Photos tagged with “largeformat”

Tree

I shot this tree in front of our house this morning because it’s summer and it’s Friday and it’s my birthday so I took the day off and wanted to do something with it. Shot on my #speedgraphic using a @kodak #aeroektar178mm lens wide open and my new #chromagraphica #4x5 #wetplatecollodion film holder that arrived a couple of days ago. I shot three photos, and this was probably the most technically correct. I wanted to work on my collodion pouring technique since my first plates had so many problems. This was my second attempt at this shot this morning; the first had a developer island. So I bumped up the amount of developer I was pouring on the plate from 15ml to 20ml and that seems to have solved that issue. #allthroughalenspodcast #largeformat #wetplate #tintype #filmphotography

Fri Jul 30 2021

Laura

While I had everything set up, I couldn’t resist making a second tintype this weekend. This one misses the veiling from the first, but makes up for it with both developer island *and* developer burns. I have to say I love the roughly heart-shaped perfectly place island, though. #tintype #tintypephotography #wetplatecollodion #largeformat #speedgraphic #aeroektar

Tue Jul 06 2021

Baseball

This is the first #tintype I shot at home and boy, is there a lot wrong with it. Oysters, developer islands, maybe some veiling. I’m definitely out of practice on my collodion pouring technique, too.

Couldn’t be happier….

#speedgraphic #wetplatecollodion #largeformat #aeroektar #allthroughalenspodcast

Mon Jul 05 2021

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Verizon has a box on the edge of our property with a 110 block terminal or three inside. Someone decorated it a few years ago. Seemed like a good idea to shoot it during lockdown since I rarely leave the house any more and grocery stores and pharmacies aren’t awfully photogenic. Shot on my 1923 Graflex RB Series B on Tri-X with a Grafmatic 1168 back. Looks like I have a light leak on the left side of the camera, so I’ll need to look at that. #film #filmphotography #filmphotographypodcast #heyfsc #largeformat #graflexslr #trix

Sat May 16 2020

HoJo

The old Howard Johnson’s on the boardwalk is one of the most distinctive buildings on the shore. One of these days I’ll stop referring to it as what it used to be and start referring to it as what it is now (another restaurant with much better food). Another test of my repurposed Graflex plate holders with 3D printed parts, using #dryplate from @pictoriographica.

##film #dryplates #dryplatenegative #dryplatephotography #speedgraphic #4x5group #largeformat #largeformatphotography #film #filmphotography #shootfilmstaybroke #istillshootfilm #istillshootdryplates

Wed Mar 04 2020

Convention Hall

Shot this past Saturday with my 1953 Pacemaker #speedgraphic on J. Lane #dryplates from @pictoriographica. This plate was from batch 11, and expires n April of this year. I think it’s stood up pretty well. I bought these plates to use in a bagmag I got with my Graflex SLR RB Series B, but the leather tire on it one of the first times I used it, so I’ve been without a way to shoot 4x5 plates for a while. Until recently, anyway, when I 3D printed a few parts to turn a couple of old Graflex film pack holders into plate holders. This is one of my test shots to check if it’s working. I think it is. When I get the plateholders from the Kickstarter I backed from @chromacamera and @pictoriographica , I’ll probably start using these repurposed film packs for their intended purpose, wet plate.

#film #largeformat #largeformatphotography #4x5group #4x5photography #staybrokeshootfilm

Tue Mar 03 2020

Enjoy your drive.

#speedgraphic #graflexoptar135mm #trix320 #rodinal #film #filmphotography #staybrokeshootfilm #4x5group #4x5film #largeformat

Sat Jan 25 2020

Sandy Hook Lighthouse

Shot on @ilfordphoto Direct Positive paper (ISO 3) in the @intrepidcamera 8x10 with my Schneider-Kreuznach convertible 180mm lens with the front element removed, so working as a 355mm lens. 1 second at f/22.

#ilford #harmondirectpositive #ilforddirectpositivepaper #ilforddirectpositive #film #8x10 #8x10photography #filmphotography #filmphotographic #staybrokeshootfilm #largeformat #largeformatphotography

Fri Nov 22 2019

Sandy Hook Lighthouse.

Shot on @pictoriographica Speed Plate (ISO 25) with my 1902 Century Studio No. 5. No-name Symmetric lens in a B&L pneumatic shutter, 1/5 second @ f/32. Developed by inspection in HC-110 Dilution B, 5 minutes or thereabouts. Really looking forward to the plate holders Jason and @chromacamera just completed a successful Kickstarter for so I (hopefully) don’t get light leaks like in this shot from a vintage plate holder. #dryplate #dryplatephotography #5x7 #5x7photography #film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #largeformat

Sat Sep 14 2019

Topo Gigio

A couple of months ago, I bought a vintage Petzval lens with the thought that I would mount it on the 1902 Century Studio No. 5 5x7 camera I bought in November. It took a couple of months, but I finally got it mounted. This was one of my first test shots. It’s on Ilford Direct Positive paper, and shot in a #foldio 3 portable studio. The focus is a bit off on this one. The first shot had better focus, but was underexposed at 2 seconds. This one was 4 seconds. The black background doesn’t really show off the Petzval lens. I’ll have to try something outside next.

#largeformat #5x7 #ilforddirectpositivepaper #film #filmphotography #petzval

Tue Mar 05 2019

PARK HERE RENT BIKES BEACH #film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #largeformat #speedgraphic #graflexspeedgraphic #wildwood #beach #parking #4x5group

Sun Feb 03 2019

There are a couple of photos in the collection that don’t include any people. Like this. I don’t think this is the main house. Between the pictures of parts of the house and photos I’ve seen online as part of a campaign to save the Garner House, which is apparently in a state of disrepair today, I think this may be an outbuilding on the property.

#dryplate #dryplatephotography #dryplatenegative #film #filmphotography #largeformat #garnerfamilyarchive #foundphoto #foundphotos

Sun Feb 03 2019

I’m not sure who this is. This is one of the negatives with no corresponding print, so no documentation, and I don’t see this gentleman in any other shots. It’s not Wesley Garner. He died on January 1, 1889, and these photos are from a good 10 years after that. Given that the photos were shot by Wesley’s daughter Eleanora, I’m going to guess that this is likely to be her husband Francis, who was 57 years old in 1900.

This dry plate negative is a size I’ve never seen: 4.25 inches by 4.25 inches. That obviously doesn’t fit into the modern large format system of 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, etc. but I also don’t see it in the older plate system, either. I see glass half plate listed as 6.5 x 4.25, and quarter plate as 4.25 x 3.25. But it must have been a thing. The negatives are stored in a box of paper that was 4.25 x 4.25, presumably for contact printing exactly this kind of negative.

#dryplate #dryplatephotography #dryplatenegative #film #largeformat #filmphotography #garnerfamilyarchive #foundphoto #foundpicture

Tue Jan 29 2019

Another still life from the Century Studio No. 5 on a J. Lane glass dry plate. This is a 25 second exposure.

#film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #dryplate #dryplatephotography #largeformat #5x7 #polaroid #polaroidcamera #centurycamera

Fri Dec 14 2018

Zenith

First shot on the Century No. 5 using a J. Lane dry plate. Exposed for 12 seconds inside a #foldio3 portable studio.

#filmphotography #filmphotographic #film #dryplate #largeformat #5x7 #antiquecamera #radio

Thu Dec 13 2018

Another shot from my 1902 Century Studio No. 5 #5x7 camera on #ilforddirectpositivepaper. As the name of the camera suggests, this is really intended to be an indoor camera, but I took it outside the other day and shot this view of my backyard. It’s a little overexposed I think. I exposed it for 10 seconds and maybe it really only wanted 5.

I got some J. Lane dry plates the other day for the dry plate holder I bought. I hope to give that a try in the next day or two.

#filmphotography #filmphotographic #film #largeformat #paper

Tue Dec 11 2018

Pedro and Enid

Another shot on #ilforddirectpositivepaper with the 1902 Century No. 5 #5x7camera and the #foldio. I wanted to see how narrow the depth of field was on the no-name brass lens that came with the camera, so I placed Enid slightly behind Pedro (the mascot of everyone’s favorite racist tourist trap, South of the Border). I probably should have placed her closer to Pedro so you could see that; this looks like they’re in the same plane, like this is a mistake. Also, it’s not framed great, as you can see the edge of the Foldio on the right. Notes for the next try.

I got a dry plate holder for the camera and some J. Lane dry plates, so I hope to give that a try sometime this week.

#film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #5x7 #largeformat #antiquecamera

Mon Dec 10 2018

Little Enid

This is the first really decent shot I’ve gotten out of the 1902 Century Studio No. 5 camera that I bought in Florida over Thanksgiving. I used a #Foldio 3 fold up studio with a black-ish backdrop and the included LED lighting to do this. I would have liked to get closer and have her fill more of the frame, but the camera only has so much bellows extension. This was shot with #ilforddirectpositivepaper at an ISO around 2, 5 seconds of exposure. It was probably underexposed at that, because it took several minutes to develop. I’m happy with this. The camera works.

#filmphotography #film #filmphotographic #largeformat #5x7 #5x7photography

Sun Dec 09 2018

Creek.

First shot from the vintage 1902 Century No. 5 I bought in St. Augustine a couple of weeks ago. This is shot in my back yard on 5x7 Ilford Direct Positive paper, because I’m not set up yet to develop 5x7 film. I think the reason the left half is completely white is that the sheet fell out of the holder and into the camera when I reinserted the dark slide and fell ins funny shape that caused part of it to be completely overexposed when I retrieved the sheet. And it’s blurry because I wasn’t using a tripod for a roughly 3 second exposure. Even with all that, I love it.

I hope to get a better idea of what the lens can do with a couple of shots I took this afternoon.

#film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #paper #largeformat #largeformatcamera

Wed Dec 05 2018

Spring on the boardwalk #noreaster2018 #film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #largeformat #speedgraphic #trix #rodinal

Thu May 03 2018

Root Structure. New55 with partly dried out pods, Speed Graphic, 135mm lens. #roidweek #roidweek2018 #polaroidweek #polaroidweek2018 #film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #largeformat

Mon Apr 23 2018

Little Enid listens to the radio

Another tintype from last weekend @penumbrafoundation with @elmalayheehoo. I highly recommend Penumbra’s classes if you’re interested in trying this. #tintype #wetplate #wetplatecollodion #largeformat #4x5 #workshop

Sat Mar 03 2018

Pedro and Little Enid.

I brought some toys to the wet plate workshop @penumbrafoundation taught by the amazing @elmalayheehoo to use for still lifes. This one features the mascot of everyone’s favorite racist tourist trap, South of the Border, and the main character from the movie and graphic novel Ghost World. #tintype #wetplate #wetplatecollodion #makeyourownfilm #largeformat #4x5

Fri Mar 02 2018

Betsy Ross Farm Market Established 1919. Closed after 98 years; sadly, won’t make it to 100. #speedgraphic #trix #film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #filmisnotdead #itjustsmellsfunny #rodinal #largeformat

Mon Jan 29 2018

The Windmill is a Jersey Shore institution. And they’re open year-round. #speedgraphic #largeformat #4x5 #film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #filmisnotdead #itjustsmellsfunny #rodinal

Mon Jan 22 2018

Secord Lake Grocery, Gladwin, Michigan. Looks like it’s been a long time since this was a working grocery. I used to go here with my grandmother when we visited my grandparents at their cottage. Shot last July with my Speed Graphic on Tri-X 320 and developed in Rodinal. #film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #filmisnotdead #itjustsmellsfunny #largeformat

Sat Jan 06 2018

Antiques & Uniques Collectibles on Aviles Street, St.Augustine, Florida. Shot in October when we were visiting my mom using my Speed Graphic on Tri-X 320 and developed in Rodinal. #film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #largeformat #filmisnotdead #itjustsmellsfunny #filmphoto #speedgraphic

Sat Jan 06 2018

State Marina. Shot on @new55film with my Speed Graphic. I was trying to figure out why so many of my shots had this black smoke effect. The periodic nature of it suggested roller problems in my 545 holder. I also have a 545i holder, so I used it for this shot, and voila, no black smoke. #speedgraphic #largeformat #film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #filmisnotdead

Fri Nov 17 2017

Homage to @danrubin #new55 #new55film #new55pn #largeformat #penumbraworkshop #film #filmphotography #filmphotographic #istillshootfilm

Tue Oct 24 2017

Portrait of @estherfh72, a fellow student in this weekend's #new55 workshop at @penumbrafoundation taught by @swhiser. This was the first time I've used the Speed Graphic in portrait orientation, and the framing isn't what I saw in the viewfinder thanks to parallax, but I like it. The lighting is maybe a bit harsh because I was shooting handheld with slow film and needed her to be in direct sunlight. I used a reflector (thanks for holding it, @oliveoilphoto) off to her right to try and soften the light. #new55film #new55pn #largeformat #film #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #istillshootfilm

Mon Oct 23 2017

Rose. Shot with my Speed Graphic on New55 film in natural light, f/16 at 4 seconds, during a workshop at Penumbra Foundation yesterday with New55 CEO @swhiser. This rose was part of an arrangement on my mother-in-law's casket at her funeral on Thursday. This photo is in honor of her. #new55 #new55film #new55pn #largeformat #polaroidish #film #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #ishootfilm #penumbra #penumbraworkshop

Sun Oct 22 2017

Tittabawassee River, or as my grandma used to call it, "Tipatawassee". I guess she was uncomfortable with the first syllable of its actual name. #speedgraphic #trix #largeformat #film #filmsnotdead #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #filmphotographic

Thu Aug 10 2017

Fresh Smoked #speedgraphic #trix #rodinal #largeformat #film #filmsnotdead #filmisnotdead #filmphotographic

Wed Aug 09 2017

Seaside Heights boardwalk, untoned cyanotype from a 4x5 negative #film #filmisnotdead #filmphotographic #largeformat

Fri Jan 20 2017

And here's the cyanotype I posted earlier today after a five minute bath in PG Tips tea. Totally different feel. #largeformat #filmphotographic #film #filmisnotdead

Thu Jan 19 2017

Another untoned cyanotype. This one has a different shade of blue than the first. Still getting to understand the process. I toned these in tea last night and it radically changed them. I'll post some of those once I've scanned them. #film #filmphotographic #largeformat

Wed Jan 18 2017