5" by 4" portraiture and depth of field exercise evaluation

As part of the brief i took part in a workshop on depth of field using large format 5" by 4" camera's, there was a few issues during this part of the brief mainly they were out of my hands, and i had no control over certain aspects of the development process and the procuring of film were two of the issues i faced, the later coming only when the store ran out of large format film. Other than those few issues i think this part of the brief went the best for me and i am really happy with the outcomes. It was my first attempt with colour large format and the print process that accompanies this, and i must say it was difficult printing in complete darkness but strangely i enjoyed it. The colour aspect one a new one as i have never used any type of analog colour film but i would definitely consider it in the future. I have begun to fall in love with large format, after last years landscapes and new topographic's project and this project both being in large format it has well and truly sparked a love affair. You can definitely the difference between a large format hand made c-type and a digital c-type. The difference being immediately apparent, nothing comes close to the detail you can get from large format hand made c-type when its done right, though when you do make mistakes they are a lot more apparent.
    

Ian Mcdonald
Young Lad, Houseboat side
I really can not express my love for his work enough, inspirational in the highest sense of the word makes me want to go and shoot in 5"by4" a lot more, i enjoy shooting in large format already but i doubt my own work will ever get to this standard.

 http://we-english.co.uk/blog/?p=2483

Ian Mcdonald
Young John Allison
another expert example of large format portraiture. long depth of field this time.

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Ian Mcdonald

i cant think of anything bad to day about this image of Ken Robinson by Ian Mcdonald.
suburb example of medium depth of field using large format. i love the contrast in the this image the mid-tones highlights and blacks are all pretty much perfect. The reflection of the boat in the window reflects ken robinsons love of fishing and the shack behind him is like his second home.

 http://we-english.co.uk/blog/?p=2483

sir John Cornforth
by Nick Sinclair
you can tell allot about a person from there face, like this guy, Sir john cornforth, his sly and the twinkle in his eyes say's to me that he probable has a good sense of humor.
The photographer has chosen to to use a shallow depth of field focusing on his face, his suit falls out focus,

nick sinclair
johnny cash 

http://www.nicksinclair.com/site/Portraits.html#4

he's really caught this guys features and the black and white just emphasizes them
shallow depth of field with top of his cropped out