A gift for tomorrow's bride.

[rwreich]

I just wanted to share part of what I'm giving to my client, tomorrow. She hasn't seen these (nobody has) but I've just finished printing them and wanted to share with someone. Please pardon the low quality iPhone image. The actual prints have much better tonality and contrast.



I am also presenting a 16x20 canvas in color, for which I used Portra 400 in the RB67. I didn't print that one in my darkroom, though, so I won't upload it here.

 

[TheToadMen]

Looking good. Does she knows you shot some B&W also? When I shot a wedding they only wanted colour film. But I added one roll of B&W and these were the images they liked best.

 

[rwreich]

Looking good. Does she knows you shot some B&W also? When I shot a wedding they only wanted colour film. But I added one roll of B&W and these were the images they liked best.

I just told her that I was shooting film on the day of our session. She's seen all the colour work and picked out the shot for the canvas. These are just a gift, so she doesn't know they exist, yet.

Thanks, TheToadMen!

 

[Theo Sulphate]

I just wanted to share part of what I'm giving to my client, tomorrow. ...

I've given brides Gralab 500's before - they're not really appreciated.

Nice photos, though.

 

[rwreich]

I've given brides Gralab 500's before - they're not really appreciated.

Nice photos, though.

Lol - who wouldn't appreciate the Gralab 500? You've obviously chosen the wrong clients!

 

[mooseontheloose]

I'll probably never be a bride but I definitely would not turn down a Gralab 500, especially since the one I had died last year.

 

[TheToadMen]

I'll probably never be a bride but I definitely would not turn down a Gralab 500, especially since the one I had died last year.

If you ever do (want to) become a bride, come to Holland and I'll marry you. Not as a husband that is, but as the wedding official (since that is my job). We'll have a proper APUG wedding

 

[mooseontheloose]

I just wanted to share part of what I'm giving to my client, tomorrow. She hasn't seen these (nobody has) but I've just finished printing them and wanted to share with someone. Please pardon the low quality iPhone image. The actual prints have much better tonality and contrast.

These are great photos! I'm sure she'll be really pleased with them. I only ever shot a wedding once (for a good friend) and while I was happy with the results I realised then that I would need to learn a lot more if I was to make a living at it - by that time though it was clear everything was or had moved over to digital, and I knew I didn't want to go in that direction, or compete with people that had.

 

[TheToadMen]

I did two weddings. The ceremonies at city hall and the church were almost all done digitally (some shots with my Nikon F5 also), but the portrait series at a nice outdoor location were all done analogue with my Bronica and Leica M. And these shots they liked best.

I did also shoot at a funeral ceremonie on two separate occasions (both for a very young person who died unexpectedly) and used more analogue equipment here. This resulted in two nice series of images, used both times by the parents as a method to help them coop with the grief (they gathered over the photos, talking it over again and made their own book). These were the most difficult assignments I ever did but also the most full-filling ones.

 

[Andre Noble]

Nice. Did you print these on RC or Fiber Paper? Either way, tone them in selenium and give em a good wash so her great grandchildren can see them.

 

[rwreich]

These are great photos! I'm sure she'll be really pleased with them. I only ever shot a wedding once (for a good friend) and while I was happy with the results I realised then that I would need to learn a lot more if I was to make a living at it - by that time though it was clear everything was or had moved over to digital, and I knew I didn't want to go in that direction, or compete with people that had.

I know that everyone is competing for market-share, but I try really hard not to think of it as a film vs. not-film thing. I just ise the right tool for the right job. A bride that saw her color-film engagement pics for the first time, yesterday, said they were magical and she loved them.

I did two weddings. The ceremonies at city hall and the church were almost all done digitally (some shots with my Nikon F5 also), but the portrait series at a nice outdoor location were all done analogue with my Bronica and Leica M. And these shots they liked best.

I did also shoot at a funeral ceremonie on two separate occasions (both for a very young person who died unexpectedly) and used more analogue equipment here. This resulted in two nice series of images, used both times by the parents as a method to help them coop with the grief (they gathered over the photos, talking it over again and made their own book). These were the most difficult assignments I ever did but also the most full-filling ones.

I'm dreaming of the day when I can find a bride who will not mind if I shoot an entire wedding on a Leica M.

Making prints to give to the client at a later date is really a treasure. So mich better IMO that an online gallery.

Nice. Did you print these on RC or Fiber Paper? Either way, tone them in selenium and give em a good wash so her great grandchildren can see them.

These are on Ilford FB MG paper. I only had time for a light selenium toning before they had to dry, so hopefully it was enough. I haven't been printing long enough to know if my process will last, so I trust what I read in Ralph's book, Way Beyond Monochrome.

 

[jerrybro]

RW, love the plaid and boots, your idea or hers?

 

[rwreich]

RW, love the plaid and boots, your idea or hers?

It was total coincidence, Jerry! Those ladies were her bridesmaids and roomates. They all just happened to dress that way and they brought an extra flannel shirt for the bride to wear between shots since it was getting chilly. That shot was not staged, really. They all just happened to be standing that way and they didn't object when I pointed the camera at them.

I should mention that everyone loved the prints and I received many compliments during the reception. When I told people that I made them by hand in my darkroom, most of the guests just looked at me as if I'd pulled some kind of rabbit out of my hat. I guess being a "real" photographer has it's perks;-)

 

[benjiboy]

I'm sure the bride will be delighted with this gift, but as someone who has been married to the same lady for 52 years I really know now why the bride traditionally wears white and the groom black.

 

[fotografnunta]

Interesting pictures. But all of them are static. No dynamic.