Christopher Nisperos

 "Making of" photos:
 Florian Kleinefenn

... continued
 

FILM PROCESSING and RETOUCHING

I use Ilford Ilfotec HC developer in a Jobo Expert drum for film processing. Perfect results. After wards, the negative is retouched --by hand-- with a dye.  

PRINT

A fiber-based print was made on Ilford Multigrade IV paper, retouched and then scanned to create the magazine mock-up. In view of the high- key theme, I deliberately printed the portrait at a slightly lower contrast, which also helped to retain details in the lower values.  

POST PRODUCTION

Except for creating the fake magazine cover, every step was done traditionally, including retouching of the negative. The computer work (adding text to the photo) was done by a friend of mine, so I'm not qualified to tell you the steps here. Suffice it to say, "PhotoShop".    

YOUNG MAN'S PORTRAIT

To create this portrait
I used the same Schneider-Kreuznach
480mm f 8.4 Apo- Symmar L,  and all of
the same equipment as the LUX magazine cover.
The main difference


 
is that the low-key
motif required me to darken the background, so I combined three LightBreak cucoloris sheets. Also, I used
a lot less fill light.

RESULT

   ( pdf: 120 kB )

 TECHNICAL INFORMATION

 Exposures: f22 at 1 second and 2 seconds Development:
 5 minutes at 20°C  

EQUIPMENT

  -Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 480mm f 8.4,
  -Toyo 810M II camera with compendium
  -Toyo 8x10 film holders
  -Toyo loupe
  -Sekonic L-358 light meter
  -self-designed loading tent
  -Manfrotto 400 tripod gearhead
  -Gitzo Studex tripod
  -Dedo spotlights (DLH4 and DLH650)
  -Avenger scrims (absolutely necessary)
  -Avenger C stands
  -LightBreak cucoloris

FILM, PAPER, CHEMICALS

  Ilford HP5 Plus, 8x10 inch
  Ilford Ilfotec HC developer
  Ilford stop bath and fixer
  Jobo Expert 3005 drum
  Jobo CPP-2 processor
  Ilford Multigrade IV paper

CREDITS

-Models: Christina Feist, Alain Gvozdenovic
-"Making of" photos: Florian Kleinefenn
-Make-up: Ingrid Stockreiter
-Hair stying: Paul Lopes
-Pearls and earrings: Annie Thomas
-Photography and lab work: Christopher Nisperos
-Negative retouching : Sophie Conseil
-Computer work : Florian Kleinefenn, Michael Abraham

  Christopher Nisperos
 

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