Can you push Velvia?

I am a beginner with LF and have mostly shot Polaroid 554 and type 55. I am about to start using Velvia quickloads. Given the ISO 50 and LF dof issues, I'm wondering if you can push Velvia 1 or 2 stops. I know that Provia 100F does this well, and I may try it.

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Suggestions?

I'd imagine that if you find that you need to push Velvia on a regular

basis, you might want to be using Provia F in the first place.

Velvia pushes quite nicely to about 1+2/3rds of a stop. Two stops

maximum. It doesn't look at all like Provia.

<i>Astia</i> is also worth considering ; cool and natural colours,

good latitude. Best of all, no reciprocity failure until you get past

32 seconds, according to the Fuji data sheet.

At +1.5, it looks very close to normal to me. At +2, the grain

becomes very noticeable (even without a lupe)

and the shadows somewhat turn brown. I don't push on

purpose, except for low light situations when the exposures

become ridiculously long.

Velvia can be pushed successfully and with excellent results. In

35mm, Arthur Morris does this regularly & we just had a gallery show

in Brigham City, Utah at our city Museum Gallery, of Wild Bird

Photography. Arthur & I were the two main photographers & we both had

images of 16x20 from 35mm. His were Velvia pushed one stop and were

razor sharp. A nice testament to the film, excellent lenses and

impeccable technique. So yes, Velvia can be pushed and your images

can look stunning while doing so.

While there are a lot of other film choices on the market, Velvia

pushed has its own look, one you may or may not like. It is

already 'disneychrome' or 'cartooncolor' without pushing. It is a

touch more so with the push. But if your taste & likes go that way &

the subject matter can take it, go for it. You might find it an

excellent match for your shooting style.

Coming back on Dan's remarks about the exacerbated colors of pushed Velvia, this is something that can

be used when the subject is a little too dull to come out nicely on conventional film. I have had some

interesting landscapes that way.

Any magazine photo's I see where Velvia is pushed is usually 1 stop.

BTW, I accidently pushed a roll of Astia 2 stops to 320 and was

extremely impressed with it. If my test with Provia pushed doesn't

beat it, it's Astia from now on.

Thanks for the great advice - I'm taking my 4x5 on vacation next week

with both Velvia and Provia F - I'll let you know the results.