[LargeFormat] Re: Double Checking

[Les Newcomer]

Which many portraits did during the twenties.  for a sharp portrait, focus
on the eyes, the end of the nose should go slightly soft and the ears are
very soft.  For a softer effect focus just infront of the nose.

So told to me by the resident photographer at Greenfield village.

> From: Ole Tjugen <oftjugen@online.no>
> Reply-To: largeformat@f32.net
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 15:30:06 +0100
> To: largeformat@f32.net
> Subject: RE: [LargeFormat] Re: Double Checking
> 
> Or a big bank of flash,
> or one of those old "portrait chairs", with neck clamps,
> or maybe just some superglue to hold your subjects in place?
> 
> Anyway, what's your DOF at f12? Nose to eye, forget about the ears? Any larger
> opening, and you would have to choose between eyes and nose...
> 
> 
> 
>> ===== Original Message From Les Newcomer <lnphoto@twmi.rr.com> =====
>> Nicely soft yes but ooooh that f12 may be a problem unless you've got some
>> carbon arc lights handy.
>> 
>> Les
>> 
> 
> 
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