September/October 2003 Feature Summaries
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The Levelhead-A Precision Leveling Device for Your LF Camera By Norman McGrath Looking for a way to find precision balance and adjustments with your view camera? The "Levelhead," a leveling device, does all this adding only 28 ounces to your setup and holding up to 25 pounds. A small penalty to pay for such a precision instrument. |
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Q. Tuan Luong: The National Parks Project, Photographed in 5x7 Format By Kerry Thalmann In September of 2002, Tuan-Luong attained his personal goal of photographing all 57 U.S. National Parks with a 5x7 camera. This article examines his motivation and equipment choices for this monumental project. |
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The Choas Theory Revisited-The Portrait Photography of Rob Kinmonth By Tim Anderson Looking at photos on their own terms, Robert Kinmonth's portraits of writers draw emotions, aesthetic taste and technical know how to bring you a look into the idiosyncratic minds of literary fiction writers. |
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5x7 Cameras-A Summary of Current Offerings By Kerry Thalmann Think the 5x7 format is under supported? Think again. This market summary covers 24 current 5x7 models from 14 different manufacturers. |
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Power Trip: Photographs of Chester Station By Jeffrey Totaro Jeffrey Totaro's interest in architecture and view cameras led him to his personal niche in photography. Here, he explores and records for future generations, the historic Chester Station in Philadelphia with an architect's eye and a photographer's sensitivity. |
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Eliot Porter in Black and White By Michael More The power of Porter's color photographs is self-apparent. But a largely forgotten body of black-and-white images made him a recognized master long before his large-format color work made him famous. Porter continued working in black and white long after many assumed he had stopped. |
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 A unique look at how a pinhole camera enabled this photographer to capture Ireland in an unusual way. |
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