In a former chapter in my life I did studio portrait work. At one time, when I was using a Hasselblad in my studio, and film, I had over 300,000 negatives that were filed. Bear in mind that I accumulated those over a more than 40 year span. All of them were ruined in a flood, which sickened me. It also allowed me to clean out a large storage area, and filled up three full dumpsters with ruined film originals. This was such a fun session. The man was a gruff military operator who you would not want to get sideways with. But he loved his baby girl and loved rubbing his stubble against her while she giggled uncontrollably; giving her a raspberry. One of the unforgettable moments in the life of a portraitist is getting to document, and then interpret these child/parent interactions. This is what happens when a basic portrait session transforms into an intimate artistic expression. I used a Hasselblad ELm camera with a 150mm Sonnar lens. I don't recall what film was used.
What a great portrait and even greater story. I think every photographer encounters a flood. Sorry for that loss. I had one too. I managed to save some 6X7 negs from an old RB67... I had that 150mm Sonnar on my 500CM.... A great lens. It's amazing the smoothness in the baby's face. I always loved Tri-X maybe that was TMAX?
Could be either one since I have used both extensively.