Film portraiture using only natural light

[peterm1]

Natural light portraiture is the best in my opinion - but all of my portraits these days are digital

[dourbalistar]

Leica M5, Canon 50mm f/1.4 LTM, Ilford HP5+, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2018.09.27 Roll #183-03031-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

[dourbalistar]

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 105mm f/2.4, Kodak 400TX, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6 minutes.


2018.09.15 Roll #181-02962-Pano-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

[Greyscale]

Tanaka Kogaku Tele-Tanar 135/3.5, Sony A7II by Mike Novak, on Flickr


Tanaka Kogaku Tele-Tanar 135/3.5, Sony A7II by Mike Novak, on Flickr

[dourbalistar]

Originally Posted by Greyscale

Tanaka Kogaku Tele-Tanar 135/3.5, Sony A7II

Interesting lens and nice portraits, but... film portraiture? Anyway, the lens' sharpness is impressive for its vintage, with a really nice out of focus transition.

[Greg Maslak]

[Nokton48]

480 Xenar Portrait from the Internet by Nokton48, on Flickr

This would be the actual size of the image coming out of the camera. Eight by ten inches. This would be a contact print. This is inspiring work to me, when I do this type of portrait, I study the subject for a very long time, upside down and backwards on the 8x10 groundglass, and make many small incremental changes, before I expose a few 8x10 sheets. I find this highly satisfying, and I always have the subjects total cooperation. It's a total group effort.
This is not like clicking when they turn the right way.........

8x10 camera, natural daylight lighting, 480mm Schneider Xenar lens.

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M3, Summicron 50mm f/2 rigid, TriX, printed on Adox MCC 110.

Erik.

[dourbalistar]

Hasselblad 500c/m, Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f/2.8 CF, Ilford HP5+, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5 minutes.


2017.09.02 Roll #127-01423-Pano-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

[dourbalistar]

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 105mm f/2.4, Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 400H, expired in 2008, at E.I. 100.


2018.09.16 Roll #182-69860005.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

[Andrea Taurisano]

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, Nikkor-S.C Auto 55mm f/1.2, Ilford HP5+, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2019.03.16 Roll #198-03208-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

[Greyscale]

Tele Rolleiflex, Sonnar 135/4, TMax 400 by Mike Novak, on Flickr

[Greyscale]

Leica M4, Summicron 50/2, Fuji Neopan 400 by Mike Novak, on Flickr

[Greyscale]

Leica M4, Summicron 50/2, Ilford HP5 by Mike Novak, on Flickr

[Greyscale]

Riken Ricohflex Mod. B (1942), Kodak Verichrome Pan (1982) @ EI 100, sunny 16. by Mike Novak, on Flickr

[Greyscale]

Digicam test scans by Mike Novak, on Flickr
taken with a Zeiss Ikonta Super B on Fuji Neopan Acros 100.

[Greyscale]

Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta B, Fuji Neopan Acros 100 by Mike Novak, on Flickr

[Greyscale]

Ultron 50/1.8 (Icarex), Sony A7ii by Mike Novak, on Flickr

[dourbalistar]

Originally Posted by Greyscale

Ultron 50/1.8 (Icarex), Sony A7ii by Mike Novak, on Flickr

Interesting lens... but what film?

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, Nikkor-S.C Auto 55mm f/1.2, Ilford HP5+, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2019.03.16 Roll #198-03198-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

[JoeV]

Originally Posted by dourbalistar

Hasselblad 500c/m, Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f/2.8 CF, Ilford HP5+, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5 minutes.


2017.09.02 Roll #127-01423-Pano-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

Nice portrait. But what interests me is the soroban abacus she's using. Does she attend a soroban academy?

~Joe

[dourbalistar]

Originally Posted by JoeV

Nice portrait. But what interests me is the soroban abacus she's using. Does she attend a soroban academy?

~Joe

Thank you, and keen observation on the abacus, Joe! This is my friend's daughter, and I have no idea whether or not she attends a soroban academy.