 Stefanie Mallow Russell |
What kind of B&W film should I use? I am photographing my friends wedding on the beach. I am also doing her bridal portraits (not on the beach). I am doing B&W and would like to know what kind of film to use for outdoors. I just did their engagement pics. but I haven't gotten them back yet. I used c-41 (I think). Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Buddy Purugganan |
Stefanie - Excellent B & W SLR films include ILFORD FP4 Plus 125, or Delta 100. Kodak has the TMX-100, PXP-125 and the PX-125. Use a flash with enough power for the fill-in to avoid harsh shadows while outdoors. ( careful not to overexpose while you operate in 'M' or manual mode! )---HAVE FUN!
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Stefanie Mallow Russell |
I have a Quantaray QBSZ-370 Bounce Swivel Zoom. I have used this in B&W photos before and I guess have over exposed. It left lines or shadows in the pictures. It was like the flash wasn't filling the picture. I don't know what went wrong there. Should I always use a flash outdoors with B&W?
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Buddy Purugganan |
Usually it depends on the lighting conditions...simply use higher ISO ( i.e. 400,800 and up ) if the subject doesn't have sufficient light IF you will not use a flash.( outdoors )---The fill-in that compensates for the shadows present in your subject will make it look much better rather than underexposed. Also try the bracketing method so you won't miss a shot.
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Stefanie Mallow Russell |
Should I use 160NC or 160VC for outside color?
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Think the line was having the shutter speed higher than the sync speed.
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Andrew Laverghetta |
For the 160NC or 160VC I'm assuming that's Kodak Professional Color Print film? I really like VC because it has more color saturation but I'm a nut about color too. It's not too dramatic. Here's a link to some pictures I managed to take an my friend's wedding with almost the same kind of film except it was 400VC. Some of the inside pictures look a little washed out though, possibly from my diffuser filter that I would rather not have used inside. Hope this helps! http://photobucket.com/albums/v417/laverghetta/Wedding/
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Stefanie Mallow Russell |
Thanks! I just wasn't too sure on the diff. between VC and NC. Just started using VC and really liked it. I hope they are good!
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