Large format cameras are view cameras. They all have a front standard, which is used for focusing the photo and a rear standard for perspectives. These are connected by bellows. These cameras have ground glass screens at the back of the camera. This is where you will see the photo, but it will be back to front and upside down. To see the image clearly you use a dark black cloth, and to use the focus you use a focusing loop. To let the most amount of light in to focus the photo set the camera to F5.6. There are two types of cameras; the first being a monorail camera, also known as a studio camera. This camera is a lot less portable, but more versatile. They are good for static subjects in high resolution. The other type of camera is a field camera, or a portable camera, which is used more outdoors. They are designed to be rugged, lightweight and compact. This usually has flat beds on the bottom that are hinged to the back (rear standard). The sizing is anything 4x5 inches or larger. I used the field camera for my shoot, as shot a landscape. This was interesting to do as I had never worked with such as large camera before.
