Hi. I've been quite prolific making street portraits the past six months. I have made portraits of people from Colorado, New York and New Jersey. Looking to make more in any city I go. (I work as a commercial photographer.)
Here are the photos: http://AmericanStreetPortraits.com - I'lll attach a few, too.
All are made with a Rolleiflex 3.5F & Ilford HP5 film. I overexpose by about 2/3 stop and develop in Kodak HC-110/B for 5 mins, Kaiser light table/copy stand DSLR scan, and import, invert and tone in Lightroom and Photoshop.
I love meeting these people. I go up to them with a printout (4x6) of 8 photos and the Rolleiflex and say, "Hi, I make portraits like this with this vintage camera. May I make yours? There's no cost and you can download it tonight." And they say yes.
I direct their pose, their placement to the background (usually moving them into the shade) and they tell me they feel they are in good hands with someone is telling them what to do. Several even said that I made their day by choosing them.
I use one roll a week and only make a single frame of each person/setup unless someone blinks, in which case I will make a second frame. My goal is 12 frames for 12 portraits.
I hope to make it into a book project. For now, I'm just making the work.
Here are the photos: http://AmericanStreetPortraits.com - I'lll attach a few, too.
All are made with a Rolleiflex 3.5F & Ilford HP5 film. I overexpose by about 2/3 stop and develop in Kodak HC-110/B for 5 mins, Kaiser light table/copy stand DSLR scan, and import, invert and tone in Lightroom and Photoshop.
I love meeting these people. I go up to them with a printout (4x6) of 8 photos and the Rolleiflex and say, "Hi, I make portraits like this with this vintage camera. May I make yours? There's no cost and you can download it tonight." And they say yes.
I direct their pose, their placement to the background (usually moving them into the shade) and they tell me they feel they are in good hands with someone is telling them what to do. Several even said that I made their day by choosing them.
I use one roll a week and only make a single frame of each person/setup unless someone blinks, in which case I will make a second frame. My goal is 12 frames for 12 portraits.
I hope to make it into a book project. For now, I'm just making the work.
