Portraits with Large Format Cameras

David Tatnall

 

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Date: Saturday 17th April 2010
Time: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
Place: 700 James Lane Trentham East Victoria
Cost: $250.00 All materials supplied - includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea
Bookings: ellie@goldstreetstudios.com.au - Phone 03 54241835 or Download Form

NB: Classes limited to 6

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
This is a hands on workshop exploring portrait photography in available light with large format cameras. Participants are encouraged to use their own large format cameras or they may borrow a 4 x 5 studio camera.


Gold Street Studios has a fully equipped darkroom where negatives made during the workshop will be processed. Sheet film and Polaroid instant peel-apart film is included in the price.

Topics covered:

  • The philosophy and practicalities of using large format for portrait
  • Styles of portraits
  • Choice of lenses for portrait
  • Creative use of depth of Field
  • The importance of the background’
  • Choice of film for portrait
  • Using hand held light meters and the gray card
  • Printing and processing

    ABOUT DAVID

    David Tatnall is a fine art photographer living in Melbourne. He has been using large format cameras for over 30 years. A collection of his large format portraits of young Melbourne artists are held in the collection of the City of Melbourne and the Australian Counsel General Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam.

    His work has also been collected by National Gallery of Victoria, Monash Gallery of Art, Warrnambool Art Gallery, State Library of Victoria and other public and private collections.

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