Some Thanksgiving Portraits

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:54 pm

Well, it was Thanksgiving in Canada, anyway! I've been experimenting with bulk loaded film, and have several hundred feet in the freezer (I just ordered a separate freezer for film) of what is certainly Fuji Acros 100 and Fuji Neopan 400. So with a pair of Leica MP's, one with the 100 and one with the 400, I came up with the following:

My mother with post-chemo "hair"

Thomas, also with short hair, having donated 10" to a charity that makes wigs for cancerous children

Pippa, not praying but sucking on 80% Cocoa chocolate

This last one was my first attempt at stand development (very dilute developer and leave it for an hour with no agitation). I like the lazy approach.

Chris

jww · Post by **jww** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:25 pm

Thanks for posting Chris -- makes one grateful to see this series indeed.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:43 pm

Remarkable stuff Chris, you've captured much more than images.

SRD · Post by **SRD** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:00 pm

Thanks for sharing Chris.

Nitrox · Post by **Nitrox** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:28 pm

Nice pictures Chris. They convey so much just from the expressions on the subjects.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:11 pm

You all obviously have much to be thankful for. Best regards,

CMur12 · Post by **CMur12** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:30 pm

I always enjoy your portraits, Chris. It's also great to see someone using film!

I've never heard of stand development. Does it produce a different effect from the more common agitated development? Can you do it with any developer?

I'm also curious how you produce the final print. Do you print wet or do you scan the negatives?

Thanks for sharing these with us.

- Murray

malocchio · Post by **malocchio** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:46 pm

real nice work....you have talent for sure !

Sodapopjones · Post by **Sodapopjones** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:26 am

Very nice Chris!

m3m0ryleak · Post by **m3m0ryleak** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:03 pm

Thanks for the portraiture Chris, "grain" is better than "pixels" any day.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:36 am

The warmth coming through the lens just seems to make them come to life.

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:04 am

Here's a non-film one, of our jeweller, Zach:

Leica M9, Summarit 75mm.

What a life he's led. His grandparents fled the genocide in Turkey in 1914 and settled in Syria and his parents moved to Beirut. He grew up learning street jewellery - making puzzle rings at the side of the road to sell. Eventually he was making items for the Saudi royal family, but left Beirut when the civil war was too much. Now he is in Toronto and life is calmer. He can make just about anything from scratch and does the kind of work that lasts and lasts. A glass of mint tea and a few hours of chatter about life, gold, stones and their relationships is a real pleasure. A good man.

Chris

Post by **Sam** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:02 am

brothers wrote:The warmth coming through the lens just seems to make them come to life.

gary, you have expressed my thoughts.

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:34 am

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ditto

Pureslab · Post by **Pureslab** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:09 am

Beautiful images.

Print film is almost a dying art these days , almost like wet shaving.

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:52 pm

Here's Thomas before he cut off 10" of hair for charity:

Leica MP, Summilux 50, Tri-X @1250 in Diafine, Nikon 5000ED scan.

I hope he grows it all back again!

Chris

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:56 pm

Here are the three portraits that provide evidence of my quirkiness:

Chris

ThePossum · Post by **ThePossum** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:01 am

Chris,

Some nice pix here. I found this thread using a link to it in another General Forum thread. Glad I did.

So great to see someone using the "old" stuff. A vintage rangefinder camera, vintage medium for making the images, vintage film (have made tons of images using trusty olf Tri-X), and processing techniques that require a bit of work and talent.

The B&W film is interesting. I did a lot of photography in the 80's and early 90's when my daughter was growing up and I found B&W to allow me to get the mood and all right versus using the colorful backgrounds to make the pix rather than the subject being photographed.

Although I have neither the equipment or time any more to use these vintage techniques, when I do use my digital camera I seem to always be thinking in shades of grey. Have taken many color digital photos and using some basic photo manipulation software turned them into some really fine B&W images.

Those were indeed the good days for photography. Would love to see more of your work someday.

Thanks for these images.

changabang · Post by **changabang** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:56 am

You are quite the Renaissance Man: doctor, photographer...
My compliments.

SMF

Some Thanksgiving Portraits

Some Thanksgiving Portraits

thought invoking