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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Petzval Test #3: High Key Portrait
Last week (the previous post) for my portraiture class I did a low key portrait demo of a male subject using the Lomography Petzval Lens. This week as a demo for the class, I did a simple high key portrait … Continue reading
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Tagged City College, high key, Petzval, photography, portraiture
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Petzval Test #2: Low Key Portrait
It is so handy to be able to combine work needs into a single effort. If you recall I wanted to next test the new old-style Petzval lens at what the original was really designed for: studio portraiture. And it … Continue reading
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Tagged demo, Petzval lens, photography, portraiture, San Diego City College, test
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Petzval: Something Old Becomes Something New. Part 1
Prior to 1840 the lenses used in the embryonic field of photography were so “slow” (poor at light transmission) that even bright outdoor exposures could be from 30 minutes or more. That was not a problem for landscapes (except perhaps for … Continue reading
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Tagged bokeh, flower, flower photography, Mission de San Diego, Petzval, photography, portrait lens, soft focus
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Travels with Rocinante 