Some Thanksgiving Portraits
Some Thanksgiving Portraits
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
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
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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
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
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real nice work....you have talent for sure !
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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
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
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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.
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.
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