jordan_starr Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 I plan on shooting promos for a band and one of the sites is this awesome tunnel with intense yellow lighting. I'm just wondering if the colour saturation of velvia is too much for this kind of work? I know it's a subjective question, but I don't want them to have the skin complexion of an alien or anything like that. I'm sure I could use a flash to take that effect away, but in some cases will want to use natural light. Let me know what you guys think. maybe an example would help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etan_lightstone Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 i shoot digital mostly.. but from what I've read, its bad to use velvia with portraits. You'll end up with too much saturation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anupam Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 I'd say it makes white people look way too pink but can be interesting with darker skin colors. But where this film absolutely sucks is under high contrast artficial lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 With really strong yellow coming back out of the lights and back off the walls, the Velvia probably wouldn't be a good choice, no. It'll just show that color quite strongly and your subjects may wonder if they all need to get checked for liver functioning. Velvia can be used for portraiture if your lighting is dead on. Otherwise, well, I don't think I'd do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_levine Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Velvia, would be most people's last choice for this type of subject. It's contrast and color balance are not designed for this. Astia, on the other hand is designed with medium contrast, and color accuracy in mind, including a more neurtral gray for more pleasing flesh tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakley Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I don't disagree with any of the above, but I will say that the new Velvia 100 gives much less objectionable skin tones than the old Velvia 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_phillips1 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Velvia 50 is horrible for skin tones. I haven't tried the new Velvia 100 with people, but the Velvia 100F works fine. But to be safe I'd use Provia or Astia. I think you're going to have problems with the yellow light no matter what you use. This is fine if you want a speical effect but not so good it you want true to life skin. You might try popping some flash and dragging the shutter to pick up some yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_starr Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 Yeah, I'm not expecting a miracle here for the skin tones. They will obviously be yellow because of the light -that's fine. I just didn't want a glowing yellow, a repulsive reflection if you will. For some of the shots i want the natural light to make that yellow cast. maybe i'll shoot a couple shots of velvia, but get some portra into another one of my backs. thanks for the comments guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravi_swamy Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Why not shoot a roll of Velvia just for fun? Perhaps get a second body and do it at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discpad Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Jordan, if you have a digital camera, can you take a snapshot of the site, with a person standing in it for scale, and post it here? I would STRONGLY counsel against using ANY chrome film for this assignment: Even color negative film will have trouble unless it's tungsten balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau 1664876222 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I used to take pictures of bands, and the most successful images were usually ones where I broke a lot of the usual rules to come up with something that looked different. So if this band is trying to look edgy, and that extreme yellow would be just the kick it needs, then by all means give it a try and see what happens (but shoot some other films too just in case). Anyhow, if you are going to be photoshopping the result, you could use the sponge tool to selectively desaturate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35mmdelux Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 velvia chrome for this kind of work? No man. Try Fuji Superia or shoot BW Ilfo. Not even Annie Leibovitz shoots band chromes anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike-images Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 This is a snapshot taken during a fire drill using Velvia 100F. Neither of these guys is sunburnt in fact they both have quite olive skin and also you will notice the high contrast nature of the film. If you want your band to love you use something else - and that advice comes from a Velvia lover. Mike<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprouty Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 High contrast is a look that can work, but pink faces just looks weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethspics Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 You might need something faster than velvia. Maybe Sensia 400? Haven't tried it myself but Sensia 100 is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon_fernandes Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 <p>I love Velvia 50 for portraits of my son. It is so clean and crisp.</p> <p><img src="http://www.damonff.fatcow.com/images/tzf6_032.jpg" alt="" width="404" height="600" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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