Photograph like Jane Bown

[John Bragg]

Just for fun, shoot with a simple film camera and standard or short tele prime.. Strictly no flash and window light only. Good luck.

Archie
Nikon FM2n and 50mm f1.4 ais with Ilford HP5+ @ ei200 developed.in Ilfosol 3

Archie by E.J. Bragg, on Flickr

 

[David Hughes]

In that case it should be with an Olympus OM-1...


Look at:- https://www.theguardian.com/gnmeducationcentre/jane-bown-camera-teaching-resource-gnm-archive

And, sadly, https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/dec/21/jane-bown

Regards, David

 

[charjohncarter]

Petri 7s: did she do color film?

Pro-Image Kodak by John Carter, on Flickr

 

[John Bragg]

In that case it should be with an Olympus OM-1...


Look at:- https://www.theguardian.com/gnmeducationcentre/jane-bown-camera-teaching-resource-gnm-archive

And, sadly, https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/dec/21/jane-bown

Regards, David

Hi David. I gave mine the day off..

 

[John Bragg]

Petri 7s: did she do color film?

Pro-Image Kodak by John Carter, on Flickr

Hi John, she tried colour and didn't like it. I have never seen any of her colour work but for a brief time she shot colour for the Observer.

 

[charjohncarter]

Well, she was good no matter how she did it.

 

[p.giannakis]

In that case it should be with an Olympus OM-1...


Regards, David

I think she used a Spotmatic before the OM.

 

[Dogman]

And a Rollei before that.

 

[robert blu]

Whatever she used the photo were superlative!

 

[Uncle Fester]

Thanks for posting this John, I had never heard of her before, but more than a few of those photos are familiar. Very nice work.

 

[David Hughes]

Olympus OM-1 from the 70's and mostly or all second-hand.

Regards, David

PS And yes couldn't she take a photo...

 

[John Bragg]

One from My OM1n, just to keep the camera correct and true to her working method.

Philip by E.J. Bragg, on Flickr

 

[Tim Read]

Congratulations John, one of the nicest and best portraits I've seen recently. Regards, Tim

 

[Archiver]

Her work is/was amazing. OM1 with either a 50 or 85 at f2.8, natural light, and magic happens.

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

According to one or more of her books (not at home, to cite a reference at present) she would have a light bulb with her for those occasions the light was impossible to work with but, yes, she certainly preferred to, and most often used ambient light. At this, she was unsurpassed. She mentions being fond of the Tessa (sic) lens in the Rolleiflex she used during earlier days. Moving to 135 wasn't necessarily her preference, from my distant memory, but as it's been ages since I've read my copies of her work I might be wrong on that point?.

 

[John Bragg]

Congratulations John, one of the nicest and best portraits I've seen recently. Regards, Tim

Thankyou Tim.