A rule exists that says doing head/shoulder portraits with a standard focal length (Diagonal of the used film format) should not be tried or done. Working with the AeroEktar/SG combo lately, I've come to learn this is just a rule to be ignored!

What really matters is your intention and motivation to capture the "soul" in a portrait. While doing a series on a model together with Leo, I decided to try it with my 8x10 on Polaroid. In the midst of the session, something inside me told me the time was now...! The model was ready and accustomed to the lights and... the photographers. I did setup the Wisner TF 810  and loaded the cassettes with Polaroid 809/804. You all might know, doing a portrait with a viewcamera is a tiny bit different, compared to shooting with an Eos 5D. (Digital Camera: It captures what my eyes can't see ... but fails to capture what my soul needs to see!) or even a Hasselblad V.  

FYI: The lens used was a Doctar 300mm/f5.6 , Aperture halfway f5.6 and f8 (Bellows draw 1 stop), the distance well under 1 meter.
Actually technical details are not that important or relevant, the magic goes beyond! "When you use a camera, not as a machine but as an extension of your heart, you become one with your subject."
Moreover, I never make a photograph, I ask for a photograph!

Resume: "In his ordo est ordinem non servare"
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