Film portraiture using only natural light

[Timmyjoe]

Thanks dourbalistar, I'll take a look at that.

Best,
-Tim

 

[narsuitus]

Portrait by Narsuitus, on Flickr

 

[Bob Michaels]

Australia, Cuba - after the Revolucíon triumphed in 1959, the government expropriated all the sugar mills and changed their names and the town name to different countries from their original American names. In 2002 the government "rationalized" the then money losing sugar industry by closing half of the sugar mills, including this one in Australia, to cannibalize them for parts to keep the remainder operating. The town of Australia has had no significant source of jobs since. Cubans are very patient. This woman sat on her bike in the shade just watching us from our arrival to departure some 45 minutes later.

 

[Peter Jennings]

Developed with D-76 that was starting to turn amber a bit. Does it usually do that if it gets too old?

[/url]Untitled by Peter Jennings, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[JohnBeeching]

M6, 50mm, Tri-X, Diafine.
Portrait: C by John Beeching, on Flickr

 

[narsuitus]

Portrait by Narsuitus, on Flickr

 

[airfrogusmc]

LeicaMP/Summilux50mm/TMY400/IlfordMGFB

Erik.

This is wonderful!

 

[dourbalistar]

Leica M5, Nikkor-P.C 8.5cm f/2 LTM, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.07.17 Roll #253-05257-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[Erik van Straten]

This is wonderful!

Thank you, airfrogusmc!


Erik.

 

[Bob Michaels]

I find natural light portraiture to be really challenging. Avoidance of that totally flat lighting on the face requires lighting directional control, difficult with only natural light. Without that, one typically ends up with nice snapshots.

I most commonly end up shooting inside using the window as a directional light source. Even shooting a subject in shadow illuminated by reflected sun light is difficult because the light source is so broad that the result appears flat.

That is the reason window lit studios were once so popular. Then modern artificial lighting eliminated the need for a studio facing the right direction, having no outside physical barriers to interfere with sunlight, and permitted photographing at all hours of the day or night.

 

[Erik van Straten]

The singer Sophie Tjebbes.

LeicaMP/Summilux50mmf/1.4v1/TMY400/IlfordMGFB

Erik.

 

[dourbalistar]

Leica M5, Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 v3, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.07.17 Roll #253-05252-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[filmtwit]

 

[p.giannakis]

Poland - April 2019
ilford HP5+ in HC110
Canon EOS 5 - EF50 f/1.8

 

[Erik van Straten]

Jan Wijmenga, Christian Democrat politician, Utrecht.

LeicaII/ColorSkopar50mmf/2.5/TMY400/IlfordMGFB

Erik.

 

[dourbalistar]

Leica M5, Canon 50mm f/1.5 LTM, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.08.26 Roll #256-05209-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[f.hayek]

Australia, Cuba - after the Revolucíon triumphed in 1959, the government expropriated all the sugar mills and changed their names and the town name to different countries from their original American names. In 2002 the government "rationalized" the then money losing sugar industry by closing half of the sugar mills, including this one in Australia, to cannibalize them for parts to keep the remainder operating. The town of Australia has had no significant source of jobs since. Cubans are very patient. This woman sat on her bike in the shade just watching us from our arrival to departure some 45 minutes later.

Patience or fatalism?

 

[Erik van Straten]

LeicaM3/Summilux50mmf/1.4v2/HP5/AdoxMCC110

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

LeicaM3/Summicron50mmf/2v4/TMY400/AdoxMCC110

Erik.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Sort of portrait.....Leica M-E, 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1