One of a kind B&W portrait that reflects your true personality
Hello and welcome. I am Tareq, a portrait photographer, who works mainly with a large format film camera in B&W. Film especially large format 4X5 film has a unique look that you cannot achieve with any other format. The cameras I use are vintage, one of them is almost 80 years old. These cameras require me to plan a shoot meticulously before I press the shutter. Unlike digital cameras, 4X5 cameras are fully analog, which means everything has to be set manually to take a picture.
A portrait session usually takes 60 minutes. It starts with a conversation to get to know the subject, preferably at their familiar environment, while photo equipment is being setup. I take 4-6 shots on each session of which I select 1 photo.
Here are the samples of my work. These are all shot with a Graflex Crown Graphic 4X5 film camera. No retouching other than spot removal has been done to retain the authenticity of the portraits. For my other work click Here
Please send me a short message regarding a session and booking availability or any other questions you may have.