Jacques Henri Lartigue - Wide angle shots with incomplete coverage... ?

holmburgers · Feb 18, 2011

I'm curious about these two shots..

http://images.artnet.com/artwork_images/424846672/321071.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eXc_EwBohOg/TA7ebybOkcI/AAAAAAAABpA/MwhBiqxOwH8/s1600/lartigue.jpg

I'm not asking because I want to necessarily emulate or copy this look, but I am left wondering what kind of camera he was using that would've allowed for the circle of illumination ending like it does.

Both amazing shots; so if no one knows, I guess we can at least look at them.

Dinesh · Feb 18, 2011

Agreed. Dude had some skills!

holmburgers · Feb 18, 2011

Thanks to Ian C for this insight -> http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=32841

Some more eye candy...
http://www.lartigue.org/fr2/jhlartigue/chronologie/jhlp-chronoimg34.html
http://www.lartigue.org/fr2/jhlartigue/chronologie/jhlp-chronoimg32.html

Guillaume Zuili · Feb 18, 2011

The portrait in Vence is just a jewel

The link from Ian is spot on.
Also here :
http://www.lartigue.org/us2/jhlartigue/index.html

holmburgers · Feb 18, 2011

http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/ICA/Minimum-Palmos-(9x12,-456).html Something like this I guess?

Ian suggests that he put a 'too-small' lens in there (perhaps less expensive). That seems like a very reasonable explanation.

The pictures don't have the same impact when cropped to remove the vignetting; I really like it!

And yes... it seems that he photographed quite a few jewels :wub:

Richard Wasserman · Feb 18, 2011

I don't think he was concerned about the cost of the lens....

holmburgers · Feb 18, 2011

Why not? He didn't fall out of the womb a famous photographer!

As a young man, he certainly could've been concerned with the cost. Then again, maybe he did it on purpose, but who's to say.

ghostcount · Feb 18, 2011

He came from a rich family and got what ever he needed (per Genius of Photography).

Michael W · Feb 18, 2011

His father owned a newspaper & a railroad. They were loaded.

holmburgers · Feb 21, 2011

You don't say?! Well, that'll teach me to do my homework next time...

But to be fair, some rich people make their kids work just as hard as they had to.

Either way, I'm glad he chose the wrong lens.

Jacques Henri Lartigue - Wide angle shots with incomplete coverage... ?

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