20RGB%20r3.jpg

Jonathan



Beautiful!

[invisibleflash]

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/294/7/a/lucy_241_by_pasiasty-d5igf5q.jpg
model: Lucy

Cambo SC2
Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar 150/5.6
Efke PL 100



Nice Work! I like the detail on her back.

[invisibleflash]

just a quick snapshot of the first coffee of the day. Nothing fancy, just a Pola 450 and FP-3000b

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/9387085574_6d4074f85f_b.jpg



Nice to see some gals of a different type than most posted here. She looks very comfortable and relaxed.

[invisibleflash]

Not sure if expired 8x10 polaroid counts for this tread but they are nudes ...

9917999180

Expired 809, Sinar P2 with Hermagis Eidoscope #2, f/6, 3 seconds ... ISO is somewhere at 12-15

First image is cropped as one of my holders was leaking light ...



Lots of creative work in this thread. Just too many to comment about. Really fanatstic thread.

[jcoldslabs]

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

Wonderful, Emil. You killed it!

Jonathan

[life_in_sepia]

Wonderful, Emil. You killed it! +1 !

[StoneNYC]

Omega 45e. 210mm f8 Fp4 in rodinal 1-25 for 9 minutes. Off camera strobe.
101738

Good light, I don't like her expression though.

[Emil Schildt]

Memento Mori

Tina is a diabetic - I made this - painted with light - Bromoil Print

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

[resummerfield]

Emil, you do such interesting work! Are you considering another book with these recent images?

[Emil Schildt]

Emil, you do such interesting work! Are you considering another book with these recent images?

Thank you

Yes I am, but I recently got a new screen (flat screen) on my computer, and I have to tell you: they suck!! So I am unsure if the print result will be as I think... That sucks too...

But I'll give it a try..

[Mark Paschke]

Thank you

Yes I am, but I recently got a new screen (flat screen) on my computer, and I have to tell you: they suck!! So I am unsure if the print result will be as I think... That sucks too...

But I'll give it a try..I never had this problem again when I switched to Mac about 5 years ago, with my old PC it was always a crap shoot no matter screen/printer/monitor

[ridax]

That last shot with the extra hat looks like somebody did something nasty to her legs, like chopped them off. A casual observer won't realize what the hat is, nor why it's there.

I like the hat top and bottom much more

I am with Mark. I certainly don't feel like that's about chopped-off legs or anything like that; I actually see the cone as a sort of mysterious symbol turning the legs into a mermaid's tail or, more likely, into a stream of fog this supernatural lady is emerging from.

In fact, I was making my way through this topic pages backwards, and when at last I got to the original coneless version, I had a feeling it just wasn't complete - kind of a wrong crop indeed.

[StoneNYC]

I never had this problem again when I switched to Mac about 5 years ago, with my old PC it was always a crap shoot no matter screen/printer/monitor

I agree once I got a Mac I was much more incident in the results though I know their monitors aren't as adjustable, they are still fairly accurate.

[photobymike]

just a quick snapshot of the first coffee of the day. Nothing fancy, just a Pola 450 and FP-3000b

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/9387085574_6d4074f85f_b.jpg

hey dizzy is this a selfy ? What no tattoos....no jinormous breasts, no freaky smile, no fancy pose......I have always thought it was the photographer that made the "picture" not the model ... nice photo, one of the best in this topic... honest normal and i dont know i just really like it.....

[D-tach]

Was looking for a subject to test the Reciprocity app - it works! :-)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2813/9966981194_cbf756035e_b.jpg

Deardorff - Imagon 250 - Fomapan 200 - Pyrocat HD - 5x7

[jumanji]

My first attempt at nude

Lucky 100 in Xtol 1+1

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3788/9968998966_b037c54b84_c.jpg

NR at the edge. Yes, I should try to scan a contact print of this image.

[Mark Paschke]

Wonderful!!

[zenny]

My first attempt at nude

Lucky 100 in Xtol 1+1

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3788/9968998966_b037c54b84_c.jpg

NR at the edge. Yes, I should try to scan a contact print of this image.

Morning shows the day, and your first attempt shows your future nude photography! Good attempt!

[Christo.Stankulov]

Zenny, I like what you said!:)

[Christo.Stankulov]

And, I like the photograph, too.

[jumanji]

Thank you all :)

[John Bowen]

My first attempt at nude

Lucky 100 in Xtol 1+1

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3788/9968998966_b037c54b84_c.jpg

NR at the edge. Yes, I should try to scan a contact print of this image.

I really like the mystery of this photo. I keep trying to see more of her face. This image just plain "works." Well seen, well executed. Congrats!

[D-tach]

My first attempt at nude

Lucky 100 in Xtol 1+1

NR at the edge. Yes, I should try to scan a contact print of this image.

Very smooth indeed! Can I ask you what lens and format you used?

[jumanji]

Thanks John. I did shoot total 9 images and it's one of very few (probably only 2) that I feel good enough. The others failed, due to bad idea/development error/film quality/... etc
Tom, it's Kershaw soft focus 11.5" f5.6 on 8x10.

[photobymike]

I did shoot total 9 images and it's one of very few (probably only 2/development error/film quality/... etc.

I like it soft and back light.... only 9 thats good also i have pitched a whole session cuz it was not what i wanted.... and sometimes i nail it on the first exposure and the keep going. depends more on my mood and the mood of the model. I; in general feel shooting models are not good for me when taking nude images. I work better with a friend or girl friend. Some one that you already communicate well with and is comfortable with you and i them...... it is obvious at-least to me you have a good repose with your model

[StoneNYC]

This is by farms best work, but I was with a friend who's in photography school and it's a shitty school, they don't even have strobes just hot lights, so she wanted to try out using strobes so I spent the day doing setups and shooting with her digital and helping her complete a color project with red balloons at the end I grabbed my 4x5 and took two images of her for fun, and one color, which isn't developed yet.

Here's the better of the B&W images.

TOYO45a Schneider 150mm f/5.6, Profoto 2400 Freeze pack and 2 strobes with reflectors. Lowest setting on the strobe of 1/16th (so 150?) the power on B for both so split that = 75WS power? Should have used a smaller pack, too much power haha

1/125th @ f/18

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[Corran]

My first submission in this thread...
Linhof MT, 150mm f/2.8 Xenotar @ f/2.8 and 1/50, Fuji FP-3000B:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/photosharing/fujiroids-1670s.jpg

[Daniel Stone]

Was looking for a subject to test the Reciprocity app - it works! :-)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2813/9966981194_cbf756035e_b.jpg

Deardorff - Imagon 250 - Fomapan 200 - Pyrocat HD - 5x7

So THAT'S the line I need to use ;)!

[StoneNYC]

Was looking for a subject to test the Reciprocity app - it works! :-)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2813/9966981194_cbf756035e_b.jpg

Deardorff - Imagon 250 - Fomapan 200 - Pyrocat HD - 5x7

I can't wait for the new version 2.0 to come out :) lots of upgrades :)

[life_in_sepia]

Shot in James Weber's studio on a recent trip to NYC. My first try with artificial light. 5x7.

Edit: (image removed at poster's request.)

[jcoldslabs]

Ed, it's good to see that you take your visual style with you when you travel. ;)

Jonathan

[John Fink Jr.]

Well done Ed.

[StoneNYC]

Shot in James Weber's studio on a recent trip to NYC. My first try with artificial light. 5x7.

Edit: Image removed at original poster's request.

Hmm interesting, care to share the light settings? Did you have to use something as strong as 4800WS?

Also, you didn't tell me you were traveling here!! Gah! Can't believe I missed you!

[life_in_sepia]

Hi Stone. But I thought you were NOT in NYC - hmm. Honestly, I don't know what the lights were; I just moved them around! Re the composition, the model was looking for something erotic. Here is another non-erotic in 4x5:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2860/10125135836_a07023ea3b_c.jpg

[StoneNYC]

Hi Stone. But I thought you were NOT in NYC - hmm. Honestly, I don't know what the lights were; I just moved them around! Re the composition, the model was looking for something erotic. Here is another non-erotic in 4x5:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2860/10125135836_a07023ea3b_c.jpg

Lovely :)

Ok fair enough, you're right I'm not in NYC I live in CT haha, but I can EASILY take the train into the city from CT to meet up with some awesome photographers. :). Perhaps next time...

Hmm something erotic... Yep that's a good start :)

[life_in_sepia]

Whole plate tintype, Dallmeyer 3B, f3.5, 16 seconds. Model: Jordan Bunniie.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7459/10370707126_e2588a28ce_c.jpg

[StoneNYC]

Whole plate tintype, Dallmeyer 3B, f3.5, 16 seconds. Model: Jordan Bunniie.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7459/10370707126_e2588a28ce_c.jpg

This title? "Good year" perhaps? :)

[nede]

"Fraulein ARZT"
6,5x8,5 clear glass
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3865384/img367.jpg

[StoneNYC]

"Fraulein ARZT"
6,5x8,5 clear glass
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3865384/img367.jpg

Taking the old "just put a bag on her head" to new levels lol

[dsphotog]

Whole plate tintype, Dallmeyer 3B, f3.5, 16 seconds. Model: Jordan Bunniie.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7459/10370707126_e2588a28ce_c.jpg

Much more creative than the Pirelli tire calender.

[life_in_sepia]

Much more creative than the Pirelli tire calender. Ha! Thanks. Here is another from the shoot...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7334/10371256173_4cf705fc1b_c.jpg

[StoneNYC]

Ha! Thanks. Here is another from the shoot...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7334/10371256173_4cf705fc1b_c.jpg

Cool daddio ;)

[John Fink Jr.]

Ha! Thanks. Here is another from the shoot...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7334/10371256173_4cf705fc1b_c.jpg

Ahhhh, brings back memories of past Summers. Way too long ago :-)

Love it Ed.

[StoneNYC]

Ahhhh, brings back memories of past Summers. Way too long ago :-)

Love it Ed.

You've both inspired me, my GF is in for a fun Friday, don't worry, no cameras will be involved :)

[RPippin]

Couple of shots done in my studio at Manu Propria in Charlottesville VA. 4X5 FP4 developed in PMK, scanned.103587103588103589

[StoneNYC]

Couple of shots done in my studio at Manu Propria in Charlottesville VA. 4X5 FP4 developed in PMK, scanned.103587103588103589

Like the first one. Thanks for sharing.

[Aurélien87]

Milano's mood

Horseman 45 HF / Fujinon 135
Ilford HP5+ / BERGGER BerSpeed 1+1

103853

[mihag]

Milano's mood

Horseman 45 HF / Fujinon 135
Ilford HP5+ / BERGGER BerSpeed 1+1

103853

Superb. Neg or print scan?

[Jim Cole]

Milano's mood

Horseman 45 HF / Fujinon 135
Ilford HP5+ / BERGGER BerSpeed 1+1

103853

This is very, very nice.

[Mark Paschke]

Milano's mood

Horseman 45 HF / Fujinon 135
Ilford HP5+ / BERGGER BerSpeed 1+1

103853Really good stuff

[life_in_sepia]

Really good stuff +1 !!

[John Fink Jr.]

Milano's mood

Horseman 45 HF / Fujinon 135
Ilford HP5+ / BERGGER BerSpeed 1+1

103853

Gorgeous frame.

[Aurélien87]

Well, I am using more often my Horsmeman these days (with its Fujinon 135/5,6):

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Ilford HP5+ / Bergger BERSPEED 1+1

[StoneNYC]

Well, I am using more often my Horsmeman these days (with its Fujinon 135/5,6):

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Ilford HP5+ / Bergger BERSPEED 1+1

Since I'm semi new on here, I have to ask is that a self-portrait, or simply you the photographer set the shot, and then had the model click the shutter on that last one?

Either way, beautiful work, love the first one best I think.

[Aurélien87]

It's a self portrait since the girl made the picture by herself, but I set the shot, she only had to have the expression she want, and to action the shutter ;)

[John Fink Jr.]

Well, I am using more often my Horsmeman these days (with its Fujinon 135/5,6):

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Ilford HP5+ / Bergger BERSPEED 1+1

Wonderful work.

[StoneNYC]

It's a self portrait since the girl made the picture by herself, but I set the shot, she only had to have the expression she want, and to action the shutter ;)

;)

[gth]

Well, I am using more often my Horsmeman these days (with its Fujinon 135/5,6):

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Ilford HP5+ / Bergger BERSPEED 1+1

The first one is beautiful. The answer may be obvious but this is all natural lighting through the window? Her skin looks almost painted on. I like the composed but natural position of her hands. The only flaw I can see is her right elbow that has disappeared behind her body so her right hand appear out of nowhere. Would be interesting to see in a fine print with that skin worked to perfection.

[bboeni]

Love these pictures

[cbk]

Pregnancy:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7414/10784284545_eac41a62d8_o.jpg
10x12 camera, 300/4 Laverne Paris Petzval lens, Ambrotype on black plexi

[StoneNYC]

Pregnancy:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7414/10784284545_eac41a62d8_o.jpg
10x12 camera, 300/4 Laverne Paris Petzval lens, Ambrotype on black plexi

Oh this is really cool, I really like that look she has something frisky in her eyes.

[Steve M Hostetter]

eyes? Oh yeah, eyes

[life_in_sepia]

Anastasia Arteyeva. 5x7 tintype. Ross Cabinet #3, f3.5, 8 seconds.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/10916786916_6dbc8eb70a_c.jpg

[StoneNYC]

Anastasia Arteyeva. 5x7 tintype. Ross Cabinet #3, f3.5, 8 seconds.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/10916786916_6dbc8eb70a_c.jpg

Ed,

As I commented on the other picture, I really love the smokey swirl effects, was this accomplished well developing by spinning it? Or just a happy accident?

[Christo.Stankulov]

Love it! Wish to have it on my wall :)

Anastasia Arteyeva. 5x7 tintype. Ross Cabinet #3, f3.5, 8 seconds.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/10916786916_6dbc8eb70a_c.jpg

[life_in_sepia]

Thanks Stone. I am using KCN for fixer. It reduces as well as develops. If I leave it on (after "straight" development), it will reduce the background to the extent that the natural waviness of the developer pour is revealed, which is what you are seeing. You also see it reducing to the extent that it is actually eroding the image entirely, at the top of the shot. So you need to be a bit careful with it.

[StoneNYC]

Thanks Stone. I am using KCN for fixer. It reduces as well as develops. If I leave it on (after "straight" development), it will reduce the background to the extent that the natural waviness of the developer pour is revealed, which is what you are seeing. You also see it reducing to the extent that it is actually eroding the image entirely, at the top of the shot. So you need to be a bit careful with it.

Ahh! Makes sense. Thanks for the info, hoping someday I can get some plate work done.

[life_in_sepia]

Palesaent. 5x7 tintype, Dallmeyer 3B, f3.5, 7 seconds.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5503/10947572046_8271236616_c.jpg

[StoneNYC]

Palesaent. 5x7 tintype, Dallmeyer 3B, f3.5, 7 seconds.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5503/10947572046_8271236616_c.jpg

Meg's so great! This actually reminds me of one of my shots, however it was shot on 120 so I can't post it :( lol

Someday perhaps I'll finally be able to work with her, she's the closest model that I know, but some circumstances have interfered with any collaboration :(

[Tin Can]

Amazing how still she can be, pro's are always the best models.

Great images!

[life_in_sepia]

Thanks Stone. Yeah, you're right -- she is so great. Hope all is well with you.

[life_in_sepia]

Amazing how still she can be, pro's are always the best models.

Great images!

Thanks Randy. She's actually leaned against the wall for stabilization. I've tried "free-standing" shots, and I don't think I've ever got a sharp one over 2 seconds. I use a free standing head brace for most of my standing images, or the wall. The brace helps, but it isn't foolproof.

[Harley Goldman]

Anastasia Arteyeva. 5x7 tintype. Ross Cabinet #3, f3.5, 8 seconds.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/10916786916_6dbc8eb70a_c.jpg

Excellent, Ed. Great swirl effect. Very creative.

[StoneNYC]

Excellent, Ed. Great swirl effect. Very creative.

I wonder if there's a way you could use bromide drag to causes effect on negative film?

[rcmartins]

Anastasia Arteyeva. 5x7 tintype. Ross Cabinet #3, f3.5, 8 seconds.

Enjoyed the effect a lot. It's as if she had the power to control the world around her. It's a very visual photo. Congratulations.
raul

[life_in_sepia]

Obrigado, Raul.

[jcoldslabs]

Kodak 2D 8x10 w/5x7 back, 240mm Hugo Meyer Doppel Anastigmat, 5 1/2" aerial roll film (expired 1950s).


http://www.kolstad.us/ebay/5x7-k24Roll-T-Doorway-02.jpg

Jonathan

[just_another_actuary]

Well, I am using more often my Horsmeman these days (with its Fujinon 135/5,6):

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Ilford HP5+ / Bergger BERSPEED 1+1

Hi, can you tell me how you achieved the out of focus effect on the bottom half of the first photo please? Is it by tilting forward at maximum aperture so that her eye was on the center point of the focus plane?

Thanks.

[JeRuFo]

Judging by the sharp books in the bookcase the lens was actually tilted backwards/up.

[just_another_actuary]

Judging by the sharp books in the bookcase the lens was actually tilted backwards/up.

Ah, so the focus was a few feet beyond the lady - and then a backward tilt?

Edit: looks like there's swing too....swung to the right, then tilted up

[John Fink Jr.]

Anastasia Arteyeva. 5x7 tintype. Ross Cabinet #3, f3.5, 8 seconds.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/10916786916_6dbc8eb70a_c.jpg

Just beautiful Ed!

[Ootsk]

Here's one of a 4x5 Fuji, bleached negative.
Omega 45e. A petzval lens, @5.6 I think.105042

[StoneNYC]

Here's one of a 4x5 Fuji, bleached negative.
Omega 45e. A petzval lens, @5.6 I think.105042

That's a petzval?

Also, oh look it's Palesaent again lol, she's everywhere!