 Aleem M. Shah |
Right lens and film for fashion photography Hi! What would be the best choice of lens and film (Is Agfa Portrait XPS160 suitable? What are the options in Kodak/Konica/Fuji range?) for an outdoor portrait/fashion photoshoot (Sun is very bright here in India suring this time)? Also, on hot summer days, what are the preferred time-brackets to have an outdoor photshoot? Thanks in advance!
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Buddy Purugganan |
The Options for the Kodak/Konica/Fuji range for your outdoor/portrait fashion session----Kodak Supra RS 200, or Kodak Portra 160VC, Konica Centuria ISO 200, and in Fujifilm, use Fujicolor NPC 160 Pro or Superia CS-100. I'd advise to use a Polarizer ( circular ) filter like Hoya,Tiffen in strong sunlight for better colour saturation. The Agfa film is fine. Have fun!
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Mark Feldstein |
Greetings Aleem: I'll assume you're working in a 35mm format, so to answer your question about the best lens, I'd say that depends on what you're shooting and how close you are. A good portrait lens for 35mm is 100mm. They can be extremely sharp and allow you to work at a comfortable distance from the subject(s). For full length fashion shots of one or more persons, you just need to move back a little bit more. Best time of day for summertime shooting outdoors (for a number of reasons) is in the earlier hours before 10 A.M. and later afternoon, say after 4 P.M. The temperatures are a bit cooler at those hours, making it easier to work, and the sun is lower on the horizon which produces warmer, less direct, light. At mid-day, when the sun is nearly directly overhead, you'll see severe shadows under the eyes of your subjects. That may require you to use some sort of fill-flash or fill light from a reflector (positioned by an assistant) to lighten up those shadows. If you use a polarizer as Buddy suggested, you need to ensure that it doesn't cause your shadows to lose detail and again, you might need a touch of fill lighting or flash for severe shadows. Warmer films like Porta 160 and Fuji Superia render color and skin tones very well in daylight. So, you might consider trying some shots without any filtration and see which ones you like best.
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