Here’s an 8-minute video by photographer Irene Rudnyk with a behind-the-scenes look at her first experience in shooting portraits using a large format camera. Rudnyk used two large format monorail cameras: the Combo SCII RS 4×5 and the Eastman View 8×10.
With large format cameras, each shot is made with a slow and relatively tedious process. […]. petapixel.com
Austrian wet plate and wedding photographer Markus Hofstaetter has always been our go-to guy when it comes to all things cool about large format photography, especially wet plate photography. Aside from taking impressive, one-of-a-kind snaps, he's also quite the handyman with his cameras and often makes modifications and DIY parts required by his projects. thephoblographer.com »
2020-01-03 14:00
Medium Format and Large Format camera users could certainly have something to look forward in the coming months. Kodak Alaris recently went on record to say that following the successful launch of Ektachrome E100 35mm film late last year, the company has decided to bring Ektachrome E100 to Medium Format 120 film, and Large Format sheets, and that it hit could be ready for sale within the next few of months! Join us after the break for more info. thephoblographer.com »
2019-01-28 02:00
After shooting 35mm for a number of years I was always intrigued by the higher resolution, richer images produced by medium format cameras. I was a sucker for that ratio you get from a 6x7 negative too but after seeing Joel Meyerowitz’ book Between the Dog and Wolf, my intrigue in larger formats began to build instead. thephoblographer.com »
2017-10-17 13:00
This lovely video from photographer Thomas Heaton sees him heading out in to the wilderness with his tent and an Intrepid 4×5 to try large format photography for the first time. The joy and the difficulty inherent in shooting large format is evident as Heaton scouts out his location, seeking the perfect composition over the […] petapixel.com »
2017-05-15 18:52
Continuing our series featuring and highlighting photographers who shoot analog and have fantastic work, photographer Pete Rezac is amongst the bunches who submitted to our analog photography zine and that have incredible photos. thephoblographer.com »
2017-04-20 13:02
When I started working in photography, digital already ruled the industry. I never got the chance to perform controlled photography (don’t wanna use the term “professional”) using film. petapixel.com »
2017-01-28 20:35
MELVILLE, N.Y., January 23, 2017 – Demonstrating the high quality of its capture-to-print solution, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, has announced that it will be in attendance for the 18th Annual West Coast Art and Frame Expo and National Conference, held at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Read more... canonrumors.com »
2017-01-24 00:31
Legendary landscape photographer Clyde Butcher is well known for his absolutely beautiful landscapes. So to understand how his creative mind works, he featured a video on how he goes about using his large format camera and developing in the darkroom. thephoblographer.com »
2017-01-12 20:02
For his project “The Spirit of Iron Man,” photographer Dan Votjech visited the world’s hardest triathlon, the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, and shot portraits of the competitors using a large format Polaroid camera. petapixel.com »
2016-11-11 22:55
While the world now revolves around digital photography with the Megapickles race running rampant, there is still a movement of going back to and enjoying traditional approach in photography. Cahute is a portrait studio based in Finland that specializes in 8x10 large format camera on direct positive paper. thephoblographer.com »
2016-10-20 15:49
I recently built a Trash Cam out of a trash can, large format lens, and Sony a7S II. The project was an attempt to find an inexpensive housing for a large format lens. My friend Andy Romanoff and I have been on a quest to work with large format lenses in a digital media. The […] petapixel.com »
2016-09-15 22:06
Film photographer Dominique Pierre-Nina describes large format photography as the "progression of photographers" in this fascinating video where he shoots a landscape photo on 4x5. [Read More]
Why do I do landscape photography? I’ve been trying to conceptualize an answer to this question as I delve deeper into my self-expression through creating imagery. Over the past year, I have become a student of the photography art form, soaking up any and all knowledge possible from a thriving and massive community. I would […]
In December 2014, I decided that I wanted to practice shooting the night sky in order to expand my photography skills. Of course, I made every possible mistake. My compositions were completely off, I severely underexposed or blew out the sky and the images were not sharp. At the end of that month, I headed […]
Photo artist Erik Johansson was commissioned by Clinea, a Swiss company leading in the field of psychiatry and psychotherapy, to create something a little different. Johansson shot the images in Prague and Austria this year, creating beautiful photo manipulations that capture the essence of such a company.
We've previously featured the experimental portraits of Ivan Tsupka; and something that I've always loved about Ivan's work is his openness to be very experimental with the work and concepts.