Rolleiflex and Portraits

[Ulrich Drolshagen]

You can use a Rolleinar I to get closer if you need to.

Ulrich

[Q.G.]

Or a Mutar to keep your distance and yet get a narrower angle of view.


You could also get a more versatile camera...

[Ektagraphic]

Very nice work mudman!

[Jeff L]

Sanders work is beautiful. I check to see his new photos often.
Another great Rollei TLR portrait photographer on Flickr is byfer . There is a Rolleiflex set. Great stuff.

[Tom Nutter]

....as a matter of fact, Helmut Newton and Diane Arbus ALSO made their live's work with Rolleiflex cameras.

[Ektagraphic]

Thank's for all of these refrerences! They are all great inspiration!

[Chris Lange]

avedon used to use the rollei extensively, too.

[Ektagraphic]

Does anyone have any personal examples that they would like to share?

[2F/2F]

avedon used to use the rollei extensively, too.

Indeed (and much sheet film as well).

...but Avedon was an exceptionally skilled portraitist. (Never mind the photography part.)

It's [almost] all about YOU, not the camera. Do what you can with what you have. Working on your skills as a portraitist is immeasurably more important than hemming and hawing over what camera is suitable for your work. This means thinking conceptually and visually as one unit, and being able to work with subjects. It is YOU, not the camera.

[Ektagraphic]

I guess I just need to get my ass out of the computer and off into the field