natural-light-portrait

4x5 for 365 project (157/365)

A poolside portrait of the matriarch of our family, my ninety one year old Grandmother, Emily Patricia Giammanco.  Forever young.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
210mm Komura F6.3 lens in Copal 1 shutter.   
Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/30th second @ F22. Natural light.
Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Mod54 daylight tank. 6 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.


4x5 for 365 project (150/365)

A quick portrait of my Brother, Chris taken during a weekend barbeque at my Parent's house.  I wanted to try a natural light portrait with the 4x5 using X-Ray film to test out a few exposure and developing settings so this wasn't setup to be perfect but rather more of a quick experiment.

Technical details:

Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
210mm Komura F6.3 lens in Copal 1 shutter. 
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film. 
Exposure was 1/15 second @ F22.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal 1:100 for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank. 
Negative scanned with Epson V600.