Large format - Daniel
Large format. Huge cameras that are associated with the old days. Today seen mainly as decorations due to their distinctive design, they have become a symbol of a bygone era.
Daniel, a colleague from work - shared passions - music, branch and photography. I promised him that one day I would bring a camera and we could take a picture during the break. We'd go to the unrenovated part of the office and take a look around.
Framing and composition
I prepared the film cases, optics, camera and tripod. My lens is not very bright, so I had to make sure that the ambient light would be sufficient. So I wanted the face to be as close to the window as possible, while the uninteresting background should be lost in depth of field.
The large format is very handy during composition. The large matte on the back allows you to plan the photo, control the focus. Sometimes at this stage I take a preview photo with my phone - as a souvenir.
This view is just the last thing I see before taking the picture. The next opportunity will be in a minimum of a few hours - after the film is developed. One last light measurement, a quick time calculation, locking the focus, pulling the shutter, loading the film. Waiting for the camera to stabilize, counting down 3.... 2... 1...
Overreaching the trigger snake, the shutter opens.
A distinctive sound means you can move again: it happened. Was it successful? Well, that's what we'll find out most soon at night if I still manage to develop the film tonight.
Developing film from large format is slightly different from developing traditional roll film - the size of the film requires slightly different containers and volumes of chemistry. For economic reasons, I develop the film when I have a minimum of 8 exposed sheets of film.
I use Acurol N, my favorite developer. After about 20 minutes of standing over the sink: turning, rinsing and pouring the chemistry, I open the can and can see the developed negative for the first time. First thought:
It's good.
Negative while drying (left original, right reversed colors to show positive)
The end result
