8 Comments

1. Bob Koller says:

   December 17, 2007 at 8:03 pm

   Matt, I like this one better. The hair is darker too. Is this a scan from negative, or from a print? If from a print, did you burn in the hair and face???
2. matt says:

   December 17, 2007 at 8:12 pm

   Bob, these are from a neg scan. I took the highlights down a bit with curves, and then put some of the highlights back with added contrast by using unsharp mask with a radius of 10 and 30% amount. For a web sized image these settings give you a bump in local contrast.
3. Bob Koller says:

   December 17, 2007 at 8:57 pm

   Thanks for the technicals, Matt. I thought maybe you had burnt in the highlights. I like it.
4. Hannes says:

   December 17, 2007 at 10:50 pm

   Yes, this is looking very good. That has got to be one of your best portraits of Kate, of those that I have seen. What film is this? Still HP5? Very different look than the HP5 in Ilfosol you displayed recently. Or is it the bumped up contrast that makes all this difference? Anyhow, very good use of the light.
   Greetings,
   Hannes
5. matt says:

   December 18, 2007 at 7:17 am

   Hannes, this is HP5 pushed to 800 in Ilfosol S. Development time was something like 14 minutes at 68 degrees with a dilution of 1+14. It’s contrasty, and so was this light!
6. Hannes says:

   December 18, 2007 at 9:42 am

   Thanks for the info, Matt!
   Greetings,
   Hannes
7. nico says:

   December 22, 2007 at 4:16 am

   Hi Matt,
   just took a visit at your blog and I really enjoy your stuff.
   I like this photo she seems she can pop out the screen with just one step.
   Ciao
   Nico
8. matt says:

   December 22, 2007 at 7:42 am

   Thanks, Nico. You have some great stuff on your blog as well. I particularly like this one.

   cheers,

   Matt