After my contextual study trip to the V&A museum i began looking at the large format camera. Whilst at the Horst exhibition at the V&A i became thoroughly interested in the camera he used for all his work, the large format camera. i spent some time getting to grips with this device and i used it to take some portrait photos of some other students in the class. i found that using this camera broadened my knowledge and skills as a photographer. it gave a clear and in-depth insight into the work of many photographer who use/used this type of camera, As well as this it enabled me to thoroughly understand the relationship between aperture and shutter speed and how they work together to form an image.
i realised the fundamental principles of photography have not changed, only the cameras and processes to take photos have advanced technologically.
using the large format camera was a great experience and i am hoping to use it more in the future (as long as i get permission from the school).
-like the camera obscura the image formed by the lens of the large format camera is inverted (upside down), this does in fact make sense and can be explained by the diagram below:
i realised the fundamental principles of photography have not changed, only the cameras and processes to take photos have advanced technologically.
using the large format camera was a great experience and i am hoping to use it more in the future (as long as i get permission from the school).
-like the camera obscura the image formed by the lens of the large format camera is inverted (upside down), this does in fact make sense and can be explained by the diagram below:
How to focus the large format camera :
- It is vital to know how to focus the large format camera in order to use it as this needs to be done before the film is inserted.
- Open aperture to largest point (lowest reading).
- Set shutter speed to 'b' so lens stays fully open.
- Look through back and use bellows command on front sides or middle front to move camera
- Set it so it looks clear from back, ideally use magnifying lens
- I found that putting a jacket over you and the camera helped to see the view from the back of the camera, this is because it darkens everything surrounding your vision so that the camera view is clear.