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7.21.2012

Square portrait. Black and White.


I met Ameerah Tatum at a theater years ago and asked her to come into the studio for a portrait.  We shot a number of variations but I liked this more serious side of her.  A year later she left Austin to tour Europe as a musician and actor.

I printed this from a 6x6 cm. black and white negative onto Agfa Portriga Rapid #3 paper and toned it in a mild selenium toner.  The image was made with a Hasselblad ELX and a 180mm f4 Zeiss Planar lens.

The lighting consisted of a four foot by six foot softbox from one side several wide grid spots on the background.

I like the way portrait composition works in the square...



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6 comments:

  1. crsantinJuly 21, 2012 at 4:55 PM

    Wonderful.

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  2. DogmanJuly 21, 2012 at 5:42 PM

    Agfa Portriga Rapid and dilute selenium toner. Jeez that brings back the days of my youth.

    Nice work!

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  3. Gene TrentJuly 21, 2012 at 11:53 PM

    Beautiful image!

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  4. Caleb CourteauJuly 22, 2012 at 6:28 AM

    Lovely portrait Kirk. You have your own unique style.

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  5. Dave KerrJuly 22, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    Film lives...

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  6. cidereyeJuly 22, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    Great portrait Kirk. 6x6 + B&W film, photographic utopia.

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