The Smoker - Frank Becsi

Camera:	Contax G2
Lens:	Carl Zeiss Planar 45mm f/2
Film:	Ilford HP5
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Posted:	04-Mar-2004

Rating: 8.43 (7 ratings)

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Comments

Wish I would have taken this!

Great image. Was this posed? What scanner did you scan with and what did you do in the Digital Darkroom to achieve such shadow detail and light? AWSOME!

Colin Thomas     05-Mar-2004 at 00:03

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Great

Perfect shot. May I ask how you processed the film? Thanks. richard.fraj@gordic.cz

richard fraj     05-Mar-2004 at 04:57

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At first sight I loved the image but i am increasingly distracted by the blown out highlights on the arm an hair. They take the emphasis off the face where all the interest is. Is there any highlight detail on the negative which could take these areas down a bit while leaving the high contrast feel of the image as a whole?

Ewen Harrison     05-Mar-2004 at 05:02

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Answers

This was not a posed shot. It's what I call a grap shot. I had Wal-Mart scan the negs onto a CD and used PS to "tweak" the image. I used the "level" feature in PS to adjust the photo.

Frank Becsi     05-Mar-2004 at 07:05

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Processing

I rate Ilford HP5 at 200 ASA. Had my photolab process it normally. Used PS to adjust the levels.

Frank Becsi     05-Mar-2004 at 07:06

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Answer

If I remember correctly, it was a very sunny day and the subject was standing in direct sunlight. The highlights are as you see them. Couldn't do anything to tone them down.

Frank Becsi     05-Mar-2004 at 07:07

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