joel_collins Posted February 14, 2000 Share Posted February 14, 2000 Any comments or suggestions are appreciated: <p> <IMG SRC="http://www.mindspring.com/~jwc3/deane15.jpg" WIDTH="285" HEIGHT="360"> <P> Technical info: Pentax 67 with 135mm lens, Speedotron Brownline M11 Head in Photoflex softbox, Agfa APX 100 film, printed on Ilford Multigrade IV paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_terry1 Posted February 14, 2000 Share Posted February 14, 2000 NICE ! great exposure, and a really memorable expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan engelhardt Posted February 14, 2000 Share Posted February 14, 2000 Mmmmm, like the light. Just one softbox high above the camera? <p> Good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billster Posted February 14, 2000 Share Posted February 14, 2000 Well done. You gotta just "be there/be ready" with these kids. A rewarding challenge. Delightful! <p> What a difference catchlight placement makes. What size softbox (lightbank?) <p> It's all I use (along with a small and large Photoflex lite disc). Less confusing for this simple mind:^P <p> I'm having trouble getting images on this site so, surf on over: <p> www.photoworkshop.com/members/billst <p> Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_hughes2 Posted February 15, 2000 Share Posted February 15, 2000 My only criticism is that the picture is a bit "cutesey" for my taste. Kinda hits one over the head. As for the technique, well, superb. Fact is, I have a series of shots almost exactly like it, shot with almost the same lighting, and the same camera and lens. I printed it slightly warmer, though. And I opted for somewhat more neutral expressions. Also, my model was older, about 2 years old. <p> Perhaps I'll scan one of them and put it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_smith Posted February 15, 2000 Share Posted February 15, 2000 Ain't APX-100 great :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel_collins Posted February 16, 2000 Author Share Posted February 16, 2000 I'll answer a few question about this photo: <p>The softbox is 24x32 inches -- I think the size is "medium." The softbox was on a boom and I was sitting on the floor under the softbox, but the softbox was not high above. It was just high enough to prevent the catch light from covering the pupil of the eye. The background paper is medium grey -- it appears black because I prevented it from being lit by using louvers on the softbox. <p>As for the image bing too "cute" -- it was really hard to pick photos from this series because this is my son. I guess I'm drawn to the cute ones. I have <a href="http://www.mindspring.com/~jwc3/deane16.jpg">another photo</a> on my web page that is probably less cute. Let me know what you think. <p>And, yes, Agfa APX is a great film. It's the only B&W film I use. APX 25 in 6x7 is a killer for landscapes. I can't print big enough in my darkroom to see grain.<p>Thanks for you comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel_collins Posted February 16, 2000 Author Share Posted February 16, 2000 Oops, guess I goofed that HTML in the above response. Sorry, gang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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