darr,
Lovely portraits! what kind of lighting did you use?
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darr,
Lovely portraits! what kind of lighting did you use?
Thank you Hugo!
Setup was on my screened porch (a favorite place) with overcast late afternoon light coming in at a 90 degree angle. I took a total of six exposures, and by the time we made number four, it started to rain. The background is the cement wall that actually has a rough pattern, but I knew setting the lens at f/4.5 the bokeh would take care of it. I metered the hot side and the cold side and found about a 2-3 stop difference and went with the middle. In the old days I might have used fill flash or a reflector to try and bring them closer, but anymore I try to play it real simple.
Kind Regards,
Darr
I agree Darr, lovely portraits.
lee\c
I haven't been in the darkroom much since this guy was born, but I am getting the occasional Polaroid in when I can--
http://www.echonyc.com/~goldfarb/who/21.jpg
Sinar 8x10" P with 4x5" reducing back and that sliding back I bought from Frank Petronio, shutter mounted Busch Vademecum 205mm combo at about f:8 (wide open), 1 sec. (really, he held still for 1 sec!), Polaroid Type 55.
Normally the Busch Vademecum set comes in a barrel with a maximum 19mm aperture, but I had this one mounted in a Copal Press #1 shutter, which has a maximum aperture of 30mm. At the wide apertures it becomes a kind of funky soft lens with the shorter focal length combinations, and at longer focal lengths, you get an extra half to a full stop.
:) Thank you lee\c.
I will assume congratulations are in order David? Beautiful baby and you did a very lovely portrait of little Melchior. When the little guy grows up, I am sure all the work (and gear) that went into making this timeless portrait will be greatly appreciated.
Congrats,
Darr
Thanks, Darr.
Beautiful image. Photograph a lot before Melchior begins to crawl! I did a lot of manipulated SX-70's of my boys in the pre-crawling stage. Once they started to crawl, I could never get them to stay still in one spot long enough!
Now , though, I am taking 30 sec to 60 sec long exposures of my boys in the redwoods.
Vaughn
Congrats David. These little guys do have a way of cutting back on your darkroom time!
Good grief. Someone comments. Those are mangrove saplings in the water. The University here is replanting mangrove along the west coast of Trinidad for conservation/biodiversity/coastal erosion prevention/Tsunami barrier reasons, among others. Exposure was about 4 minutes. I used two 3 stop ND filters to lengthen the exposure time in the mid-afternoon light. There was some wind but the saplings were pretty immobile and the Arca is a brick. Thank you for commenting, Patrik. :) :)