Film portraiture using only natural light

[Harry the K]

Cienfuegos, Cuba 2011 - This 23 year old lives with her mother in an 8' by 20' wooden house. Her 42 year old mother also has a baby which appeared to be the same age as her daughter's. They survive on social benefits and the kindness of friends and neighbors as both are permanently unemployed.

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Bob, I am very impressed by your work. You are always close to the people you portrait, and you take interest in their lives.

 

[Bob Michaels]

Bob, I am very impressed by your work. You are always close to the people you portrait, and you take interest in their lives.

Harry, thanks. We each have developed our own styles based on what works for us. Mine is centered around having more interest in the subjects themselves than the actual photography. That results in me being physically close to the subject as I always seem to be in communication, sometimes non-verbal where spoken language is difficult. I want the subject to understand that this is all about them, not a photo. I try to convey the thought to viewers that these are real people in my photos. My Cuban work does not include people's names because of language but always has information such as location or circumstance about the person, anything to subconsciously say this is a real live walking talking person.

 

[gavinlg]

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Framing and light in this one is sublime

 

[Erik van Straten]

gelatin silver print (summar 50mm f2) leica lll

Amsterdam, 2020

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

gelatin silver print (summar 50mm f2) leica mp

Amsterdam, 2018

Erik.

 

[Shab]

Baltic Sea [OM-1n + 50mm 1.4 + Orange filter + HP5 Plus]

 

[Rayt]

Rolleiflex 3.5f TMY. I got up at 5am for this. Made it to the river as the sun was coming up.

 

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Leica M6, 35mm Summicron, Tmax 100, print on Foma 131 FB

 

[mconnealy]

At a celebration of Albuquerque's 317th birthday in the Plaza Vieja (Pentax Me)

 

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Rolleiflex, FP4+

 

[Deleted member 65559]

Leica M6, 35mm Summicron, Delta 100

 

[mconnealy]

Margaret - Idaho - 1980 (Pentax Spotmatic)

 

[j.scooter]

Konica TC

 

[Harry the K]

The Master

 

[zeitoun]

Does that qualify as a "portrait"? Rollei 35S, HP5+, 800 ASA, Blazinal 1:50, Epson V550

 

[mconnealy]

Drives a '49 Merc. (Bentzin Primar Plate Camera)

 

[dourbalistar]

Rolleicord V, Kodak Portra 400 (expired 08/2021).


2022.04.19 Roll #305-0006.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[Erik van Straten]

gelatine silverprint (heliar 50mm f2) leica m2

Amsterdam, Nassaukerk, 2023

 

[RichLegg]

Nikon F2, Nikkor 85 f/2, FUJI 200, Window Light

 

[Erik van Straten]

silver gelatin print (summicron 50mm rigid) leica m2

Amsterdam, 2018