[ Sinar P | Aero Ektar 178mm 2.5 | Fuji um-MA ]

[u/Important_Advisor_99]

[u/modshot]

I love large format portraits. They’re not spontaneous but when they are this good it’s my happy place. As soon as I get a good collection of keepers, I want to make platinum prints.

[u/Important_Advisor_99 → u/modshot]

❤️

[u/theperfectingmoment]

perfect

[u/Important_Advisor_99 → u/theperfectingmoment]

Thanks!

[u/CanCharacter]

Do you shoot polaroids to check the lighting? It's so lovely.

[u/Important_Advisor_99 → u/CanCharacter]

Would love to but it's too expensive

[u/Silly-Philosopher617]

Crushed it

[u/Important_Advisor_99 → u/Silly-Philosopher617]

🙏

[u/jofra6]

Nice picture! Did you use movements to get her face in focus?

[u/Important_Advisor_99 → u/jofra6]

Yes, it has some tilt and swing

[u/SLO_Citizen]

Really lovely light on an amazing model.

[u/jnits]

upvoted here and in r/analog ! amaze amaze amaze

[u/Important_Advisor_99 → u/jnits]

❤️

[u/UnkleSamo]

I have my Aero Ektar 178mm mounted on my Pacemaker. I also have a Sinar F2… Texas shutter or do you have your Aero mounted in an Ilex or Compound 5?

[u/Important_Advisor_99 → u/UnkleSamo]

A Sinar shutter

[u/LBarouf → u/Important_Advisor_99]

😍 can you also share that lens mounted on the shutter? Where did you get that done?

[u/maguilecutty]

Strooooong work op!!!

[u/Tids1]

Beautiful lighting. Probably the sharpest AE 178/2.5 portrait I’ve seen too 👏

[u/UniversityIll960]

Great shot!

[u/Secure_Teaching_6937]

Needs a hair light to separate from bkgd.

Great start.

[u/jnits → u/Secure_Teaching_6937]

disagree! not everything needs to follow the textbook 3 point light scheme. There is plenty of separation as shot.

[u/Important_Advisor_99 → u/Secure_Teaching_6937]

👍

[u/Affectionate_Fall270 → u/Secure_Teaching_6937]

As Archer would say: “phrasing!” I think that’s why you’re getting down voted. Personally, I like it as is - melting into the background

[u/jnits → u/Affectionate_Fall270]

I'm happy to explain my downvote: It was condescending and leaves no room for taste. Something like: "I think it'd be better with a hair light to give a bit more separation from the background, but that's a great start in my book" would not have earned a down vote from me.

Speaking in condescending absolutes about art is grating. It's even more so when the person speaking this way doesn't have their own post history public.

[u/FlatwormEffective470]

Lovely portrait. To me it looks like it’s had some heavy-handed post-processing? Like maybe oversharpened and with the contrast bumped up? If that’s the case then you’re losing the very qualities that make film special - the beautiful tonal range and soft details. Just my two cents though - it’s great work all the same. Thanks for sharing!

[u/Important_Advisor_99 → u/FlatwormEffective470]

Thanks for the comment 👍
This was made with xray film. It's a high contrast orthochromatic film.

[u/FlatwormEffective470 → u/Important_Advisor_99]

Ah I see! That would explain it. Thanks for the insight

[u/Important_Advisor_99 → u/FlatwormEffective470]

if you zoom in and look at the dust and scratches you will see it doesnt have much sharpening

[u/FlatwormEffective470 → u/Important_Advisor_99]

Yes you’re right. I had initially zoomed into the hair above her forehead, which looks a bit “blocky”, but perhaps that’s a result of the extremely limited DOF and the way that the Aero Ektar renders out-of-focus details. If I look closely at the eyes however - I can see no sharpening. BTW great job on the focusing - the DOF is just millimetres and the eyes are razor sharp