On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 15:12:31 -0800, Tris Schuler
<tristanjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If you like the Fuji look then there's nothing wrong with NPS at all. NPC
might also be worth a tumble if greater contrast is a want.
I've only tried NPS, and since NPC is more punchy, I'm not sure if i wanna
go that way; certainly not a good time to experiment by shooting the real
deal on something i'm not familiar with :) (done it before, sometime works,
sometimes it bites back)
I'm curious: is your shoot going to be completely outdoors? Indoors with
flash? I ask because of the relatively slow speed of your chosen emulsion-
-I have a personal bias against using flash unless it is absolutely
imperative that I do so (i.e., there is no other way to make the picture)
. With that in mind you might consider carrying a roll or two of NPH 400
or NPZ 800 (I haven't worked with the latter stock yet, but everything
I've read and seen of it is thumbs up--again, with that "Fuji look" in
mind) for indoor work--or even Fujipress 1600 if yet another stop would
be needed.
the main function is all indoors. i'm not sure what kind of lighting is
there, but somehow i doubt it's gonna be enough to get handhold speeds even
on 400, and while NHGII is a fine 800 speed film, it prolly won't be as
pretty. that said, even if i handheld on NHGII, there would be no sparkle
in the eyes in anyone. so a diffused flash might give it some pop.
For myself, I prefer the more laid-back look of Portra when it comes to
rendering flesh tones, but that's strictly personal taste at work.
I like fuji since i get fuji processing, everything on the newest Frontier
390 machine for prints and CD (2MP scans)
--
/S
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