Shooting Large Format Portraits for Dickies

George shoots a series of portraits for Dickies on his 8x10 large format camera, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their signature pair of trousers, the 874.
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Chamonix 8x10 and Nikkor 300mm f5.6
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[@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.

[@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

[@diegoscopia]

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

[@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

[@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

[@AudhildTjugen]

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

[@benjaminfargen]

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

[@RajKarma]

I love the larger format camera concept.

[@zachmiller1898]

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

[@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.

[@ClassiKSouL]

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

[@s0nglyr1cs]

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

[@chargere]

The light leaks are gold. Excellent set of portraits!

[@austinkral]

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

[@adhiantos]

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

[@charleskoonu]

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

[@letmegetbacktoyou]

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

[@zumponer4257]

Large format is just so beautiful.

[@absolutmax]

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

[@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!

[@stuartramm7152]

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

[@Kaip911]

These photos are incredible!

[@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!

[@jimpurcell]

Great theme and video!

[@aninspiredlife17]

One of my favorite videos on this channel!

[@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.

[@timtrace613]

So cool.

[@robbmcdonough4060]

Great job George! Congrats

[@michael.speaks]

Very cool!

[@luigytkd]

Wooow... the detail... amazing

[@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.

[@marcosmarcosmarcos1133]

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

[@matthys101]

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

[@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.

[@patrickburger9198]

God how i love the light leaks! ❤️❤️

[@MrAquabug]

One word, GREAT! Awesome sharpness!

[@wanttogotoengland]

This was such a cool project to see unfold!

[@themikepadua]

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

[@borris45]

Love the Shots - so much detail!

[@stevek8829]

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

[@Sergeantpaprika]

Man these are so good 🙏🏼

[@raygoodwin2303]

Stunning work.

[@cckdex]

really like this format

[@wackos7454]

so dope

[@kobewang9382]

excellent photos

[@photomaster1]

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

[@julianferguson9212]

The no music was really nice and relaxing.

[@JayTsTech]

man that cropping ability is insane

[@farrukha2314]

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

[@jdpst20]

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

[@k0ba_]

The detail in those 8x10s

[@miriamali_]

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

[@Xsolna]

Mate these are absolutely brilliant. Keep up the good work

[@paulsehstedt6275]

Nice to know, good job done!

[@fellusch]

Mega! Thank you!

[@malbeats3600]

some great shots there George!

[@sandrokalandadze9501]

cool episode, may be the best. images are great

[@robvisualstreetphotography]

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

[@Gabzpipe]

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

[@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

[@WhatTheFlugz]

amazing work as always

[@kinorush]

Great, great video.

[@RICHARDROLLINSONDESIGNPHOTOGRA]

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

[@mathieuagbn]

really awesome series !!!

[@moop2644]

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

[@jonnyf]

The thumbnail is misspelled as "portrats". Don't know if that's something you can change. Great video.

[@asianandproud007]

really enjoyed this video. great photos as always man

[@jazzclarinet2006]

Well done!

[@jackstrutz]

GEORGE these photos were so fucking rad! Great work!

[@geraldskywlkr2556]

Big looks! This was dope

[@mill__er]

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

[@dakoduh]

i love this a lot

[@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

[@AbellaHernan]

Wow, excellent video

[@f__e__e__l__e__e__p]

Those with leaks are actually the best 🙂

[@DrummerMatt4253]

Damn, your content is fucking top tier. Well done.

[@radiuk1873]

Nice work brohhh👍👍👍

[@_davidal]

I love the environmental ones!

[@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.

[@ImperiousImages]

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

[@harveywilliams7013]

George looks so done at 7:51 when Joey starts speaking :')

[@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!

[@louisf1819]

Great vid man!

[@jovanadventures3113]

Videos are rad! I'd love to try large format some day 🤘🏽🎞

[@zaneshredz]

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

[@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.

[@karnellschultz6446]

Keep getting them checks!

[@SteveBrokaw]

Cool

[@davymike761]

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

[@gibcoprobe66]

good job mate

[@adolfogonzalez6320]

A very Stefan Ruiz vibe from the shoot!

[@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?

[@anninathebest98]

AmAZING pictures o. M g

[@ZacharyPerezIsZacchuu]

There's something about shooting large format that seems so much more pleasing than FF D:

[@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.

[@xTirant22x]

that last guy had the money shots

[@towablebiscuit]

this video is better than any other sort of advertising, i want dickies now .... #consumerism