Portraits shot with classic cameras

Awesome thread!

 

I'll add one to the long list. The scan sucks but we've all heard that before;)

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Rick,

 

Although these were taken with glass plate cameras, they are not glass plate negatives. Making up dry plates is not fun for me anymore, so I use sheet film in sheaths. And glass plates are heavy to carry around, unless you are setting up a booth.

 

Now, wet plate is another story, very fast, and I love that too, but these cameras are not made for wet plate. The problem with wet plate and all that fooling around with the chemicals and darktent, is that people don't have the money to spend with them, so other than demonstrations, it is not worth the effort. By the time you spend the money on GAS to get there and back, mix up a batch of chemicals that don't last too long, and pay for a booth to set up , you end up losing money for people to say "that's so cool" as they keep on walking by. People very rarely spend money at these events, other than on cotton candy, mini doughnuts, or some kind of greasy sub for lunch. They usually go to these events for something to do with the family that won't cost much.

 

The photos I sell are usually sold much later, through word of mouth or on the website advertised through the groups newsletters, the cards I pass out, and such. So I end up only spending a few bucks on an entry ticket, wander around the croud, and take pictures, and hand out cards to those who look interested in the old cameras. I don't bother setting up at any of them anymore. Just sell the pictures later.

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Agfa Isolette III with 3.5/75 Solinar

Ilford HP5 Plus in PMK Pyro<div></div>

My son Ian, who turned 22 a week ago, shot on Kodak color print film (probably 200 ASA) with an Olympus Pen F and Zuiko 50-90 zoom, probably set to the longest focal length. The Pen F is a half-frame, for those who aren't familiar with it.<div></div>

Mr. Rosener, where do you get your Super 8 film stock? And do you know if the same place offers the double-run 8mm film cartridges? I have a Bell & Howell 414 PD that I'd love to run some film through, if only I could find some.

Ah, Thanks for explaining Cliff,<br><br>

 

I've only done one event where I was paid to take pictures of members of the public in and on military vehicles and selling them the photos for a small fee. I didn't like doing it much, because I was pretty much confined to one location and didn't get to take pictures of all the other cool stuff that was around (It was at the Veteran Parade in Wageningen (NL)).

Also I was shooting film and not the Polaroids I had planned to be shooting (that pack of film arrived 3 weeks too late d'oh) so I had a lot of hassle with getting the right photos to the right addresses afterwards.<br>

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A dear friend who passed away last December<br>

Leica IIIa & 90mm Elmar, I'd have to look up the film.

My mona lisa, taken with a really old large format camera, 18 x 24 cm.<div></div>

Rolleicord Vb, Ilford PAN F 50

 

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My uncle Gustav taken when he was 92. He lived to be 103.<div></div>

This one with Nikon FM and 90mm Tamron<div></div>

Just wanted to thank everyone for all the great posts. : ))

My Kids .. Leica M3 50 mm Summicron Ilford Pan F 50<div></div>

Again thanks for sharing some wonderful portraits!<br>

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Not sure if I've posted this one before in another topic on Photo.net<br>

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Leica IIIa & 90mm Elmar, Spector 200 Color (desaturated in PS)

And here's one I just shot with a 1956 EXA and Steinheil Cassaron 40mm lens.<div></div>

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Im new to this forum. I shot this image with AMI 6x6 and Fujifilm</p><div></div>

<p>Very Nice!</p>