4x5

A few 4×5 self-portraits

Jack Baty

02 Sep 2021 — 1 min read

I had the house to myself today, so I set up a backdrop and pulled out the strobes for a few large format film self-portraits using the Linhof.

These were all shot with the Linhof Master Technika on HP5 Plus, developed in HC-110 for 5 min (Dilution B) and scanned on the V750.

I triggered the shutter by biting the bulb. Try that with an iPhone ????

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Roll 54 (2025) / Leica MP, HP5

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