How about a New Portrait thread?

[Ken Lee]

Matthew, the Lith Print is... genius.

[Nicolai Morrisson]

Justin on FP4 in Diafine. I'd like to make a pt/pd print of this, once I learn how.

[matthew blais]

Matthew, the Lith Print is... genius.

Wow, thanks for the comment.

[Darryl Baird]

...been testing, buying, testing, and finally have something to show. I had a portrait "assignment" to photograph my granddaughter for her high school senior photos.

She's a lovely girl who wears too much makeup, but the camera doesn't seem to mind.

Cambo w/4X5 reducing back, Ilford HP5, 12" Wollensak Velostigmat, f/8, softness at 5, FG7 1:15* (*9% sodium sulfite)

Window light (left) Strobe (right)

[Nicolai Morrisson]

Wow, that first one is *intense*!

[Darryl Baird]

The last of the film batch, on 8x10 Arista 100, Rodinal 1:25
12" Velostigmat, f8

[Frank Petronio]

You know there is this artist in NYC -- Stacy Leigh -- who photographs highly detailed dolls -- to great critical acclaim -- and I am wondering if you are aping her. These portraits are spooky and cool as hell. I hope they are intentionally that way...

[Darryl Baird]

I had to Google Ms. Leigh [I can't ape if I don't know the work ], but no that wasn't what I was after, but I do know these are odd. I can't seem to fully make sense of that 'quality' since these are my first real attempts with very new (to me anyway) equipment and focal lengths. I was after full-head portraits and had moved the camera closer after the 4x5 shots (above) to attempt full frame with the 12". I ran out of bellows at 30" and moved back a few inches. This is a crop of a slightly larger frame.

Maybe the combination of tight framing, lighting (I'm not happy with), Wolly softness/sharpness, uber-makeup, and facial symmetry are adding up. I did some testing with my wife previous to this shoot and they are different... but that's was just testing the magnification ratio and DOF.

thanks for the comments

[Marcus Carlsson]

Great thread. Since I only do portraits I just love every one of yours.



My daughter. 4x5" Tri-X 320 Caltar 180 mm

/ Marcus

[Amund BLix Aaeng]

Two from yesterday at a photography barbeque party





Both Wehman 8x10, 250 Fujinon, Tri-X/HC-110