
I have a friend Clark whose Father collects classic cars and used to work for Kodak. I had never met his Dad, but told Clark that he sounds like someone I need to photograph. And so I did.
I brought the 4×5 Wista DX plus the Rolleiflex loaded with Ilford HP5. We said hello and then I got to work. He was mine to place and direct–it was my shoot. No one had hired me to make these.
I think it’s one of the best ways to work, where you’re not being paid by the subject of the photograph. That’s the way it is when you have an editorial photo assignment like for a newspaper or magazine. It’s the most creative type of assignment for a photographer.
I do work on commissioned portraits, but some I just have to make when I hear of an opportunity that will make great photographs, and I’m not going to wait to get booked to make it.
Here are some of the photos, including one with Clark in the car’s backseat.
As a creative, there are some photograph I simply have to make, to create so they’ll exist. To place in the family. To add to the home galleries around the world I have work displayed in. These photographs are some of those.
This is what I do. I’m a photographer. What do you like to do?
These are GREAT!!! I especially like the first one with the car!!! I also really like the one with him leaning on the door of the car!!!
What do I like, I like to photograph and draw … I do it every day, in spite of having a full time job!!!
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Thanks, Brian. Fun that you draw, too!
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I love every one of these. They tell a story. They chronicle an important aspect of the subject.
What do I like? I like to photograph, especially nature and animals. I also love learning to play piano, even at my age.
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Thanks, Diane. Age is a human construct! We are only now!
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Hi Ken, I found your website via Jim Grey’s “Film photography blogs you should follow” blog post.
These portraits are excellent. My favourites are the subject hanging on the car door and the subject looking back at the photographer from the front seat. You’ve used Ilford HP5 Plus well here.
Cheers!
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Thanks Khurt. I love Hp5!
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What do I like? Cityscapes, landscapes, streets, wildlife/birds, nature.
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Nice!
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Beautiful photos, I think Ilford film works really well in larger formats. I do find it a bit perverse that you shot a former Kodak employee with Ilford film but it’s your choice! I think it would have been Tri-X for me though 🙂
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I only stock Ilford HP5 for BW because in 35mm Tri-X curls and HP5 doesn’t. But it’s a valid point!!
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And in 120? I haven’t shot much of it so I don’t know myself. Out of curiosity what film did you use in large format? Wasn’t listed.
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I used Arista EDU 400 for the 4×5 photograph. I need to get some HP5 in LF.
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