April 2016 Portraits

April 2016 had been the most productive month for lotophotos. Here are some large format portraits done for my visitors this month.

First one is Joseph Wei, a drummer and music producer from Hong Kong. The photo is taken inside a studio (with multiple flashes) from Kodak 2d 8×10 camera + Fujinon 250mm f6.3 lens + Kodak B/RA x-ray film.

Kodak 2D 8x10 + Fujinon 250mm f6.3 + Kodak B/RA x-ray film — Kodak 2D 8×10 + Fujinon 250mm f6.3 + Kodak B/RA x-ray film

The second one is of Michael Ho taken with Graflex Speed Graphic + Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f2.5 lens + Expired (1993) Kodak Plus-X Pan 4×5 film. The Kodak aero ektar lens is always my preferred lens for 4×5 portraits. I am also happy that the very expired plus-x film still very useable despite metering it at ISO 50 (instead of the stock 125).

Graflex Speed Graphic + Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f2.5 + Kodak Plus-X Pan film

The following one is of Richard Fung in deep thought. Also shot with Graflex Speed Graphic + Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f2.5 lens + Expired (1993) Kodak Plus-X Pan 4×5 film.

My friend Pouya Ashtiani models for the next shot. He was enjoying the warm San Francisco weather in this photo shot from Graflex Speed Graphic + Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f2.5 lens + Kodak Plus-X Pan film.

Graflex Speed Graphic + Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f2.5 + Kodak Plus-X Pan film

The last set is from the lovely couple Marko Kudjerski and Yandra Lluch. These polaroids were taken from Graflex Speed Graphic + Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f2.5 lens + one big 1000 LED panel as light source.

Graflex Speed Graphic + Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f2.5 lens + Fuji FP3000b

Here are the portraits taken from April 2016 and I hope the models are as happy with the images as I was!

I was back in Shanghai and had brunch with Gustavo over the weekend. He asked me if I can help him with a shoot, mainly for professional head shots as well as some family group shots. I said no problems and one day after work, I head over to his place with my gears.

My backdrops were all in Hong Kong and I opted for bedsheets as background. I took my Canon 5D3 along with my 24-105mm F4 L lens, yongnuo YN-568 and YN-500 flashes and RF-622 remotes. I setup two lights, one main directional light from the left and a second light from the right to take out some of the shadows and as a weak fill. I intended to bring my Mamiya Universal along but my camera bag was simply full, maybe next time.

It was a two hour sitting and some great shots came out of it. My two favorites shots are shown below. These two shots were super loto and reminded me of the Daguerreotype photos and some old post cards that I have seen before.

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April 2016 Portraits

Gustavo Photo Shoot

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