10x8 Street portraits

[Nas]

From a couple of days ago, nice late afternoon autumn light. 10x8 Deardorff with my 300/4.2 Plaubel Anticomar lens on some very old FP4 (the box doesn't have an expiry date). Processed in Rodinal 1+50. The camera attracted a lot of attention. These were all made within 20 minutes. Should've taken more film with me.

 

[Ian Grant]

Excellent Nas.

Ian

 

[HowLarge]

Intrigued by how you do this with such a large device? do you setup and engage with the interested folks ?
Like they take an interest and you ask for a shot? I can imagine that working .

 

[Nas]

Excellent Nas.

Ian

Thank you

 

[Nas]

Intrigued by how you do this with such a large device? do you setup and engage with the interested folks ?
Like they take an interest and you ask for a shot? I can imagine that working .

Yes, exactly. I set up in a spot where the lighting and background was to my liking in an area with a lot of passersby. With some people I had to ask them, others came up to me to ask what I was up to. The three musicians were waiting for their uber to arrive, I asked them.

 

[HowLarge]

that does sound like a pleasant way to engage with subjects the view camera being a charming tool
I know that pointing something like a Fuji 690 at people is not friendly but an Olympus trip would be
its an interesting point , now I'm thinking that with the right garb and ancient view camera , wooden tripod
you could say something like , I am a time traveller can we get a selfie for the folks back then.

 

[Nas]

that does sound like a pleasant way to engage with subjects the view camera being a charming tool
I know that pointing something like a Fuji 690 at people is not friendly but an Olympus trip would be
its an interesting point , now I'm thinking that with the right garb and ancient view camera , wooden tripod
you could say something like , I am a time traveller can we get a selfie for the folks back then.

Ha! I really enjoy this kind of photography where you collaborate with complete strangers for a short while. I’m always honest about what I’m doing which is mostly testing out lenses, film or glass plates. Personally I feel it’s important to share the picture otherwise they’ll never get to see it. I post my pictures to my photo blog and tell people to check there. It’s easier than juggling email addresses. I don’t use antisocial media.