Dad, Canada 2008

I can't quite articulate it, but I like this shot. It has a real tenderness to it.

I also like the quality of the light, how it falls off to shadow on either side of his face.

Yeah, I entirely agree with Colin; insightful and sensitive.

Yes, this is a great shot. I bet your Dad's a real character!

What film was used for this shot is this a scan directly from film? as I'de love to learn how using analog techniques I can achieve this colour saturation and contrast hand printing from enlarger to paper.

Stephen, Optima 400 120 film with a Mamiya C330 80mm lens and a flash mounted overtop the top viewing lens. The scan was done with my new flat bed neg scanner(first I ever owned) a Epson v700.

Thanks everyone for the comments

but can this colour saturation be achieved by printing this neg onto a paper stock by hand? it just looks a digital gamut. but if it can be done using traditional technique ide love to know how.

Not sure never printed it, I was just going through my negs and trying out the new scanner. I like the Kodak metalic paper..which gives a really tinny look to the image, with bright colors, sort of a negative type of Ilfordchrome. I have never printed this image and I am new to neg scanners, all I know is i scanned it straight and this is what I got. I did use the sharpen tool during the scan (no other manipulation), not sure if will look this sharp in a wet darkroom print, have to send you one I guess!

more of the new scans on the blog

www.gerryyaum.blogspot.com

Stephen this is also optima with the scanner
http://www.apug.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41867&limit=1

as is the shot of the doors in I just uploaded