Hi, I have recently been inspired by Nigel Parry's book "Sharp" containing many celebrity portraits. There was an article about the book (with images)in Hasselblad Forum (3/00) - His portrait of Sir Anthony Hopkins appeared on the cover!! The portraits are stunningly sharp with incredible tonal detail.(posted 8343 days ago)My question arise from the fact that I would like to achieve simular quality in my B&W portraits - so am interested to hear peoples opinions on how they were done? I have been using Ilford FP4 Plus and Delta 100 120 film developed in Ilford Plus Developer but the apparent sharpness and tones do not have the same quality as the ones presented in the book!
The question I have are: What film / developer combination are being used by Nigel Parry's as presented in his book "Sharp"?
What is the best way (when developed in?) to achieve fine gain results with FP4 Plus and Delta 100?
What other film / developer combination are worth investigating? Suggestions on exposure vs push / pull processing to increase apparent sharpness?
Suggestions on the best options for "Fine Art" portraits / prints simular to Nigel Parry's?
Thanks for your input and suggestions!!
Cheers David Jenkins