Favorite Portrait Recipes: Camera/Film/Dev Etc,

[df cardwell]

Paul

You use Edwal 12 AND Polydol ?

I thought I was the last..... !

Time for a PM

[c6h6o3]

Any of my cameras (120, 4x5, 5x7, 8x10) and a lens which fits on it
400TMax
Harvey's 777

I get glow in the dark skin tones, no matter what the subject's race or complexion.

[jnanian]

my current favorite is making really long
exposures on paper negatives,
using a 11x14 camera and a wollensak triple convertible
souped in exhausted ansco 130 ( 1:2 )

[Thomas Bertilsson]

Ilford Delta 3200 in Ilfotec DD-X full strength for 120.
Fuji Neopan 1600 in Xtol 1+1 for 35mm.
For 4x5 I've used Tri-X and loved it in Pyrocat-HD or Pyrocat-MC.

I like grain, can you tell?

- Thomas

[df cardwell]

Originally Posted by c6h6o3

Any of my cameras (120, 4x5, 5x7, 8x10) and a lens which fits on it
400TMax
Harvey's 777

I get glow in the dark skin tones, no matter what the subject's race or complexion.

Hmm. No more secrets here.

[MarcoGiardini]

i do not have a recipe for shooting a portrait. It depends on me and on the subject i shoot.

marco

[c6h6o3]

Originally Posted by df cardwell

Hmm. No more secrets here.

There never were any secrets here. I have no secrets and harbor little respect for photographers who keep them. They are usually harbingers of cheap gimmicks.

The only secret involved in my photography is the formula for Harvey's 777, which nobody seems to be able to dislodge from Bluegrass.

[MattKing]

Ever the rebel....

Portra NC 160 in a Mamiya C330 with 135mm lens.

High overcast sky and indirect lighting please. Maybe a reflector too.

Matt

[df cardwell]

Originally Posted by c6h6o3

There never were any secrets here. I have no secrets and harbor little respect for photographers who keep them. They are usually harbingers of cheap gimmicks.

The only secret involved in my photography is the formula for Harvey's 777, which nobody seems to be able to dislodge from Bluegrass.

Just a jest, observing the variety of recipes folks have.

You and Paul were rolling down my little black book !

[mabman]

Originally Posted by c6h6o3

Any of my cameras (120, 4x5, 5x7, 8x10) and a lens which fits on it
400TMax
Harvey's 777

I get glow in the dark skin tones, no matter what the subject's race or complexion.

Just curious, what kind of a dev. tank do you use? I keep reading about 777, but it seems to be designed for a large tank with replenishment, which doesn't work for me.