The facethat remains.
A portrait on medium-format film holds the character of those who shaped us the way a painting once did — a hand-made print to hang on the wall and pass on.
The faces that shaped us will not always be here.
For centuries, those with something to pass on had themselves painted — a face that outlasted time, on the wall, from one generation to the next. That portrait was not vanity, but a form of memory.
Today film does that, with the same care and the same permanence. A portrait on medium format captures not just a likeness but a character — the lines of a life, the gaze you recognise. Not a file that disappears, but an heirloom.
Kodak Portra 4006×7 · 02A character, heldthe way a paintingonce did.
Taking time for one face.
A portrait sitting is no hurried shoot. We take the time to settle, and to reach the true face.
Acquaintance
We discuss who is portrayed and where — in the studio or at your home, wherever someone feels most themselves.
The sitting
Calmly, on film, in natural light where possible. From the eldest to the youngest, alone or together in one composition.
Develop & select
The roll is developed by hand. Together we choose the image that carries the character most strongly.
The print
The chosen image is finished into a hand-made fine-art print on archival paper — ready to frame.
A print as heirloom.
A hand-made fine-art print on archival paper, in a size that belongs on a wall. Optionally framed. A piece that lasts decades and is passed from hand to hand.
- 01Mamiya RB67 · medium-format 6×7
- 02In the studio or at your home
- 03Hand-made fine-art print, archival
- 04Up to four generations in one portrait
- 05Optionally framed, bespoke
The work, on film.
A selection of images — the grain, light and colour that only analogue creates.
Kodak Portra 4006×7 · BFrom one face to four generations.
A portrait can be intimate or extensive. The formulas below form the starting point.
The Portrait
One face, one print.
- One-hour sitting
- One hand-made fine-art print
- Digitised image
The Generations
The family together.
- Extended sitting
- Several arrangements
- Two fine-art prints
- Digitised images
The Atelier
The full series.
- Half day, on location or in studio
- Series of fine-art prints
- Hand-bound portrait folio
- Full digital collection
Good to know.
Not at all. My work is precisely about getting past the pose. We take our time, we talk, and the true face follows on its own — especially with older people uneasy before a camera.
Yes. I gladly come to your home or theirs, in familiar surroundings. That often yields the loveliest, most relaxed portraits.
Absolutely — up to four generations in one composition. Bringing a family around a single image is often the heart of a portrait commission.
We choose the final image together from the developed film, before any print is made. You help decide which image best carries the character.
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