January 2013 Portraits

[Jay DeFehr]

Very nice, Sergei.

[Miguel Coquis]

Mom and Dad
Harmon Titan Pinhole, 72mm f/209
Ilford Delta 100

Interesting challenge,
can feel pinhole magic effects...
great posers !!!
how long was exposure ?

[stradibarrius]

Sergei, Excellent portrait! wonderful clarity for the subject with strong features and noce use of DOF.

[Ramiro Elena]

This is fantastic Sergei. I prefer this line of work, much, much better than the pin-up stuff. Still over-sharpened but very good.

8x10 Arista, 360mm Symmar-S


Bob by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr

[D-tach]

8x10 Arista, 360mm Symmar-S

Very nice indeed Sergei - I like the shadow on his nose and the background lighting. Do you never encounter problems scanning those dark shadows? My V700 always gives me stripes there

[SergeiR]

Very nice indeed Sergei - I like the shadow on his nose and the background lighting. Do you never encounter problems scanning those dark shadows? My V700 always gives me stripes there

Nope. *knock on the wood*. Only if i try to pull them really really REALLY high - then i can see some weird stuff, but i never need to pull that (or i just throw negative away if i do ).
Check the upper portion of glass , where the calibrating bit is - make sure you don't have speckles of dust or something in there. I use makeup cuboku brush to clean it before scanning (same brush as i use to clean holders and lenses, btw - they are cheap and super soft)

[SergeiR]

This is fantastic Sergei. I prefer this line of work, much, much better than the pin-up stuff. Still over-sharpened but very good.

Thank you. Well. . its a downsize of downsize, and my algorithms set for sharpness not for gradients So while original is tack sharp at 2400dpi, once you get from there to 6k/4k and then to web size and then to flickr.. it gets sometime a bit odd on edges due frequency issues.

[Ramiro Elena]

Perhaps try a downsize of the 2400dpi to 1024px and do a 40%-50% unsharp mask, that's really all it takes. Forget algorithms and frequency, it is obviously not working for the web. I usually upload a 300dpi real size image to flickr and simply choose the Medium size (640px). It looks like you're pushing the ratio way way up.

I also make the same mistake now and then, but I find it ruins the nice soft/sharp large format yields. The light and pose are just perfect!

[D-tach]

Nope. *knock on the wood*. Only if i try to pull them really really REALLY high - then i can see some weird stuff, but i never need to pull that (or i just throw negative away if i do ).
Check the upper portion of glass , where the calibrating bit is - make sure you don't have speckles of dust or something in there. I use makeup cuboku brush to clean it before scanning (same brush as i use to clean holders and lenses, btw - they are cheap and super soft)

Thanks Sergei - I'll check the scannerglass

[Mike in NY]

Collodion wet-process tintype, made at the Center for Alternative Photogaphy in NYC. Self-portrait with custom 5-string banjo, extra wide neck, made by Mike Ramsey of Chanterelle Workshop in Pittsboro, NC