845-809-5446

TLC Photo Studio

A Photo Shoot with Tim: A Look Behind the Scene

What makes your photograph from Tim different from a photograph that you can get anywhere else? What sets Tim’s work apart from other photographers? In other words what are you getting for your money? Simply put, Quality and Skill.

A large format camera produces an original large negative. Your image when taken in large format provides an exceptional rendition of depth, beauty and warmth untouched by any other means. Here’s a look behind the scene at the procedure Tim uses to take a photograph using a large
format camera:

Two hours before you get to the studio:

  • the background goes up
  • props, if any, are set up
  • lighting is in place
  • camera is roughly set up
  • load sheets of film into film holders in total darkness in a dust-free environment

You Arrive!

  • we start with you in basic poses, camera is set up, framed and rough focused.
  • the lights are fine tuned for the pose
  • calibrate the light meter to the film
  • make calculations on the f-stop according to how the film will be processed
  • next, the camera is fine tuned and focused. If necessary, a professional Polaroid is taken and everything is checked. We are now ready to do the final shoot on film with very little being left to chance
  • from this point on the subject cannot move
  • focus the camera at the f-stop he is using. (Image is viewed upside down and left to right)
  • close the shutter
  • put the film holder in the camera
  • remove the dark slide
  • take the picture by firing the shutter
  • put the dark slide back in the film holder
  • flip the film holder
  • remove the dark slide
  • take the next picture by firing the shutter
  • put the dark slide back into the film holder
  • remove the film holder
  • the exposed sheets of film are in the film holder for processing and, so on and so forth…

You leave

The next step is a trip to the lab (usually on Sunday)

  • there the chemicals are mixed and the film is processed and hung to dry (about 2 hours)
  • the last part is to now make the contact or proof sheets which you can choose from to make the final photograph (about another 2 hours)

 

 

large format camera
A photo sitting in front of this large format camera will make you feel like royalty. Photographer, Tim Carron, uses lenses on this camera that are over 100 years old.  The lens gives a softness and a warm feeling to the photograph and a tonal range that surpasses modern lenses.

 

large format camera
This is one of the large format cameras that Tim Carron uses in his large format photography to create a large format photograph.