Classic b&w 60's portraits

It looks to me like a crop from a 35mm negative. Back in the '60s there was a guy named James Stamp who shot everything on Tri-x with a Nikon with 105mm 2.5, then cropped SEVERELY in order to magnify the grain. I loved his work. He was in one of the Popular Photography annuals, then disappeared. I've never seen any subsequent work from him.
 
Boy, that guy did disapear, I just Googled him and got nothing. I agree with above, and I would also shoot at box speed, in other words, reduce shadow detail.
 
+1 for Rodinal with high-speed films. Rodinal has the most acutance, so the grains come a little coarse but razor-sharp. For most grain though, use your card developer, Dektol, etc.
 
save your file as a jpeg low quality. Then open the jpeg and save again as low quality. Repeat until you have have the effect you want.

using between 0 an 5 quality setting should do it.
 
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anything like this? this week, 1600 neopan, yellow filter, 105 ai, fm2
 

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I wasn't really thinking of the grain but rather the contrast/light in her face. What sort of film/dev combo would lean that way? Or is it filters? Yellow-green?
 
its the lighting you need to consider. The shadows and highlights tell you where the light source is. Any film/developer can give that level of contrast but its the lighting which creates the highlights and shadows.
 
lorriman said:
I wasn't really thinking of the grain but rather the contrast/light in her face. What sort of film/dev combo would lean that way? Or is it filters? Yellow-green?
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No filters, they will distort skin tones. Better to use traditional developers Rodinal, D-76 (with TriX) and do not go for shadows. Overexposure will increase grain but I would do it the old fashion way which the #2 poster said and that is to CROP.
 
What I see there is a really poor tonal range because the subject was recorded with just a small portion of 35mm film... And not precisely with the slowest film... The grain doesn't look like Rodinal to me: I use Rodinal only and its grain is totally sharp, clean and crisp... At least on wet prints... Maybe scanning (as that can mean anything...) can produce unsharp grain from Rodinal negatives...

For that look I'd use soft (not direct) light with a two stop push on ISO400 film, on D-76 or ID-11 using less than half the negative for the subject's head... Or even Perceptol or any fine grain developer (the ones that dissolve grains' edges and give a mushy look to grain when the frame is enlarged)

Cheers,

Juan
 
Juan Valdenebro said:
What I see there is a really poor tonal range because the subject was recorded with just a small portion of 35mm film... And not precisely with the slowest film... The grain doesn't look like Rodinal to me: I use Rodinal only and its grain is totally sharp, clean and crisp... At least on wet prints... Maybe scanning (as that can mean anything...) can produce unsharp grain from Rodinal negatives...

For that look I'd use soft (not direct) light with a two stop push on ISO400 film, on D-76 or ID-11 using less than half the negative for the subject's head... Or even Perceptol or any fine grain developer (the ones that dissolve grains' edges and give a mushy look to grain when the frame is enlarged)

Cheers,

Juan
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+1. Good to have you back, Juan. Haven't seen you in a while.
 
Crazy Fedya said:
+1. Good to have you back, Juan. Haven't seen you in a while.
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Hi Sam,

Thanks for your welcome!

I've been a bit short of time for internet posting these last months... Never left visiting and reading, though... But I really miss all you great RFF people... This site is like home... Not to say in the middle of the fun and sense of humor, I learn a lot... Now I'm taking care of my little twins for a month, and when they sleep close to me, adding RFF makes life almost perfect...:eek:


Cheers,

Juan
 
charjohncarter said:
Good to have you back, one post every once in a while is fine with me. Are the twins a year now?
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Glad to hear from you, John!

My twins are 2 years 5 months now... Now they say all they think! We play a lot... :) When they see a lens, they say "A rollllllll...!", and when they see a roll, they say "A caaaaameraaaa...!"... I'm starting to think they're joking! :D

Cheers,

Juan
 
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