Post your portraits here

Ivo Stunga

Member
Joined
Apr 3, 2017
Messages
1,136
Location
Latvia
Format
35mm
Sirius Glass said:
Interesting. I believe that is the first infrared portrait that I have seen. I am not surprised because the human body radiates infrared at 14-15 microns. EDIT: Underlined
Click to expand...

Yeah, well into the thermal imaging. But here's a fun part: she has a heavy red linen dress on which was rendered translucent in Infrared from the sun being behind her - you could clearly see legs under that heavy cloth in IR, but not in visible light - something I can experience with my FLIR camera in my CAT phone that goes from "8µm up to 14µm" according to the specs of Lepton LWIR module specs.

What I like about IR-A and portraits: skin looks different, the extended red sensitivity making reds brighter, different. And eyes.

Eyes in IR-A look pleasantly creepy. Blue eyes are rendered ink-black, invoking vampires, demons and angels with empty gazes.

EDIT:
Ooh, wouldn't a portrait in IR-A of a model with pronounced veins be great!?
 
Last edited:
OP
OP

Sirius Glass

Subscriber
Joined
Jan 18, 2007
Messages
50,135
Location
Southern California
Format
Multi Format

I worked on FLIR in the 1970's. It was interesting to using it from the roof house at night and aim it at the runway to see rabbits making rabbits all over the place.
 

Ivo Stunga

Member
Joined
Apr 3, 2017
Messages
1,136
Location
Latvia
Format
35mm
Sirius Glass said:
I worked on FLIR in the 1970's. It was interesting to using it from the roof house at night and aim it at the runway to see rabbits making rabbits all over the place.
Click to expand...

Must've been an epic sight - how good was the image with your tool, comparing it to sensor in phone?
 
OP
OP

Sirius Glass

Subscriber
Joined
Jan 18, 2007
Messages
50,135
Location
Southern California
Format
Multi Format
Ivo Stunga said:
Must've been an epic sight - how good was the image with your tool, comparing it to sensor in phone?
Click to expand...

It was a long time ago when CRTs were not as good as they are now, so there is no meaningful way to compare them. The point is that cold and warm blooded bodies are in the 14-15 micron range.
 

Ivo Stunga

Member
Joined
Apr 3, 2017
Messages
1,136
Location
Latvia
Format
35mm
Sirius Glass said:
It was a long time ago when CRTs were not as good as they are now, so there is no meaningful way to compare them. The point is that cold and warm blooded bodies are in the 14-15 micron range.
Click to expand...

Aaah, I think I got what you're going for.
But no.

I didn't shoot this portrait in Infrared thinking that she'll glow. Because as you say: well beyond the sensitivity of film and this was not the point of it at all.

The idea behind this shot was: "Hmmph, let's see what'll happen and what can I learn from it!", knowing fully well what to expect: light skin tones and everything red going to highlights. And I didn't expect any glow and neither I got it, because that's a function of Antihalation layer - thr lack of it. You can wash it away before exposure and that'll make highlights halate and glow like Kodak HIE

You have your thermal cameras for that - as you've pointed out.
 

GregY

Member
Joined
Apr 12, 2005
Messages
2,931
Location
Alberta
Format
Large Format
4x10" box camera, 90mm super angulon xl, FP4+, contact print on Azo
(The subject of the photo, Eric Johnson, built the camera for me. Please excuse the reflection from the glass)
 
Last edited:
OP
OP

Sirius Glass

Subscriber
Joined
Jan 18, 2007
Messages
50,135
Location
Southern California
Format
Multi Format
GregY said:
4x10" box camera, 90mm super angulon xl, FP4+, contact print on Azo
(The subject of the photo, Eric Johnson, built the camera for me. Please excuse the reflection from the glass)View attachment 337621
Click to expand...

I had to tilt my screen down to get rid of the distortion.
 

Ivo Stunga

Member
Joined
Apr 3, 2017
Messages
1,136
Location
Latvia
Format
35mm
CPL?
 

gandolfi

Member
Joined
Jan 28, 2005
Messages
1,820
Location
Denmark
Format
Large Format Pan
Wow - how quiet it is here...

But here's Simone - paper negative - printed using liquid emulsion - toned and hand colored..
 

Attachments

  • simone.jpg
    1.9 MB · Views: 147

TheGreatGasMaskMan

Member
Joined
Jul 2, 2017
Messages
812
Location
Michigan, United States
Format
Multi Format
My recent vacation to Poland offered me a small opportunity to take some portraits for once, but seeing them now I'm not so sure I did a very good job
 

Attachments

  • apx028d.jpg
    528.6 KB · Views: 125
  • no005d.jpg
    379.6 KB · Views: 130

Ian Grant

Subscriber
Joined
Aug 2, 2004
Messages
23,249
Location
West Midland
Format
Multi Format


Shot with my 1863Dallmeyer Quick Acting Portrait Petzval 10" f4, with an f16 Waterhouse stop, Gitzo shutter, 10x8 Agfa Ansco with 5x4breducing back. HP5 Pyrocat HD, MGIV.

Note, J.H. Dallmeyer made a huge improvement of the Petzval there's none of the typical swirliness.

Ian
 
OP
OP

Sirius Glass

Subscriber
Joined
Jan 18, 2007
Messages
50,135
Location
Southern California
Format
Multi Format
TheGreatGasMaskMan said:
My recent vacation to Poland offered me a small opportunity to take some portraits for once, but seeing them now I'm not so sure I did a very good job
Click to expand...

Early on I learned from a school library book on photography that if the subject is not interesting in photographs, that is a strong sign to move in closer to remove extraneous objects [… or cropping in the darkroom].


​
 

gandolfi

Member
Joined
Jan 28, 2005
Messages
1,820
Location
Denmark
Format
Large Format Pan
Simple portrait of Thea

Paper neg - 13x18xm - Gandolfi camera - Ross Petzval (1854)

With that materials, it is up to me...
 

Attachments

  • thea4.jpg
    110.3 KB · Views: 145

loccdor

Subscriber
Joined
Jan 12, 2024
Messages
1,377
Location
USA
Format
Multi Format
gandolfi said:
Simple portrait of Thea
Click to expand...

Very nice, what a classic style!

35mm Fomapan 100 @125, 510-pyro 1+100 7 minutes 20C, Tamron 85mm f/1.8, window light

 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Menu
Log in
Register
Cookies are required to use this site. You must accept them to continue using the site. Learn more…