Banquet Camera: The Early-1900s Tool for Photographing Large Groups

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Banquet Camera: The Early-1900s Tool for Photographing Large Groups
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The banquet camera was used in the early 1900s for photographing large groups in formal gatherings. Peter Gruber is one of the last photographers keeping the practice alive.

Wedding at Castle on the Hudson 2007, 12×20 Ilford FP4, one second at f/32.5Ilford Delta 100 12×20 B&W ISO 100 12×20 film

“For a wedding, I need to print larger than 12×20 for a wall print. So, I typically would scan and produce a 24×40″ or 36 x60”, mount it on aluminum, and as Jayson taught me include an inscription for the heirloom it immediately becomes and historically in 75 years. “I think I must have modeled my own photography habits after theirs,” reflects Gruber. “I carried my camera on trips, around campus, to concerts, to parties and weddings of friends.

Black Tie Wedding, David Koch Theater, Lincoln Center 2012, 350 guests. Deardorff 8×10 camera Ilford FP4 film one second at F32 with 16 #3 Sylvania flashbulbs

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