@jgpittenger@amyk@joysabin@farmreporter I wrote about this image on my blog. Shooting a 4X5 film camera is not a spontaneous affair. I woke up in the morning and decided at home I was going to ask Chelsea if I could take her portrait with the 4X5. I went to the cafe and set the camera up, achieved what I thought would be good focus and took light readings using an external meter. I went inside and asked if Chelsea was game and she said yes. She sat down, and I saw the Hosta leave and plucked it and arranged it in her arms, emblematic of her new motherhood. I double checked exposure near her face and took two images, one at my metered measurement, and one underexposed by a stop. it was a 240 mm large format lens that I believe translates to a portrait length lens in 35mm (or thereabouts). On this camera one views the focusing screen using a dark cloth and the image is reversed horizontally on the screen. It takes some getting used to! It's a lot of fun to try something different like this....
In the lower part of the image there was a small light leak or an out of focus area, either from a mistake in loading the film into the holder, or from not having the image flush on the scanner. I had to repair it in Photoshop. I still have the negative and hope soon to try a darkroom print.
Is it a studio set up?
In the lower part of the image there was a small light leak or an out of focus area, either from a mistake in loading the film into the holder, or from not having the image flush on the scanner. I had to repair it in Photoshop. I still have the negative and hope soon to try a darkroom print.