Has anyone used this method? I have seen this mentioned in several blog sites. The explanation online is somewhat illustrative. Wondering if anyone can share their personal experience and process for creating images using this method.
I've used something similar to this when producing a faux calotype photograph. However, the better efforts I've done have used an actual 4x5 camera.
--Bob
zacksoccer wrote:
Has anyone used this method? I have seen this mentioned in several blog sites. The explanation online is somewhat illustrative. Wondering if anyone can share their personal experience and process for creating images using this method.
Thanks Bob, am going to rent a 4x5...am curious about the results...
Here's a couple that I did with film and applied a shallow depth of field, as well as applying a collodion effect. Originals were photographed with a 4x5.
--Bob
zacksoccer wrote:
Thanks Bob, am going to rent a 4x5...am curious about the results...
Bob, those are amazing images...wow...great work...
Outstanding images, Bob Malarz!
Yes, essentially it is creating a multi row panorama with a longish lens like a 100mm,135mm ,or longer 210mm (that would be considered a normal lens on a larger format), shooting wide open aperture, and stitching in post, creating a virtual large format sensor. You need to overlap about 20% horizontally and vertically. Focus once and lock it .If shooting a portrait it's subject cannot move and so you got to work fast. It's best to have a tripod with a gimbal head, but I was successful shooting freehand. It's a bit hit-and-miss, but you can get some excellent results.
Gene51
Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
rmalarz wrote:
Here's a couple that I did with film and applied a shallow depth of field, as well as applying a collodion effect. Originals were photographed with a 4x5.
--Bob
As usual, excellent work.
zacksoccer, Richard, Ralph, Pete, and Gene, thank you all very much for the comments and compliments.
--Bob
Gene51
Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
Petesfixit wrote:
Yes, essentially it is creating a multi row panorama with a longish lens like a 100mm,135mm ,or longer 210mm (that would be considered a normal lens on a larger format), shooting wide open aperture, and stitching in post, creating a virtual large format sensor. You need to overlap about 20% horizontally and vertically. Focus once and lock it .If shooting a portrait it's subject cannot move and so you got to work fast. It's best to have a tripod with a gimbal head, but I was successful shooting freehand. It's a bit hit-and-miss, but you can get some excellent results.
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This was an attempt at Brenizer before I was aware there was a name for it. Shot this pano with an 85mm at F2.8. My intent was to make the background less busy. The second version was my first attempt at this pano with a 24mm lens, and you can see a slight difference in the background. An F1.8 or F1.4 85mm lens would have made for a better shot - but I don't own one.
I thought Brenizer method was using wide angle lens at close range for shallow dof and maintaining wide angle of view. And how do you do this with film?
Gene51 wrote:
This was an attempt at Brenizer before I was aware there was a name for it. Shot this pano with an 85mm at F2.8. My intent was to make the background less busy. The second version was my first attempt at this pano with a 24mm lens, and you can see a slight difference in the background. An F1.8 or F1.4 85mm lens would have made for a better shot - but I don't own one.
Very nice, Gene! The fall colors and detail in that first image is outstanding.
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