ray bidegain

Rusla:

I think this is a good one, the tilt thing lends itself to the overall

look of the portrait which I find interesing. It makes me want to

know more about this person, which is all you can ask for in a

portrait of someone .

good work.

Ray Bidegain

I have been making portraits with my 8x10 and printing them in

platinum for about 5 years now http://www.rbstudio.com I do not

think of them as sexy but there is a beauty to the process that is

unique.

Ray Bidegain

I make the majority of my portraits with an 8 x 10 camera. I find that if you are a reasonable distance from your subject f/8 or f/11 will give plenty of DOF with a 300mm lens. I put the model in the space and light I want to use then let them find their way. Once settled I focus the camera then look at them directly to see where they are in the set. When I am ready to make the exposure I can tell if they are in the same plane or not, if not I wait till they find their way back.

Ray Bidegain

http://www.rbstudio.com

Gary:

All the prints on my site are platinum/palladium and all are for

sale. I also list and sell them on the bay. I will be happy to sell

you one direct. http://ww.rbstudio.com

Ray Bidegain

Looks nice, you are off on a great adventure with

platinum/palladium printing enjoy yourself.

Ray Bidegain

My guess is that you pulled the dark slide on the ground glass

side fogging the sheet, then never exposed the other one, but

that is just a guess.

I am wondering if any one has the 8 x 10 backpack by f/64 and

how they like it or if they know about any other backpacks on the

market. Thanks

I am wondering if any of the photographers here who have web

sites with prints for sale, make any sales. I come across sites

on the web that offer prints for sale all the time but I wonder If

anyone buys them.

I make most of the portrait photographs I do these days on 8 x

10.

Ray Bidegain

I am admittedly an newcomer to this forum, so I had no idea that

photographs were not to be posted. I like to look at other

photographers work, I think that is one of the best things about

the web. I also like to have photographers look at my work. An

artist can only make work and look at it themselves for so long,

then they need other people to look at it and share the

experience, to complete it really. That does not mean the work

has to be made with the audience in mind, it just means that for

me I need to have my work seen. The times I have posted an

image I enjoyed the feeling of knowing people had viewed it, and

I liked the feedback I received via email.

I find the galley section on this forum to be hard to use and look

at, and the voting system not what I am after. I guess for me the

best idea is to post images here and if people do not want to

look at them, they can use the back button.

Ray Bidegain

Wally: the edge is created in the hand coating process of

platinum printing.

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I photograph nudes as well as portraits with my 8 x 10 all the

time. I find that the slow moving nature of the view camera helps

my work, and the built in serendipity of not being able to see at

the time of exposure lends a sense of reality to the photograph. I

work in the studio with natural light so the exposures tend to be

around 1/15 @f/8 and I am still able to make my work. you can

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