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Subject: [Leica] Another MM portrait
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:07:14 -0400

Well you can make it look like whatever you want it to look like with or
without additional software and a month or a year later tweak it to you
satisfaction. Also a year from now you'll be better at it.  Its a goldmine
for our work the new cameras just out now from Leica. Goodness knows we've
waited long enough.

Mark William Rabiner
Photography
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 15:17:19 +0930
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another MM portrait
> 
> Thanks Mark, I'm contemplating those borders.
> 
> I have been adjusting most of my MM shots to look like Agfa film in
> Rodinal or Beutlers on Brovira or Portrig (but without the nasty
> greeny-browns I always fought against with that paper).  There is a
> sentimental side of me that would prefer them to look like Plus-X or
> medium format Tri-X in D75 1+1 on Elite or the original Galerie, but
> other than in exceptional light the files are less amenable to that
> look, and can start to appear to have a strange, unnatural tonality if
> forced.  This look is lovely, and the camera does it easily, so I'm
> happy with it.  Like attempting to use HC110 and Tri-X Pro, if
> something doesn't work, I don't care what people (or their heroes)
> tell me, I just don't do it.
> 
> Plenty more soon.
> 
> Later,
> 
> Marty
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
> wrote:
>> Tonality is amazingly impressive Looks like Agfapan 25 in Beutlers printed
>> on Agfa Brovira fiber with Dektol 1:1 I love everything about it including
>> the landscape mode take on the composition, excellent use of selective 
>> focus
>> and most of all attitude of the subject...  except the borders which look
>> fakey. (cartoonish) but even if done well I'd not like.  I'd take those 
>> out
>> for sure.
>> Congrats on you MM it looks like you are putting it to great use.
>> 
>> 
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> Photography
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:12:05 -0700
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another MM portrait
>>> 
>>> Marty Deveney SHOWED:
>>> Subject: [Leica] Another MM portrait
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> My friend S has a beautiful daughter, S jr, who is 4 and is now a most
>>>> cooperative model.
>>>> 
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/MM/S-jr.jpg.html  75 
>>>> Summilux,
>>>> MM.
>>> 
>>> Hi Marty,
>>> Very nice! But why not shoot her vertically?
>>> 
>>> cheers,
>>> Dr. ted  :-)
>>> 
>>> 
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