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Exploring Depth and Drama: My Journey with Film and Strobes in Studio Portraits
Venturing into the world of film portraiture, I found myself diverging from the mainstream, opting for the unconventional pairing of film and strobes. This choice didn't originate from a deliberate decision but rather from a lack of exposure to this combination within my photography circles. While the film portrait photography I encountered predominantly utilised natural light, resulting in captivating yet somewhat predictable images, I yearned for a departure from the norm; a visual narrative infused with shadows, depth, and heightened drama.
Through experimentation and perseverance, I gradually cultivated the ability to wield strobes with precision, eschewing the reliance on instant previews. This journey not only honed my technical skills but also fostered a deeper connection with the creative process: a testament to the power of embracing uncertainty and forging one's own artistic path.
Venturing into the world of film portraiture, I found myself diverging from the mainstream, opting for the unconventional pairing of film and strobes. This choice didn't originate from a deliberate decision but rather from a lack of exposure to this combination within my photography circles. While the film portrait photography I encountered predominantly utilised natural light, resulting in captivating yet somewhat predictable images, I yearned for a departure from the norm; a visual narrative infused with shadows, depth, and heightened drama.
Through experimentation and perseverance, I gradually cultivated the ability to wield strobes with precision, eschewing the reliance on instant previews. This journey not only honed my technical skills but also fostered a deeper connection with the creative process: a testament to the power of embracing uncertainty and forging one's own artistic path.
LARGE FORMAT DRAMATIC PORTRAITS ANYWHERE – How to create a black background outdoors - Part 1
Step into my world of dramatic portraiture with an exciting 3-part series! Join me as I explore the captivating realm of studio lighting, where highlights and shadows dance in perfect harmony to create stunning visual narratives.
In this Part 2, I went out on another sunny Western Australian afternoon at the local park to capture this Dramatic/Low Key portrait outdoors.
Finally, in Part 3, I unveil the complete 'How To' technique behind the magic of large format portrait, sharing insights and demonstrations to empower you to recreate these striking dramatic portraits anywhere and everywhere with studio lighting.
Camera: Shen Hao TZ45 IIC
Lens: Schneider 180mm Symmar-S f/5.6
Light Meter: Sekon...
In this Part 2, I went out on another sunny Western Australian afternoon at the local park to capture this Dramatic/Low Key portrait outdoors.
Finally, in Part 3, I unveil the complete 'How To' technique behind the magic of large format portrait, sharing insights and demonstrations to empower you to recreate these striking dramatic portraits anywhere and everywhere with studio lighting.
Camera: Shen Hao TZ45 IIC
Lens: Schneider 180mm Symmar-S f/5.6
Light Meter: Sekon...
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LARGE FORMAT DRAMATIC PORTRAITS ANYWHERE - How to black backgrounds outdoors - Part 1
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Step into my world of dramatic portraiture with an exciting 3-part series! Join me as I explore the captivating realm of studio lighting, where highlights and shadows dance in perfect harmony to create stunning visual narratives. In Part 1, I venture into the great outdoors, infusing urban landscapes with the allure of studio lighting to craft dramatic portraits amidst the beauty of a park sett...
LARGE FORMAT PORTRAIT | STUDIO PORTRAIT IN THE BACKYARD | ILFORD HP5
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.11 месяцев назад
In this video, I share with you the simplest approach to create studio quality images using Nikon SB910 speedlights to create 4 shades of grey using the outside wall of my house as a background. A fully equipped studio is not necessarily needed to create clean quality photos. All one needs is just a plain surface. Large format cameras are notorious for small aperture to get everything sharp and...
LARGE FORMAT PORTRAIT | STUDIO LIGHTING OUTDOORS | NIKON SB910 |Ilford FP4
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.Год назад
In this video I enjoyed the magic of outdoor portrait photography using a large format camera and a couple of Nikon SB910 speedlights. At a charming playground backdrop, I harnessed the natural light and complemented it with a simple creative lighting techniques to craft some dramatic portraits.
LARGE FORMAT PORTRAIT ON THE FLY | City Goer Impromptu Portraits | Ilford FP4
Просмотров 261Год назад
There is one thing about large format portrait photography I enjoy the most besides the creative pursuit is the magnetic aspect of the view camera. It captivates the interests of passerby offering great opportunities to capture portraits of individuals I would have never crossed paths with. But most importantly, the slow and systematic approach to using a large format camera affords me the oppo...
LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY | Photographing scorched beauty in the woods | Ilford FP4
Просмотров 492Год назад
Being a portrait photographer my approach to embark on a large format photography, which is predominantly landscape, is to find photographic compositions in the trivial details of mundane scenes around me. In this video, I explore a scorched large tree trunk to create a fine art piece. Enjoy… Let's connect Instagram - @lightbentimages Facebook - perthheadshotandportraitspecialist C...
𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘 | 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐚 - 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 | 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐈𝐀 𝟏𝟎𝟎
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In this video, I could not realise the shot I planned to use Velvia 100 for the first time. But in photography, when you have light, you can take a photo. So, in this video, I scrapped my planned shoot of some water lilies and decided to photograph the kayak that took me to the location. I hope you enjoy this and thank you for watching. Please don’t forget to subscribe and notifications bells s...
LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY | THE HILLS OF PERTH - WESTERN AUSTRALIA | SHEN HAO TZ45 IIC - ILFORD HP5
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.Год назад
Today, I revisited a world of rocks in what seems to be an old quarry with some common igneous rocks in my neck of the woods. My visit back here was to photograph a lost piece of wood trapped, stranded, or deposed on a rock. Being a portrait photographer embarking on a large format photography and attempting to do landscape photography, I chose to photograph minimal scenes around my area (Perth...
LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE FLY | Kodak Portra160 | The Tyre Shop
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.Год назад
This video is not instructional nor a creative work of art but a documentation of my large format photography learning journey. I’m testing the conventional way of focusing via tilt or swing then using a small aperture to obtain a reasonable focus for the mid-section of an image. The Image Plane Focusing Technique I’m trialling is more precise and eliminates the guess work as to what aperture t...
LARGE FORMAT URBAN PHOTOGRAPHY | Portra160 & ILFORD HP5
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.Год назад
Large format photography focusing can be as challenging as mastering all the movements that a view camera affords a novice user. In this video, I’m taking along my journey of mastering a view camera focusing changing my plane of focus using a swing and then establishing my depth of field to achieve sharpness. RESOURCES Nick Carver Master Manual Metering for Film Photography: www.nickcarverphoto...
LARGE FORMAT NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY | KodakE100 & Kodak Portra160
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.Год назад
In this video, I am taking you along on my quest to explore and test my view camera focusing skills. As we all know, there are many ways to do the one thing everyone does but at times it is worthwhile to unlearn the old stuff and relearn something the new. It’s call innovation. Resources and special thank you for the education… Nick Carver Master Manual Metering for Film Photography: www.nickca...
LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE FLY Episode 1 | Kodak Ektachrome E100
Просмотров 939Год назад
This video is not instructional nor a work of art creation but a documentation of my large format photography learning journey. I’m on the road for 5 days photographing at any time of the day/night anything I see of interests while exploring and testing Image Plane Focusing Technique. So, if you need to find out more about what I’m talking about, check the links below. Resources and special tha...
LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY| IMAGE PLANE FOCUSING - NO TILT | NO SWING REQUIRED | Part 2 of 3
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.2 года назад
This video is not instructional but a documentation of my large format photography learning journey I wish to share with you. I’m still exploring and testing the Image Plane Focusing Technique. So, if you need to find out more about what I’m talking about, check the links below. Resources and special thank you for the education… NICK CARVER Master Manual Metering for Film Photography: www.nickc...
LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY | IMAGE PLANE FOCUSING | NO TILT or SWING REQUIRED | Part 1 of 3
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.2 года назад
In this video, I’m sharing how my research on how to focus a large format camera led me to asking so many questions about why the middle of my images aren’t as sharp as the far and near edge of my depth of field all the time? My quest uncovered many of the same answers but nothing innovative until I stumbled on Nick Carver from Nick Carver Photography a few months ago. Nick not only makes large...
MEDIUM FORMAT PORTRAIT|IMPROMPTU STRANGER’S ON KODAK PORTRA 800|MAMIYA RZ67
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MEDIUM FORMAT PORTRAIT|IMPROMPTU STRANGER’S ON KODAK PORTRA 800|MAMIYA RZ67
LARGE FORMAT STUDIO PORTRAIT | OFF CAMERA FLASH - Nikon D850 & Shen Hao TZ45 IIC
Просмотров 3 тыс.2 года назад
LARGE FORMAT STUDIO PORTRAIT | OFF CAMERA FLASH - Nikon D850 & Shen Hao TZ45 IIC
MEDIUM FORMAT BACKYARD STUDIO PORTRAIT | MAMIYA RZ67 | Nikon SB910 Speedlights | Kodak Portra 160
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MEDIUM FORMAT BACKYARD STUDIO PORTRAIT | MAMIYA RZ67 | Nikon SB910 Speedlights | Kodak Portra 160
LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY | Friends On Film | Shen Hao TZ45 IIC
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LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY | Friends On Film | Shen Hao TZ45 IIC
LARGE FORMAT OUTDOORS PORTRAIT | Elinchrom 40cm Maxilite Reflector | Shen Hao TZ45 IIC
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LARGE FORMAT OUTDOORS PORTRAIT | Elinchrom 40cm Maxilite Reflector | Shen Hao TZ45 IIC
MEDIUM FORMAT PORTRAIT - FRIENDS ON FILM | MAMIYA RZ67 - ILFORD HP5
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MEDIUM FORMAT PORTRAIT - FRIENDS ON FILM | MAMIYA RZ67 - ILFORD HP5
MEDIUM FORMAT SELF PORTRAIT | Off-Camera Flash | | Kodak 66 Model II - Kodak Tri -X 400
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MEDIUM FORMAT SELF PORTRAIT | Off-Camera Flash | | Kodak 66 Model II - Kodak Tri -X 400
How to place your photo order with PhotoProofPro.
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Australia's Home Of The Stylish and Elegant Headshots (Lightbent Images & Photography)
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Australia's Home Of The Stylish and Elegant Headshots (Lightbent Images & Photography)
ND filters, but then you need BIGGER flash.
Indeed, thank you for chiming in.
Good work👌
Thank you...
Nicee❤
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Helpful
Thank you.
Nice output.
Nice, thanks for sharing 🎉
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Love your content! I learned a lot from watching your channel. Can't wait for your next videos. Greetings from Berlin!
I appreciate you stopping and your creative support.
Thumbs up!
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Nice work........the process is as interesting as the results With the resurgence of Fillm, Im enthus about getting the 4 x 5 out again-----hopefully the price of film gets into a reasonable zone.
Very much appreciated. Working with a large format camera is indeed very interesting. I trust you will enjoy it once you commit to take it up. I look forward to engaging and interacting with you more then when that time comes.
Hi Bruno, it's me again :) I enjoyed this video and seeing how your process goes to capture an image. In learning with Nick Carver, did you actually take his LF online course? Cheers
I got a lot of value from watching @nickcarverphoto videos and his courses on metering and LF tied many of the loose ends I previously had. Being a portrait photographer and perpetual student and asking myself a lot of questions, I'm now attempting to meter my landscape scenes using the 18% grey in my own way and it seems to be working very well so far. I appreciate our interactions and I look forward to many more conversations...Cheers
@@lightbent the pleasure is all mine 👍🏻
Great to see how 4x5 cameras can be used...on the field :) You have to have the right attitude and vibe to approach folks in the streets but when they see you fidgeting with a large format, the job is half done :) Looking forward to the next videos. So far, my only way to kill ambient light is shutter speed.
I appreciate your visual on the work and the support...
Impressive skills there! Thank you for the content. You've got yourself a new fan.... just realised i was already subscribed 😂😅😂
I very much appreciate your creative support and I look forward to interacting more...
Yes, that‘s great and a lot of patience and darkroom work!
A darkroom print will definitely be better. This is a scan. Very much appreciated 👍🏾
It looks a bit underexposed or something wrong with the developing
Noted. I appreciate your input.
Trent Parke "shadowman" on RUclips. Brett used a black backdrop and no flash for his portrait of me. It's on lensculture
Thanks mate.
Great video! Which Leofoto model are you using please? It looks nice and sturdy.
My tripod outfit is the Leofoto LM-404C with NB-40. I appreciate you checking in.
Quite interesting, really liked the double exposure; sometimes they inadvertently work well..... I did find it hard to decipher what you were saying in places, due to the background music being not background music. Nice music, but if it was kept well below your talking level it certainly would be far easier to comprehend.
I very much appreciate your feedback. Note taken 🤜🏾
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Very nice work my brother
Very much appreciated 🙏🏾
Man I love your vids keep up the very interesting work
Very much appreciated 👍🏾
Love these shots. and his look as well
Thank you. Very much appreciated 👍🏾
I still don't understand how people can casually walk through the Australian bush without being killed by a snake. Or a spider. Or a croc. Or a killer koala. Or... Where I live all we have to worry about are rattlesnakes, black widow or brown recluse spiders, or the occasional deranged MAGA Trump supporter who believes that a view camera is a tool of the devil. Glad to see that you made it! I like your pictures; that's just the sort of thing I would photograph.
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Nice shots and enjoying your videos sir !
Thank you. I'm glad you like them 🤜🏾
I do indeed, I use 4x5 and 5x7 in the UK and love your enthusiasm and energy ! Hope to see more ! @@lightbent
@@johnmartin8526 I will definitely be sharing more regularly going forward.
Perhaps the reason why you are losing focus is because your film plain isn’t aligned with the ground glass.
Thank you. Something I haven't thought about. Very much appreciated.
LOL, you still get a like from me for using Large Format.
Very much appreciated 👍🏽
Some front shift on the rocks would have rendered everything pin sharp
Thank you for the creative support. 🤜🏾
It’s nice to see a brother involved in Large Format photography and especially on the other side of the world I’m subscribe to your channel I hope o share my experiences with you from my home in Northern Spain with my 4x5 camera soon.
Thank you for the support brother. I would love to interact and engage with each other anytime. Very much appreciated.
Excellent image, enjoyed the video. Keep it up
Very much appreciated. 🙏🏾
Any thoughts of John Oldham Park?
I haven't been there for at least 5 years.
@@lightbent Probably when I shot you against your LED panel.
@@oneeyedphotographer correct. I'll drive in the next few days. 👍🏾
In the days when everyone shot film, Fuji films were very popular, but I never liked them because the colours look wrong to me. They still do. I mostly shot black and white because the process was cheaper. I developed and printed my own. Colour processing was very expensive, though I could probably have used a friend's ger. We got together in his home & darkroom and marvelled over things like tech pan. Grain? We see no grain! Don't go looking for it, it's long gone. There might be alternatives, but I have not tried them.
Processing E6 is still very expensive. Experimenting is where the learning begins and ends so I'll be having a go at it a few times. Always appreciate your creative outlook.
@@lightbent Did you get an E6 kit?
@@oneeyedphotographer Tetenal E6 kit.
Wet lens? 3:15 and other places.
Yes, water from the paddle I did not notice 😊
Thanks for the Video! love your enthusiasm!.
Very much appreciated 👍🏽
You didn't mention the focal length of the lens you used.
So far my favourite lens currently is my 180mm for this type of shots.
That picture at 13.14 reminds me of Stephen Shore, well done, Portra 160 really brings the reds out
Very much appreciated 🤜🏾
Very nice! Would love to see more large format studio portraits!
Thank you. I will be sharing more large format studio portraits in the near future. 🙏🏾
Great to see new film/large format photography channels. Film.is.king. long live film
Very much appreciated...
With Image Plane or Scale Focusing you are simply setting up the view camera to shoot at the hyperfocal distance. A lens will render the image "acceptably" sharp over the hyperfocal distance but there will only be one thin slice that actually is sharp. I think the mistake you're making is not focusing near enough or far enough for what you want in focus. Try focusing on objects slightly in front of and beyond those that you want in focus. You could also set your lens up at infinity focus, in this case 180mm and record that mark as your far distance then focus on the nearest object you want in focus and stop down accordingly. A wider lens will also make objects appear to be in sharper focus. You should also carefully check your negatives and positives with a loupe to rule out any problems with the scanner resolution. Thanks for sharing your videos!
Thank you for chiming in Jason and the suggestion and recommendation. There is a bit of discrepancy between my negative and the scan for sure but the focusing is still a challenge simply because I'm slightly visually impaired. But I'm getting closer to nailing down the missing pieces. Have you ever checked out "Focusing The View Camera - The Scientific Way" by Harold M Merklinger?
@@lightbent Yes I have checked that out. It shed a lot of light on things for me but it's very in-depth. I don't understand a lot of it. I don't have the best eyesight either so I use very high power reading glasses (+2.50) to compose the image then use my loupe to make sure it's sharp. I use a Nikon 4x loupe because it has a diopter adjustment and an opaque base so it blocks all light from the sides. With that I can see a very sharp, vivid image to focus on.
I don't know what you are doing.... Focus wide open. Use swing and tilt to adjust the focus plane. This is part of focussing. You can, and should, use rise and fall and shift to aid composition. Camera height chooses what you hide behind the subject, the adjustments help keep stuff straight. Or mke them weird. Don't muck around, stop down to F45. Looks like Murphy's has moved.
Thanks for chiming in. The whole thing about what I'm trying with the focusing is to find a easier technique to achieve sharpness without the need for small aperture to cover my DOF.
@@lightbent If you get shift and tilt right, you should be able to shoot wide open. There are limits, though, to how far you can go. I'd need to Google.
@@oneeyedphotographer yes I totally understand that, provided the resulting tilt and swing movements allow the subject at varying distances to be brought into focus as they are aligned along a single "plane". My trials and tests are for objects that are not aligned on a single plane of focus. It's easy just to follow the current convention and technique by closing the lens down to bring the depth of field area into focus. But I'm choosing to explore how to define both the near and far edges of my depth of field and set my focus point to maximise sharpness without having to close my lens excessively. Happy to catch up one afternoon for a chat and hands-on to explain better.
Hi, I'm wondering if you know why my rz67 triggers flash twice? once when shutter opens and once when closing, it does that with speedlight on hotshoe or PC syncport or with godox trigger, but with universal peanut trigger is fine
Interesting how you dedicate the shot. The sharpness of the lens has much to do with the results. May I ask what lens are you using? Thanks for the content.
I'm using a 180mm Schneider Kreuznach Symmar-s F/5.6. I appreciate you checking in. 🤜
Refreshing, keep them coming @drviewcam
I will. Very appreciated 🤜🏽
You need to control the sound. I had the volume set to hear you well, and then you blasted me with the music. I think your voice needs to be louder (it's inconsistent with most of the other content I watch), and the music never needs to be very loud at all. The nearest TV content to what you do, I think, is ABC news and current affairs. And maybe shows such as Hard Quiz and Ahn Do's Brush with Fame.
Thank you for your comment and recommendation. Very much appreciated.
Have you been on one of Alex's courses?
I have some 1 on 1 sessions with Alex in the field and in the darkroom.
Read the the camera by ansel adams
I definitely will get this book. I appreciate your support with those references.
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Please make more!
I'm trying and I will. Thank you.
Awesome as always brother
Very much appreciate your creative support 🤜
Cool!!! Thanks for posting!
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Great work keep creating
Thank you, I will. Very much appreciated..