Large Format Photography Challenge

Part of a work in progress, this shows how someone who has never used film tackles an event using a 5x4 MPP camera in some extreme conditions.
I'm interested in the history and progression of photographic techniques and how the discipline of a small number of exposures contrasts with the ability to shoot hundreds of images with a modern digital camera.
I'll be filming more 'episodes' during the year.
A big thank you to Stuart for valiantly taking up the challenge, and to Steve for his assistance.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• 5x4
• 4x5
• press
• camera
• super
• angulon
• kodak
• tri-x
• large
• format
• photography
• MPP
• technical
• Easter
• Cam
• Peak
• Gloucestershire
• procession
• of
• witness
• Matthew
• Matt
• Bigwood

[SuperJessmeister]

what camera is that

[mattbigwood]

@SuperJessmeister It's an MPP mk8, a 5x4 inch English technical camera.

[mattbigwood]

dizkotech: he had I think 12 sheets of film, one was not exposed and I think two were fogged due to the slide being taken out too early or replaced too late, the rest were exposed correctly!

[csselement]

6:57 is the shot

[CAJUNNSC]

It's a challenge to work with any group pf moving people. This takes it to a whole new level. I try to find a few spots I can get something from and don't try to keep up with the crowd, it helps a great deal, if you can just be there way before they are. Nice job mate! Thanks guys!

[forPhotographers]

It's the real Challenge to work with Large Format

[senseiokamisama]

That was very impressive; your boy was a real sport and those shots looked really sharp. What lens/film was that? Makes you appreciate photography all the more.

[simozonelayer]

Good sport to use a large format camera coming straight from AutoLand.

Also the contrast between taking 12 shots for the day compaired to the other guy firing his DSLR like a machine gun, not even looking through the VF while shooting at 6:08.

excellent vid.

[vwlover94]

@mattbigwood Wowo really, did you have any iso metering indicators or lux controls sorry if i replied, but i havt seen the video yet.lol, do you recommend medium format?

[mjfrattaroli]

Gives you a lot of respect for the press photographers back in the day when they were all using Speed Graphics. Here ya go, boy, ya get two shots, just incase you need an extra ;)