4x5 Film

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Morphosis Architects | Eugene Courthouse | Eugene Oregon USA | 2006

From an era of film and large format photography, this Polaroid type 55 test image underscores the relative complexity of shooting architecture in the era of 4x5 film. In my opinion, the 4x5 image size is still the best method of capturing architecture, and that black and white Polaroid film I used for tests from 1995-2010 can create beautiful tonal prints, textured edges and all…