andrew_gardiner

<p>Or I would add a 5x4 view camera that takes a roll film back. I know for my Wista VX definitely takes a 6x7 back, I think also even a 6x9 and 6x12. </p>

<p>Just a couple more thriving London labs that offer 5x4 and 10x8 film processing ( and traditional hand printing or hybrid printing also) that have been missed out:<br /> http://www.artfuldodgersimaging.com/<br /> http://www.bayeux.co.uk/<br /> and for black and white:<br /> http://www.klausottokalde.com/</p>

<p>I don't think anyone will mind me directing you to: <br> http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/forum.php<br> You might have already done this but if not put your question there and I'm sure someone will know exactly what it is.</p>

<blockquote> <p>but my question is that I want to achieve the colors in her photo, like an analog effect or whatever it is, those colors , you know what I mean</p> </blockquote> <p>Oh for goodness sake!</p>

<p>Mamyia 7 would be my choice. Here is Spencer Tunick using his for his latest project I noticed in the papers today.<br> http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/photos-e6frewxi-1111119615958?page=8</p>

<p>In his recent review of a photobook for publisher Hatje Cantz's blog, Jeffery Ladd laid down his base criteria for photography:</p> <p>" <strong>A photograph should be more interesting than the subject and transcend its obviousness"</strong><br> <strong><br /></strong>You can read the full article here:<br> http://cphmag.com/</p>

<p>Notwithstanding the sensible advice regarding going in and out of A/C etc, air conditioning is actually your best friend when dealing with sensitive equipment in high humidity. A/C makes the air very dry and there's nothing better for your equipment than regularly leaving it for a few hours in a well air conditioned room when you're in the tropics.<br> Also store all your equipment with lots of silica gel bags everywhere (make sure these get the a/c treatment as well so they dry out too).<br /> Lastly I don't know if you're out there during the rainy season or not but you might want to consider taking a drybag also (just big enough to put your camera bag into should you get caught). Normal camera bags are inadequate in tropical conditions but once in a drybag it could survive a river - I find Ortlieb the best brand. <br /> This advice is equally useful for digital as well as film but good for you taking some film out there, you will see a huge difference from your previous photos and you won't regret it, just make sure you take enough!</p>

<p>Martin Parr I suppose is the obvious example for me, though look particularly at his earlier work for this.<br /> He's very different though. When he makes saturated images he does so fully conscious of their potential vulgarity and in fact their tastelessness is an important part of the work. Also of course he is actually a genuinely successful and important photographer too.<br /> http://www.martinparr.com/</p>

<p>I think it might be more of what you're used to than anything JD. I shoot very little 35ml nowadays (which often strikes me as being too narrow) and like the 6x7 format very much because it's so close to my 4x5's. In fact I am prepared to make significant compromises just to keep the format intact when cropping. <br> Maybe also it is a little old fashioned , as Edward implies. Nowadays formats, especially on tv, in feature films and also I notice on smartphones have an ever more stretched out widescreen picture frame. For some reason wide is seen as modern and contemporary and I'm sure this has a great effect on what we expect and how we are used to reading pictures.</p>

<p>I'm not sure that the faith people have in watermarks is warranted anymore. To my knowledge since CS6 anyone with just a casual understanding of Photoshop can remove even the most obtrusive watermark perfectly and almost instantly. There are dozens of YouTube videos out there showing you how.</p>

<p>It sounds like a fairly epic subject and also a subject that doesn't particularly require fast shutter speeds or masses of incidental shots for that matter. In fact quite the opposite; I imagine it more to be vast, still, empty landscapes and for that reason I would take the bull by the horns and use the 4x5. Go slow and take your time with the right tool for the job. Come back with just a few beautiful, considered landscapes. Half measures avail us nothing as they say.</p>

<p>If I were to choose my absolute favourite however, it would be this image from Hans Christian Schink's 1hr series:<br> http://hi-res.outlier.cc/post/6112446830/hans-christian-schink-1-05-2010-5-46pm-6-46pm-s</p>

<p>How could a conversation on this subject be complete without a mention of Gurskys 'Rhein II'<br> http://artblart.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/andreas-gursky-rhein-ii-1996-web.jpg<br> Or for good measure one of Hiroshi Sugimotos beautiful seascapes<br> http://cms.xitek.com/uploads/allimg/140218/7527_18112613_2.jpg</p>