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Self Portrait

My first self portrait in the Doris Day diffusion
mode. A white nylon over the lens with a small hole in the center for some sharpness but no retouching allowed. Portrait style has sure changed.
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Location
carmichael ca
Equipment Used
linhof techna 70 180 tele xenar
Exposure
f16 @ 125
Film & Developer
Panatomic X in Microdol X
Paper & Developer
Kodak Portralure in Dektol
This is really impressive work, and since you mention it Doris Day was my first reaction when I saw you're picture , I like the way the white nylon has smoothed the skin tones and diffused the image, in the old days we used to use black nylons and burn a hole in them with a cigarette to get this effect, try it sometimes.
 
Jersey Vic
Very nice portrait. Good to meet you!
 
Mick Fagan
Very well done.

Portralure, oooh, someone has been hoarding! It does have a nice colour, better than some warmtone papers I have in my darkroom anyway.

I think this is a perfect style for the subject, which you know better than anyone anyway.

Another way to do this type of effect, although it does it all over, is to throw the focus on the enlarger out a poofteenth.

Hmm, just had a thought, have you toned this?

Mick.
 
Thank you all for the nice comments and Mick, yes it is toned in selenium and Benjiboy, I use white nylon for the taking lens and use black nylon on the enlarger lens but which to use really depends on the lighting which in this case was fairly soft. This portrait was made using only diffusion on the taking lens and was an example I used when teaching a class on the early styles of commercial portraiture. Incidentally I took the portrait on my 39th birthday.
 
archer said:
Thank you all for the nice comments and Mick, yes it is toned in selenium and Benjiboy, I use white nylon for the taking lens and use black nylon on the enlarger lens but which to use really depends on the lighting which in this case was fairly soft. This portrait was made using only diffusion on the taking lens and was an example I used when teaching a class on the early styles of commercial portraiture. Incidentally I took the portrait on my 39th birthday.
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You're a beautiful lady archer, certainly don't look you're age, and I can see are an accomplished photographer, welcome to APUG, I would like to see more of you're work.:smile:
 

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