Analog Love- Working with Large Format Film: Portraits
April 15, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Class Summary
April 15, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- If you have a large format camera, make sure to bring it with you! (Note: We will have a collection of cameras that you can use if you do not have one!)
- You are welcome to bring your regular digital camera, which we will often use as a reference.
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For classes, walks, & workshops, cancellations and postponement can be made up to 48-hours prior to the scheduled time. Refunds cannot be granted for cancellations placed less than 48-hours before a class or walk, but you can receive a 75% credit toward a future class, walk, or workshop.
For all cancellations, you must contact classes@huntsphoto.com prior to the event. If you register for a class and do not show up, your payment will be forfeited..
In the days of film, 35mm was the standard format, 120 was medium format (often called “2 1/4”, describing it in inches), and anything larger than that was considered “large format”. Large Format film photography consisted of 4×5″ and larger sizes of negatives, with 4×5 being the most common, followed by 8×10″ and 5×7″. Large format films require specific cameras and lenses and are very different experiences than working with modern digital cameras.
Large format film photography creates large negatives, and the advantage to those negatives are the vast detail that they capture as well as an incredible range of depth of field. Although modern digital cameras are amazing, the large format “look” cannot be duplicated by modern cameras and is unique.
Join Hunt’s Photo Education’s Paul Nelson, who has been photographing with 4×5 cameras and film for over 20 years, for the first in a series of classes on working with large format photography! In this workshop, we will begin by learning the basics of large format cameras, including setting up, attaching lenses, using the focusing rails, learning how to focus, and how to see focus on the ground glass. We’ll continue by loading film into film holders, then put it all into practice by taking portraits! In the end, we’ll develop the film and you’ll end up with some spectacular large format images!
Does this all sound foreign? Don’t fret!
?If you don’t have a 4×5 camera, we can provide you with one! Make sure to let us know upon registration if you will need a 4×5 camera!
?You do not have to have ANY experience with large format or film photography! All you need is a passion for the subject!
?We will provide up to 10 sheets of 4×5 film and film holders to each attendee. (If you plan to bring a camera larger than 4×5, please let us know. An additional charge may apply for larger format films.)
?We will provide any chemistry for developing black & white film.
Come check out the incredible, unique look of large format!
