Sean Tucker made this interesting video about the “medium format look”, which he defines as wide with shallow DoF. He shows how to recreate it with FF and APS-C by taking multiple shots and sticking them together. I’ve never really thought about this, so I found it really interesting.
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The Medium Format Look
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Watched it yesterday, its an interesting concept, but if I do my calculations correct, doing the same with M43 would be 9 frames and that would be bordering insanity. I think even 6 frames of APSC toes the line of what is feasible with persons in the frame. Not that it couldnt be interesting to give it trial run or two, though.
Jamie Windsor has a rather old video (2016/17 or there abouts) using the same technique, but for a formal portrait sitting, with controlled light and such, if my memory is up to speed.
That said, I think if you want the Medium format look, the way to go is to get a medium format camera. For dipping one toes in the water a second hand analog TLR of the non-German variety is not overly expensive, even if it is a bit of a hassle shooting film.
Jamie Windsor has a rather old video (2016/17 or there abouts) using the same technique, but for a formal portrait sitting, with controlled light and such, if my memory is up to speed.
That said, I think if you want the Medium format look, the way to go is to get a medium format camera. For dipping one toes in the water a second hand analog TLR of the non-German variety is not overly expensive, even if it is a bit of a hassle shooting film.
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Not sure if this is the same thing, but several years ago Milan aka @pictogramax posted some beautiful shots (in the Show Paths, Tracks and Roads thread) which he had both 'taken' and 'constructed' using a similar method, often referred to as the Brenizer Method (or the Bokeh Panorama Method). Milan was kind enough to explain some of the basics of the Brenizer Method to me in this post--
https://cameraderie.org/threads/show-paths-tracks-and-roads.37282/post-427764
And it's also worthwhile looking at the thread to see some of his images which I was (and still am) stunned by.
I went out and tried a few 'shots' myself, following Milan's instructions, and my images were nowhere near as compelling as his. Moral of the story being twofold - number one, he's a great photographer and image-maker - and number two, I think it may require quite a bit of practice to master this technique.
But the results are very cool.
https://cameraderie.org/threads/show-paths-tracks-and-roads.37282/post-427764
And it's also worthwhile looking at the thread to see some of his images which I was (and still am) stunned by.
I went out and tried a few 'shots' myself, following Milan's instructions, and my images were nowhere near as compelling as his. Moral of the story being twofold - number one, he's a great photographer and image-maker - and number two, I think it may require quite a bit of practice to master this technique.
But the results are very cool.
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