Posts Tagged: 6×6

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Jul 11

Portfolio – Dekilah

These images of Knoxville model Dekilah were made during a studio session in 2009. I think she looks remarkably like Audrey Hepburn, and I wanted to recreate some of the style of the classic movie studio publicity photographs from when Hepburn was at the peak of her career (fifties and early sixties).

Dekilah

For this first shot I used my 1956 Rolleiflex Automat loaded with Kodak BW400CN C41 film, and lit with two softboxed strobes in a simple main and fill configuration. This is a classic lighting setup which, along with the rendering of the 60 year old Tessar lens, gives the image the pleasingly vintage character we were looking for.

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23
Jul 11

Portfolio – Poppet

Although I love black and white photography, there are times when the light, subject and location demand the use of colour film.

Poppet

For this shot I used Fuji Velvia 50 transparancy film because of it’s highly saturated colour rendition, which I knew would enhance the contrast between the blue of the pool and the red dress. I used a Hasselblad 500C/M camera with 80mm Carl Zeiss Planar lens, and shot from the top of the pool slide. A single silver reflector was used to push some sunlight onto the face to reduce shadows.

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Jul 11

Portfolio – Kendra

Nashville singer and songwriter Kendra Chantelle, shot with a Hasselblad 503CW and 80mm Carl Zeiss Planar lens on Fuji Pro film (except the last image, which was shot int he studio with a Nikon D2X and 70-200mm F/2.8 VR Nikon lens). After her appearance on the last season of American Idol, you can expect to hear a lot more of this genuinely talented singer in the future!

Nashville singer and songwriter Kendra Chantelle

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26
May 11

Portfolio – Jenn

One of my favourite images from the past few years, and also the shoot that marked my transition back to using film after six years of exclusively digital photography.

Jenn – Hasslelbad 500C/M with Carl Zeiss Planar lens

The location for this shoot was, of all places, the Hardee’s in Lenoir City. A strange choice if it wasn’t for the fact that a local car club was meeting there that evening and I’d already got permission to photograph in and around thier immaculately restored vehicles.

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19
May 11

Hasselblad Macro Setup

I wanted to take some still life close-up shots a little while ago but, not being what I normally shoot, I didn’t want to invest in one of the superb Hasselblad macro lenses. The solution I settled on was to use the 80mm Planar mounted on a 55mm extension tube.

Hasselblad 500CM with 80mm Carl Zeiss Planar and extension tube

This setup got me more than close enough for what I needed while still remaining fairly manageable (I discounted using bellows because of this). Focusing is a little tricky as you lose a few stops of brightness on the ground glass screen with the extra extension, but this wasn’t an issue in the studio where I have plenty of light.

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