B&W Portrait Test Results - 1
posted by micki at 11/25/2006 10:45:00 AM
Saturday, November 25, 2006
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- Name: micki
- Location: United States
No digital photography here folks. Only film, all the time. No post processing. I shoot it, I have it developed, I scan the print, I post it. It is hoped that you would respect my ownership of the images posted, despite the ease with which you could copy them. If you would like a true photographic print of any of my images, please contact me at goodiesbaker@yahoo.com and I will be happy to provide you with one. Weapons of Choice: * Minolta 7000 * Minolta 9000 *Minolta Dynax 9 * Konica Minolta 70 *Minolta x-700 * Minolta AL-F Rangefinder *1958 Minolta Autocord *Holga *holgamod Holga *PIX Panorama Toy Camera *Polaroid One Step Close Up Lenses: Too many too list, just read the stats for each shot I post Scanner: Epson 4990 Perfection Photo Favorite Films: * Kodak Tri-X * Fuji Superia * Ilford HP5+ -- Goal: To make the best exposure possible, on film. A Theme a Day *Sunday – Take A Guess *Macro Mondays *A Glimpse of My Town Tuesdays *Wednesday's Colors *Thursday's Critter *Unique Film and/or Camera Fridays *Saturday – Anything goes
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Portrait Without Filter
Camera - Minolta Maxxum 9000
Film - Kodak Tri-X
Shutter Speed - 1/8
Aperture Setting - f-6.7 Manual Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm portrait/macro lens
Gold Reflector
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer Which I almost pitched out the window today.
Portrait With Filter
Camera - Minolta Maxxum 9000
Film - Kodak Tri-X
Shutter Speed - 1/2
Aperture Setting - f-8 Manual Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm portrait/macro lens
Hoya Green Filter
Gold Reflector
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer Which I almost pitched out the window today.
OK, the scans aren’t great, but I think they show the differences between the two portraits well enough to post for today’s undesignated Experiment Saturday. First of all, I want to say that the prints are tack sharp, which doesn’t show in these scans. Soooo.. .if you ever decide to shoot a roll of Tri-X and want to do a few portraits, this film will work well for you….just so you know.
With the first portrait I used no filters, just side lighting from the window and a reflector. The second portrait I added a green filter, the filter recommended for shooting portraits. I was very pleased with the results. You can see that my daughter’s eyes (which are blue, btw) have a more natural look to them with the filtered portrait, and there is better toning to her lips and eyebrows, as well as not such a ghostly, washed out look to her skin. After this little test shoot, I did other portraits of her and her sisters with some T-Max ISO 100. Just sent that roll off, so it will be a couple of weeks before I see those prints. So if you’re shooting b&w portraits, I would recommend a green filter for better results. As for the big flower, I knew it would get overexposed in the shot, but we stuck it in there anyway. I had paid for it, so I was getting as much use out of it as possible.
Definitely - the second, filtered shot looks more natural for sure - I like the floral addition as well.
Yep, filters do make a big difference! I remember that. I always had a green filter for people, and a red filter for the sky. The red filters totally block the cyan light from the sky and make it very dark, nearly black, and give fantastic contrast of sky and clouds. Green filters make the grass look white.
Fortunately, I can get this effect in digital without the filters. Each picture has is made up of 3 channels: Red, Green, and Blue. Each showing a B&W photo of what it would look like with that filter. :-)
Great shots, Micki!
The difference between the two is clear. The second is much more natural. Lovely work indeed.
I am curious about the head dress. Is there some significance to it?
and today on shutterbug underexposed: the ueen of sheeba!....second one for me...i just love it because of the uniqueness of the subject.....8.25/10
Second one is better...how much reflectivity do you think the flower added? I was wondering about it as a light bouncer now that I have seen it.....
astrobeck
I like the 2nd one but I don't really see any detail in the flower... just the outline. Lovely portraits!
Nicely posed portraits. Just recieved a batch of Tri-X, just waiting for the chemicals to arrive and will revisit processing again. I find if I scan in colour negative mode with my fairly modest Epson 3200 photo, I get very good results from b&w negatives.
Fabulous portraits of a wonderful girl.^.
Beautiful child, beautiful portraits.
I still use a lot of B&W film. I like Tri X and am currently trying a chinese film called 'lucky'. I use a yellow filter most of the time with B&W but also like Greann and red for some landscape work. I had some very pleasing results from a wedding witha Voigtlander bessa R2 50mm lens ilford film 50 and 400 and a yellow filter. Must post some when i eventually get a scanner. Like the 2nd shot shame about the flower, it looks like a reflector.
I never would have noticed the difference had you not said anything, but since you did LOL I agree with all your findings LOL
All your children are Beautiful! I'm Jealous you can get any of them to site for Portraits!
the second portrait is my favorite...
Even the angle and pose, also the expression of the secound image is much better,, :)
These are lovely portraits, Micki, especially the second one.
Thanks for the great example of the usefulness of filters with B&W film. Both are beautiful portraits, but the second definitely has a more natural look to it. As you might know, I love Tri-X for its versatility.
Have you tried developing your own B&W film? It's actually pretty easy with a minimal investment in equipment.
Both the portraits are lovely, the pitch black background helps greatly here. And thanks for the tip on using the green filter!!
Love the first one, the second one is a bit too much of a white wash on that flower :P
they're both quite nice, micki. great work with the the light and filter.
They both look great!
Phil
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If I was rich I would send you a 4x5 camera and a box load of Polaroid 55 to play with. I think you would create some beautiful portraits! I love the path your on!
Great portraits! I like how they both came out, to be honest.
Also, I give you lots of props about being able to wait so long for prints and all. Ever since I got digital, I don't think I could wait an hour for a roll of film!
As for the black and white -- you ever thought about your own darkroom? I had one when I was younger and it was so much fun. I used to get lost in there for hours and hours, developing my own film and making prints...
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