I looked through the forum but couldn't see a thread for portraits.

Hope you don't mind me starting one.

I like to shoot portraits of people in their normal environment. Anyway, here goes:-

The local shopkeeper

Monks

Just back from the salon (daily environment!)

Go for it fimgirl, cracking photos

Those are excellent black & white character portraits. Really sharp where it counts, nice tight depth of field to blur the background.

Great portraits Fimgirl, You may have inspired me to take a few shots. It has been too long.

Superb images fimgirl!

This one was at a Cosplay convention. The colours were a bit distracting in the background so I converted to B&W, but left the colour in the eyes as he had bothered to insert different coloured contact lenses!

P1090891-Edit-3 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

Fruit seller

Hexar Rangefinder XP2 film

No environment to relate to here as this old guy is homeless

Hasselblad Fuji Acros 120 film

nice to see someone still has time for the darkroom.

I used to spend more time in one then out. But I sold the last of my darkroom kit in 2003.

great portraits, fimgirl

un-posted portraits with natural background always attractive ! more to share :-)

Childrens day a few weeks ago. Not really well in focussung, but I love the expressions in their faces..

nice to see someone still has time for the darkroom.

I used to spend more time in one then out. But I sold the last of my darkroom kit in 2003.

Little bit ashamed to admit that I elect an outside Lab for Dev and just scan the negs. Shameful I know but........................ !

Part of a school festival ceremony... this girl would have only been about 12 year old at the time... about 5 years ago!

silly hat!

nice to see someone still has time for the darkroom.

I used to spend more time in one then out. But I sold the last of my darkroom kit in 2003.

Little bit ashamed to admit that I elect an outside Lab for Dev and just scan the negs. Shameful I know but........................ !

I understand completely. The reason I sold all my stuff is that the computer made it seem unnecessary. Still you are using film, and that is rare enough these days.

Fisherman.

nice to see someone still has time for the darkroom.

I used to spend more time in one then out. But I sold the last of my darkroom kit in 2003.

Little bit ashamed to admit that I elect an outside Lab for Dev and just scan the negs. Shameful I know but........................ !

I understand completely. The reason I sold all my stuff is that the computer made it seem unnecessary. Still you are using film, and that is rare enough these days.

with Photoshop, you actually can do much more, it a more controlled manner. yet I see people with real chemical darkroom experience, they make a better sense in Photoshop, than people has only digital processing concept.

Young monk:

ASP_0554-Edit by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

Model in shopping mall

P1040433 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

nice to see someone still has time for the darkroom.

I used to spend more time in one then out. But I sold the last of my darkroom kit in 2003.

Little bit ashamed to admit that I elect an outside Lab for Dev and just scan the negs. Shameful I know but........................ !

I understand completely. The reason I sold all my stuff is that the computer made it seem unnecessary. Still you are using film, and that is rare enough these days.

with Photoshop, you actually can do much more, it a more controlled manner. yet I see people with real chemical darkroom experience, they make a better sense in Photoshop, than people has only digital processing concept.

Agreed here, There's a lot you can do with images and computerisation these days:-

BEFORE

AFTER

Just converted this to Black and White...

This is the original... I cannot make up my mind which I prefer!

although the b&w tones down the background a bit, for a non-Thai who doesn't understand the culture, the colour photo communicated the white powder

on face explicitly. the black and white didn't.

for example on the b&w, the white powder on the left side of the face, may mistaken as a highlight blur.

Using a net curtain and back lighting in the apartment to create a studio look .....

some shots from my studio days

When I shot this image it raised the question of why the fish baskets were all empty!

Leica M6TTL XP2 film

Maybe a great thread for one of the Moderation/Administration Team to explain the rules re posting of others images here.

BTW ... some awesome images there ...

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Maybe a great thread for one of the Moderation/Administration Team to explain the rules re posting of others images here.

BTW ... some awesome images there ...

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Maybe you need to amplify what you are inferring.