Shooting Large Format Portraits for Dickies

[@michaelcook7206]

Hope your client is happy with the images. Your video alone was great advertising.

[@hhhenge]

Innit man, I want a pair now

[@lices]

i didn like the photos at all. not good for advertising the pants..or promoting

[@tomasspasiuk2429]

Michael Cook yup off to buy some pants this weekend

[@michaelcook7206]

Tomas Spasiuk I agree the photographer is an enthusiast and beginning to earn his living from his interest. The film also advertises people with similar small businesses which I very much approve of. I found the video interesting and accept even enthusiast need to earn a living. Recently I saw some 1940's Vogue images taken in New York. The picture are amazing but the original purpose was to sell those clothes, now I believe those image are art. Commerce and art have always gone hand on hand. If you want to see the Vogue pictures they are in the Museum of Photography Rotterdam Holland.

[@alfiusgaming9874]

That picture of Joey near the garages, the depth of field is so good actually looks like he's floating. My favourite picture from the series.

[@diegoscopia]

I think that removing the music was the right choice, it definitely gives the video a much more proffesional feel.

[@Art3misAur0ra]

These look amazing, even with the leak! 💖

[@bethmazuryk2536]

barber portraits were my favourite. Also I loved the light leaks I think they worked well with the photos!!

[@rys.d]

damnnnnn Joey the last guy should totally be a model, his stare pierced my soul

[@benjaminfargen]

Great video as usual...the indoor portrait of the young lady at her desk was superb.

[@s0nglyr1cs]

Out of all your videos, this has got to be my favorite. Love Dickies and love large format - can't beat it!

[@ClassiKSouL]

So impressive George. Thanks for taking us along, inspiring and enjoyable as always.

[@absolutmax]

Brilliant job George, this was a treat on so many levels.

[@zumponer4257]

Large format is just so beautiful.

[@RajKarma]

I love the larger format camera concept.

[@dimensionalhum]

i've only seen a couple of your videos here and there and as someone who backs dickies more than anything really, this video was super cool and i love the way you put it all together!

[@chargere]

The light leaks are gold. Excellent set of portraits!

[@rgaucher100]

TOM KNOX!!! would've liked to see him skate that bank spot

[@maciejkobus]

Yeah! Gergo should shoot some skate photos with him.

[@NegativeFeedback]

Ryan Gaucher he was injured at the time of the shoot sadly, but that was one of his favourite local spots

[@mattdayphoto]

Just watched his Vase part on Thrasher's site. So good.

[@alvareo92]

How about that one-second-long large format skate photo

[@charleskoonu]

Wow with this large format, its just lovely, great pictures matte

[@AudhildTjugen]

Beautiful result! My fave was the one of Ellie, I believe her name was, in her workshop sitting in the chair. Brilliant portrait!

[@marcosmarcosmarcos1133]

Such solid work! The shots look superb and the character of the brand work really well with the format. STAYAWESOME

[@ManuelGuzmanPhotography]

I was so invested in this video, I didn't even notice there wasn't any music... until someone pointed it out in the comments.

[@WMARUoriginal]

I loved this video so much. The 8x10 format is very impressive and you really made it work for the concept. Great advertising for Dickies for sure.

[@lifeinthetreehouse]

One of my favorite videos on this channel!

[@adhiantos]

There's something so satisfying watching this series. Love the shots! Even the ones with the light leaks

[@Kaip911]

These photos are incredible!

[@letmegetbacktoyou]

Just ordered my 1st pair of 872s the other day, this has got me really excited to get them worn in!

[@robbmcdonough4060]

Great job George! Congrats

[@zachmiller1898]

Tom Knox kills. Great photos & great pants as well.

[@wanttogotoengland]

This was such a cool project to see unfold!

[@matthys101]

Keep doing what you do George, It's inspiring! Props to the film crew for a great video as well

[@Regsfoto]

Gonna start calling you George "Avedon" Muncey. Really beautiful set of portraits, I'm certain that Dickies is going to be thrilled! Well done George!

[@k0ba_]

The detail in those 8x10s

[@Andrew_cenci]

The details of large format are incredible... *Checks Bank account*.......... Sidenote: How many days did you shoot these over?

[@TGCid01]

Andrew Cenci 3 days i believe he said

[@malbeats3600]

some great shots there George!

[@luigytkd]

Wooow... the detail... amazing

[@MrAquabug]

One word, GREAT! Awesome sharpness!

[@Xsolna]

Mate these are absolutely brilliant. Keep up the good work

[@kobewang9382]

excellent photos

[@cckdex]

really like this format

[@jimpurcell]

Great theme and video!

[@stuartramm7152]

yes! love tom knox probably the uks best skater at the moment

[@ImperiousImages]

Is there a reason you hold the dark slide under the lens while making the exposure?

[@patrickburger9198]

God how i love the light leaks! ❤️❤️

[@borris45]

Love the Shots - so much detail!

[@JayTsPhoto]

man that cropping ability is insane

[@KennyKiller3000]

Awesome pictures! Could you make a detailed video on how the camera exactly works? I've never seen anything like this from the modern era.

[@raygoodwin2303]

Stunning work.

[@farrukha2314]

Amazing, one of my favourite videos of yours. I love that camera you are using...inspiring.

[@miriamali_]

Really great video! love seeing your personal style come through in the shots

[@paulsehstedt6275]

Nice to know, good job done!

[@Gabzpipe]

This is amazing. I hope to have an opportunity like this one day!

[@austinkral]

I'd probably be annoyed if it happened to my photos but I dig the light leaks, especially at 5:47

[@asianandproud007]

really enjoyed this video. great photos as always man

[@Superbustr]

@NegativeFeedback You could probably take out the light leaks in photoshop but I think you should keep some of them. The light leaks really add a lot and almost look like mini spotlights, pretty cool.

[@jdpst20]

Looks fantastic! Great job esp with such a cool camera. Just goes to show film can still get the job done.

[@Sergeantpaprika]

Man these are so good 🙏🏼

[@nw10photography]

You got some great shots there. Am keen to get into large format. Have you got any videos on whatbsort of gear you need to start off with?

[@robvisualstreetphotography]

Love the light leak...looks perfect! Let randomness do the job!

[@WhatTheFlugz]

amazing work as always

[@geraldskywlkr2556]

Big looks! This was dope

[@themikepadua]

Literally the only pants I wear. Good job George and crew

[@JonathanNotley]

Why do they look at his Knuckles and not the lens?

[@spencerj9928]

could be because people often feel uncomfortable looking at a lens, they look through it and not at it.

[@charlesc5837]

Alec Soth process

[@daviddanis6385]

hey you're that guy

[@skaterat321]

Why didn't you get Tom with his skateboard?

[@kurtpleavin]

Dave G considering that Dickies play a somewhat integral role in all of these peoples lives, the shots don't at all reflect the individual nor their interests. They're just stock standard portraits on LF.

[@skaterat321]

Kurt Pleavin yeah but the other subjects were in their workspaces. The barber even has his apron on with his tools. So you kinda get an idea of who they are/what they do.

[@RK-pl7vc]

Two questions: I might have missed it, but what color film did you end up using? There's not a ton of options out there for 8x10 cut film. Second question - how did you handle the metering? Did you just use incident metering, or did you take some extra steps given the limited number of frames to work with? I guess more generally, how did you deal with the lighting? I saw a few reflectors positioned here and there, but in some scenes it looked like the lighting was quite uneven - e.g. with Mr. Felix in his workshop the back lighting looks to have been quite a bit stronger than the doorway he was standing in. Great to see you trying out the 8x10 format, can't even imagine dealing with that as I am right now, 4x5 gives me enough trouble as it is.

[@franz1068]

looks like portra 400, but im not totally sure.

[@RK-pl7vc]

It could be portra, ektar, or provia. Its not impossible to find some refrigerated older stock of cut films either. Just curious, because the skin tones look pretty even and accurate, though I don't know how much of that might be post-processing/color balancing.

[@NegativeFeedback]

Portra 160 new stock for this shoot. Everything was shot with natural light and we did have a reflector but it didn't make a huge difference. Luckily portra has a wide latitude so the dynamic scenes such as with felix coped quite well

[@Ad-eq3cu]

But, you used flash in some cases, right? Nice images by the way, I am not sure how you used the ones with the white background. Are they supposed to be used cropped or as they are?

[@stillben]

He's spot metering but I don't know off what. Maybe face.

[@julianferguson9212]

The no music was really nice and relaxing.

[@monsieurNede]

Hello George, I have this flare problem sometimes when working under harsh sunny light. Now I remove the darkslide completely from the holder , and put my dark clothe on top of the slice of the holder...maybe it can help, thank you for the inspirationnal work , Negative Feedback

[@mathieuagbn]

really awesome series !!!

[@kinorush]

Great, great video.

[@jackstrutz]

GEORGE these photos were so fucking rad! Great work!

[@michael.meinhardt]

Very cool!

[@conneredixon658]

Wish you'd linked the socials/work from all the people featured... Really want to check out that Felix guys boots!

[@sandrokalandadze9501]

cool episode, may be the best. images are great

[@photomaster1]

Thank you for this, I've learned much from the information you provided. And the technical issues that I could not have foreseen.

[@AbellaHernan]

Wow, excellent video

[@moop2644]

Those were awesome. Especially loved the one with the girl.

[@danny_liao]

Love your videos. Quick question. Why do you have your subjects look at the dark slide when you shoot? Thanks.

[@timtrace613]

So cool.

[@MVAGUSTAACADEMIA]

awesome images! would you tell me which film you use on this video?

[@FreezerKing]

Were they able to use the ones with the light leaks?

[@120f_]

they did use it if you go on dickies website the light leaks photos are there :)

[@thedeafgenius]

Looks like they were ok with it or didnt have time to reshoot.

[@SpaceZombie]

What's the reason you make them look at your knuckles as opposed to directly at the lens?

[@fellusch]

Mega! Thank you!

[@stevek8829]

Love that grungy brick wall. It fits the work clothes theme. I'd trash the white backdrop

[@f__e__e__l__e__e__p]

Those with leaks are actually the best 🙂

[@badrsehaki]

Please a feadback about 8*10 chamonix camera and the 300mm 4.5 Nikon. I would like to buy one but I am still looking for.

[@romanspataro1688]

How can one watch this and not want to go buy some 874's after?? Great job advertising for them just within the video, George!

[@gemstone3756]

Anyone know w2c the orange t shirt or what it is?

[@jazzclarinet2006]

Well done!

[@RICHARDROLLINSONDESIGNPHOTOGRA]

This is amazing and makes me want my large format even more than I already do lol. Great portraits

[@louisf1819]

Great vid man!

[@guichrist]

Why don't you make a video on large / medium format cameras and speedlights / strobes? Love the way you made it at this video.

[@getmarvin]

That was awesome, love the 8 x 10. Would you do any head shots with it?

[@aaronmoiche330]

Are the photos still usable with the light leaks? I think they looked pretty cool but idk from a professional position I don't know if they'd accept it

[@gibcoprobe66]

good job mate

[@lukaspictures]

Why do you hold dark slide under the camera when you take a picture?

[@davymike761]

That resolution is sick! Sorry about the light leaks though...

[@adolfogonzalez6320]

A very Stefan Ruiz vibe from the shoot!

[@lagiator]

what resolution the digital images turned out? seems great

[@jmathews4765]

I like Carhartt more than Dickies. Their B01 pant is my favorite work pant and street wear pant if I'm leaning on shooting with my XA and carrying a few rolls of Tri-X. Dickies are too low rise for my taste and there's not enough room to carry everything comfortably, IMO. Still, it's great that a huge brand is calling you for photographs. I'd consider that a huge step forward

[@mill__er]

I love Louis' camera work! especially 4:16 hahah

[@wackos7454]

so dope

[@_davidal]

I love the environmental ones!

[@zanesworlds]

i enjoy your content and style very much, dont want this comment to appear as it goes against you but i think the vintage or original cameras of this 'genre' or large format types produces a much richer image