Author Topic: Show us your portraits... (Read 25855 times)

Moiz · « **on:** June 07, 2013, 10:28:18 AM »

In the spirit of Leon's still life thread, here is one for portraits.

LT · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2013, 10:49:12 AM »

and so the wheel turns - nicely done Moiz. I take it you intend the same rules - pics only, no details?

I'm not really a portraitist, but a few from me:

Moiz · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2013, 10:55:02 AM »

Absolutely Leon, same rules apply, images only!

charles binns · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2013, 10:55:55 AM »

I'm no portraitist either but here are some of mine.

Pete_R · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2013, 11:40:57 AM »

A few oldies. Don't really do this anymore.

astrobeck · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2013, 11:58:04 AM »

I'm in for this one too!

Rafael Morales · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2013, 12:06:48 PM »

Gavin my favorite nephew.

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2013, 12:55:07 PM »

Great idea. I wonder what we come up with next

I'm not much of a portrait person myself either, but I've found two that I like.

Friends in Paris by Urban Hafner, on Flickr

Midsommar kaka by Urban Hafner, on Flickr

Chalky · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2013, 01:20:10 PM »

portraits are something I enjoy and want to do a lot more of, however I'm not yet good at the skills of getting people to 'pose' and making them look natural... here are some of mine I am more happy with...

friends wedding

Dad

Gran

DonkeyDave · « **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2013, 01:22:27 PM »

apologies is seen before, I don't do many portraits

Schism by donkerdave, on Flickr

sapata · « **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2013, 01:38:46 PM »

I wish I could do more portraits...

calbisu · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2013, 02:46:05 PM »

Well done Moizak! You were faster than me

I love portraits, in fact I almost only shoot portraits, of friends, relatives, strangers... At the beginning I would shoot candids but little by little I started getting closer to strangers and finally I approached them. Living on foreign countries make it easier somehow to photograph people you don´t know, but still every time I get my camera and start looking for people to be photographed I must push myself into it; here is a series of some friends of mine I shot some time ago.

moominsean · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2013, 02:50:33 PM »

One of my more favorites...

Zion National Park, UT by moominsean, on Flickr

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2013, 02:59:07 PM »

Spoilt for choice here

astrobeck · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2013, 03:24:04 PM »

uno mas....

gavechase · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2013, 05:01:27 PM »

Good idea Moiz. In fact I like the whole idea of themed threads like this since it gives me an excuse to look through some old photos I haven't seen in a while.

There's some very lovely work so far. Here are some I've taken:

Waiting for the BX12 by gavechase, on Flickr

cheers jeremy by gavechase, on Flickr

flower fro by gavechase, on Flickr

shoe shopping by gavechase, on Flickr

admiring the view by gavechase, on Flickr

Thom Stone · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2013, 05:06:00 PM »

nice thread. portraits are my favourite thing to shoot.

I wish by Thomo_Stoneo, on Flickr
self potrait double exposure on fp3000b with my mamiya rb67

~we lie in a field~ by Thomo_Stoneo, on Flickr
probably one of my only ever organised model shoot, albeit with my friend laura, mamiya rb67, fuji velvia xpro

Jaega NEG invert by Thomo_Stoneo, on Flickr
probably the other shoot, my friend jaega for her album cover. mamiya rb67 fuji fp3000b

Billy by Thomo_Stoneo, on Flickr
Jaegas boyfriend and my best mate billy. again mamiya rb67 fuji 3000b (can you see a pattern emerging.)

the golden beard of doom by Thomo_Stoneo, on Flickr
dane fpp london meet up 2012, lomo redscale shot at 50iso on my olympus OM10 with the 28mm.

las one I promise

the golden shower by Thomo_Stoneo, on Flickr
John fpp london meet up 2012, same as above. all having a fag break after wagamammas.

sorry for the over load but I do LOVE a good portrait. not that mine are anywhere near the quality of some of these.

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2013, 08:18:28 PM »

Most of mine have been shot from the hip and from as close as I dare!

Picking Over Thyme Or Perhaps Time? Malles (Μάλλες, Κρήτη) Crete. by Terrorkitten, on Flickr

They Charmed The Past From Me With A Smile. Bath Abbey Churchyard, Bath. by Terrorkitten, on Flickr

Contemplating An Uncertain Future. Bath Abbey Churchyard, Bath, Somerset. by Terrorkitten, on Flickr

Eventually We Ran Out Of Things To Say! Grand Parade, Bath, Somerset. by Terrorkitten, on Flickr

Static Whilst We Persue The Past. Annetta Ruth Lea, Taunton, Somerset. by Terrorkitten, on Flickr

Late Developer · « **Reply #18 on:** June 07, 2013, 08:32:58 PM »

Not taken many portraits for a while. Here's one of our very own Salvo Toscano.

Offertonhatter · « **Reply #19 on:** June 07, 2013, 08:54:50 PM »

Here is one I did in the studio. But it took me a while to finish the film off (shock horror!)
Camera was my Praktica MTL5B Lens was my Mamiya-Sekor 55mm F1.4 and the film was Ilford Delta 100ISO.

geoffgeoffp · « **Reply #20 on:** June 07, 2013, 09:02:48 PM »

Portraits of market traders - Accra,Ghana

moominsean · « **Reply #21 on:** June 07, 2013, 10:13:35 PM »

A few from Japan...

Untitled by moominsean, on Flickr

Shin-Daita, Tokyo by moominsean, on Flickr

Meiji Shrine, Yoyogi by moominsean, on Flickr

Chalky · « **Reply #22 on:** June 07, 2013, 10:22:19 PM »

calbisu, geoffgeoffp and mooninsean, those really caught my eye, alongside all the other great ones

limr · « **Reply #23 on:** June 08, 2013, 02:06:02 AM »

As many have said so far, I rarely do portraits, but this thread reminded me of two pictures I took in Portugal about 11 years ago. Pentax K1000, Takamur zoom, probably Kodak Gold 200 (but might be Fuji - can't remember.) The quality might be a bit off because I had to scan the prints (I don't have the heart to dig through a mountain of negatives right now, and even if I found them, I don't have access to the negative scanner until tomorrow anyway. This just tells me that I really need to organize and mark those negatives better.)

I'm intrigued by portraits but they make me a little nervous. And by 'they', I mean both the portraits and people themselves.

LT · « **Reply #24 on:** June 08, 2013, 07:46:48 AM »

Quote from: limr on June 08, 2013, 02:06:02 AM

Pentax K1000, Takamur zoom, probably Kodak Gold 200 (but might be Fuji - can't remember.).

Sinbin for you limr! (Lovely pics by the way)

Nigel · « **Reply #25 on:** June 08, 2013, 10:45:07 AM »

Some great shots here.

Phil - those Bath Abbey shots took me right back to when I started following you on 'a photo sharing site I can't remember the name of' - what was it? I used to follow you and James Arnold! That seems like a very long time ago, I remember thinking ' this guy is good'.

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #26 on:** June 08, 2013, 11:22:20 AM »

Quote from: Urban Hafner on June 07, 2013, 12:55:07 PM

Great idea. I wonder what we come up with next

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #27 on:** June 08, 2013, 11:29:12 AM »

Here's what I like doing with threads like these (apart from spotting the 'togs who just cannot restrain themselves from adding technical details)....read from the bottom up and try and guess the photographer before you see their name.

On this one I correctly guessed Carlos, Sandeha, Thom Stone, Sean, Leon (mainly because those are the only portraits he's ever taken and I'm in one of them

) and Donkey Dave.

Big Paul: I really, really like your photo of our Sicilian brother, Salvo. Top marks.

I may have a portrait of two to share. Standby for 45,000 thumbnails a la the still life thread

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #28 on:** June 08, 2013, 11:33:29 AM »

Hey Leon, you forgot this one....

Ed & Joe by Leon

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #29 on:** June 08, 2013, 12:03:37 PM »

This-is-damion · « **Reply #30 on:** June 08, 2013, 12:30:39 PM »

lovely stuff all....

BW Security by This-is-rice, on Flickr

bean by This-is-rice, on Flickr

jacob by This-is-rice, on Flickr

Rafael Morales · « **Reply #31 on:** June 08, 2013, 01:19:15 PM »

limr · « **Reply #32 on:** June 08, 2013, 03:54:12 PM »

Quote from: Leon on June 08, 2013, 07:46:48 AM

Quote from: limr on June 08, 2013, 02:06:02 AM
Pentax K1000, Takamur zoom, probably Kodak Gold 200 (but might be Fuji - can't remember.).

Sinbin for you limr! (Lovely pics by the way)

D'oh! It was a different threat so I forgot! *hangs head in shame* It took me a minute to figure out what the sin was. I thought at first it was my film choice.

LT · « **Reply #33 on:** June 08, 2013, 05:03:24 PM »

No need to be ashamed Limr - just having a joke.

salvo · « **Reply #34 on:** June 09, 2013, 03:15:05 PM »

really like these series of threads with a theme - and i feel less pressured if i pull out old stuff.....

Paul LD - many thanks for it, I also like the other one you posted on another thread. Of course you can confirm I am much better looking in person ... ahem....

I like portraits and try do as many as I can. Below a selection presented "a la" Ed (that's here setting a trend...)

Miller · « **Reply #35 on:** June 09, 2013, 03:33:10 PM »

My eldest a while back...

DonkeyDave · « **Reply #36 on:** June 09, 2013, 08:31:27 PM »

wasted some film today

Now I am Twelve by donkerdave, on Flickr

time flies by donkerdave, on Flickr

Andrea. · « **Reply #37 on:** June 09, 2013, 09:08:03 PM »

The Gondolabrist

Late Developer · « **Reply #38 on:** June 10, 2013, 12:21:23 AM »

Dave, those portraits are EXCEPTIONAL. The first is almost 3D and the tones are just wonderful. I presume it's 4x5 but what film and how did you scan / process it to achieve that "look"??

Jack Johnson · « **Reply #39 on:** June 10, 2013, 05:58:41 AM »

Lovely shot sapata, and such compelling images geoffgeoffp.

Mine, almost always my goofball kid:

Cleo by knapjack, on Flickr	Pensive by knapjack, on Flickr
Olives by knapjack, on Flickr	Untitled by knapjack, on Flickr
Phoebe by knapjack, on Flickr
Say Cheese by knapjack, on Flickr	Over breakfast by knapjack, on Flickr

DonkeyDave · « **Reply #40 on:** June 10, 2013, 07:27:28 AM »

Paul they are straight scans of 5x4 FP4

LT · « **Reply #41 on:** June 10, 2013, 08:09:35 AM »

Quote from: Late Developer on June 10, 2013, 12:21:23 AM

Dave, those portraits are EXCEPTIONAL. The first is almost 3D and the tones are just wonderful. I presume it's 4x5 but what film and how did you scan / process it to achieve that "look"??

Doh! Sinbin. We have a private message facility on the forum

LT · « **Reply #42 on:** June 10, 2013, 08:10:45 AM »

Quote from: DonkeyDave on June 10, 2013, 07:27:28 AM

Paul they are straight scans of 5x4 FP4

Doh - sinbin.

DonkeyDave · « **Reply #43 on:** June 10, 2013, 09:32:33 AM »

LOL

I did consider replying, 'Leon says I can't tell you', but that seemed a little silly - besides we didn't discuss gear, I was really denying any 'processing'

Alan · « **Reply #44 on:** June 10, 2013, 11:01:36 AM »

Quote from: Late Developer on June 10, 2013, 12:21:23 AM

Dave, those portraits are EXCEPTIONAL. The first is almost 3D and the tones are just wonderful. I presume it's 4x5 but what film and how did you scan / process it to achieve that "look"??

+1

well done everyone on another brilliant thread.

what a great idea kickstarted by Leon for these "themed" threads.

Alan · « **Reply #45 on:** June 10, 2013, 11:21:17 AM »

Sam died the week before last at the age of 8
he is badly missed even though we have 2 new doggies
to keep us on our toes.

LT · « **Reply #46 on:** June 10, 2013, 12:14:33 PM »

Poor old Sam - it's awful when they go isn't it Alan.

@dave - my tongue is firmly in my cheek.

DonkeyDave · « **Reply #47 on:** June 10, 2013, 12:48:51 PM »

I know

sapata · « **Reply #48 on:** June 10, 2013, 02:29:07 PM »

Thanks Jack for the compliments

Ed... I still think that Coco Rosie portrait should be used in one of the sleeves...!!

Alan · « **Reply #49 on:** June 10, 2013, 05:24:01 PM »

Quote from: Leon on June 10, 2013, 12:14:33 PM

Poor old Sam - it's awful when they go isn't it Alan.

absolutely, we took him to the vet, didnt think it was anything
too serious, 2 hours later he was gone

a tumour had ruptured on his liver.