Never Miss Focus on a Large Format Portrait: Joel Grimes' Dual Focusing Method Explained

Never Miss Focus on a Large Format Portrait: Joel Grimes' Dual Focusing Method Explained

I’ve been shooting portraits long enough to know that the most expensive mistake you can make has nothing to do with lighting or composition. It’s getting everything right and coming home with soft focus. That particular heartbreak hits different when you’re shooting on film, because there’s no chimping, no second chance, and no quiet moment of “oh I’ll just fix that in post.” What’s done is done, and what’s blurry stays blurry.