Photography Training and Workshops
I continue the learning curve on my new Bronica ETRS medium format film camera. The wonderful AJ helped me with a series of test shots using a variety of apertures and shutter speeds. First up - shutter speed! The conclusion here is I cannot consistently shoot handheld below 1/125 second. While I hit some shots at 1/60sec it was only through luck I think. THis contrasts with my 35mm minimum handheld speed of 1/30 to 1/60 of a second. Below is a comparison shot at 1/125sec and 1/60sec Next up is exposure variation via aperture control. I metered for f/2.8…
Newest addition to the fleet is a Bronica ETRS medium format film camera. Manufactured around 1981 the Bronica was a lower cost, but still high quality alternative to the Swedish Hasselblad 500 series. I will be shooting though a 75mm f/2.8 and the wonderful 150mm f/3.5 lenses. The first test rolls of film are off to the developers and I will post pictures soon. Why a film camera? First - some of my clients are asking for film! Next, film, especially medium format film, gives a few things digital cannot. Medium format film has a much higher resolution…
This series shows the impacts of focal length on a portrait. It cycles from wide to telephoto and then shows 24mm versus 200mm to stress the point. At wide focal lengths features and her body get exaggerated and distorted - especially nearer the edges of the frame. You can clearly see DeAnna's arms distorted at the wide end and the body shape becomes much more natural as we get above 80mm. She looks especially nice at 200mm! Why does this happen? Remember that as we increase the focal length we increase magnification so to keep her the same size in…
