Friday, September 17, 2010

Environmental Portraits

This is the start of a new project. I'm photographing friend and people I know, as well as the people who work at the local mall.


Camera is Shen Hao 5X7, HP5 film, 305 G Claron Lens, developed in HC-110 via tray processing. Image is slightly cropped, left and right - on the left to remove a bright spot through the branches, on the right to eliminate a bright area behind the tree trunks.

Scanning was done on my 4870, via a cardboard film holder. I'll be interested to see how wet scanning does on a V750, but here's a crop.


Click on the crop to see it larger to get at least some sense of the quality. Individual hairs are easily seen, the word PASS is quite readable on the handlebar and texture in the cloth and leather jacket shows very nicely.

3 comments:

Eric Rose said...

Looks really well exposed and ever so sharp. Great portrait.

Paul Bailey said...

George, there is just something about larger format film that is mystical and present.

Vincent de Groot said...

wonderful portrait and amazing detail, not too usual to make portraits witch such a camera!