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HP5 F1n 50 1.2

HP5 F1n 50 1.2
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upload_dateJan, 2015

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11 Comments |
Remraf
 
Remraf June 14, 2015
Great shot!
chuckrickman
 
chuckrickman June 14, 2015
Sad and powerful. Congrats on being featured.
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud June 14, 2015
Great creativity on this portrait. Congratulations!
tetvet PRO+
 
tetvet June 14, 2015
superb image , congrats
Bernard3616
 
Bernard3616 June 17, 2015
Nice shoot!
iamtherie PRO+
 
iamtherie June 20, 2015
Beautiful! Congrats on the featured
elizabethannelemke
 
elizabethannelemke June 24, 2015
Very powerful!
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SteBil30 July 12, 2015
Her eyes tell the story. AWESOME job!
Popmixer
 
Popmixer August 08, 2015
Captures ones attention...a fine effort.
KevinStiffler
 
KevinStiffler September 14, 2015
Simply stunning! Wonderful work....
TonyHeagren
 
TonyHeagren June 28, 2018
`Thank you for all the support and feedback - really appreciate it.

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was shot around the backstreets of South London. It was part of a 10 page fashion story for an fashion magazine which has (like so many others) sadly folded. (forgive the pun...)

Time

About 10 am at the end of August. It was overcast so the light was fairly flat.

Lighting

This was shot in daylight with a couple of big reflectors to bounce and give good key lights in the eyes.

Equipment

Canon F1n, 50mm f1.2. Daylight. Stock was Ilford XP2 rated 400 and processed through C41. Printed on Agfa Record Rapid.

Inspiration

We wanted to do something radical so we based a fashion story around a funeral - something I don't think had ever been done before - or since! It was a way of including mens and women formal wear in the same shoot.

Editing

This was shot in the good old days of film and paper so there's no post processing except a few experiments with the print.

In my camera bag

I never have any equipment. I just borrow / hire what I need for each shoot - this means I'm not tied to any one system or approach. Some jobs you want a huge old 5x4 field camera on a tripod, sometimes you need a Leica. Although, I do always have an old Canon Ixus in my pocket for "happy snaps" and to record locations I might want to go back to.

Feedback

For this kind of portrait you just need really fast lenses, always focus on the eyes, get close.

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