How about a New Portrait thread?

[Ben Chase]

Seven-year-old daughter of friends last weekend, in her pink and purple shag sweater and an old iron chair, through a 300mm f/5.8 Imagon, wide open on the 8x10 2D. No, that's not a black eye; she'd put on her own make-up, (as only a seven-year-old can!) and wanted her picture taken...

That is one of the best child portraits I've ever seen....

Nice work!

[Mark Sawyer]

Thank you, Ben and all...

I was thinking about all the things I did "wrong" on this one, using a 300mm Imagon on 8x10 (it's meant for 5x7 maximum), using it wide open (it should be used stopped down a bit), working in very soft light (it supposedly does best in harsher light)...

But the print is one of the loveliest I've ever made. I guess maybe two wrongs don't make a right, but three do? Or maybe it's just stupid people doing stupid things still get away with it once in a while...

[Brian Bullen]

Mark, your portrait is beautiful! You say you did things wrong but I think it shows you have the ability to break the rules and come out with an exceptional photograph. I say keep making those "mistakes" because I love to look at them. Thanks

[Norm Buchanan]

Here is my attempt. Tiffany - Arca Swiss F-Field C, Caltar IIE 210mm, Neopan Acros 100

[Jim Galli]

Here is my attempt. Tiffany - Arca Swiss F-Field C, Caltar IIE 210mm, Neopan Acros 100

She's wonderful Norm!

[Jim Galli]

Why is this man smiling?

Tom Springmeyer, Gasoline Alley, Carson City, NV.

Tom is one of those charmed people (like me) who gets to make his living playing with what he loves best. He has a little shop just at the most southern edge of Carson City, Nevada that is full of petroliana. A candy store for those of us that have no restraint mechanism against things nostalgic. Want the Bear alignment neon porcelain for Christmas?? Too late, already sold, $5500.

Even Tom was impressed with the 8X10 2D and 1860 Darlot. Weird lighting but I had moved him once and didn't figure I'd get away with it twice. Had to make it work somehow.

[Miguel Coquis]

Young Couple
5x7 TXP Tmax dev 1/9 25°c 12 min
Aero ektar 7"

[Frank Petronio]

Put a little X into Xmas....

[zoneVIII]

great Frank, happy holliday to u all

[Armin Seeholzer]

Hi Frank

Very pretty girl!
How can you top this for new year?
I'm waiting for it!


And here a selfportrait with some LF gear done with a SinarP 4x5 on Pola Film.

Cheers Armin