peter_martucci Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Hello, I was unable to turn up anything in the archives, so i thought I'd try here. I am shooting my first Black and White studio session tommorrow, and have to admit that I am not sure what film to go with. I have done extensive work with black and white outdoors, as well as color in the studio, but I can't say I've shot any B&W with strobes. However, I have shot Fuji Acros in 35 mm for a wedding (top mounted flash), which I loved, and I shoot Ilford Delta 100 outdoors for the most part. The shoot tommorrow is for headshots...it's not a creative shoot so there is little or no "creative latitude". I will be shooting her on a white backdrop...she has medium-brown hair and a light complexion. I will be shooting 120 (preferably 100 speed) through an RZ67, with 2 Profoto Compacts (600 w/s w/softboxes) as well as a 1200 w/sec Profoto pack with two heads for back lighting. Hope this is enough info, thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans_beckert Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Either of your choices mentioned above should be quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ_butner___portland__or Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Does Ilford's XP-2 come in that format. Great flesh tone film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre_noble4 Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Just be sure not to underexpose that Delta 100 at all. It really looks like crud underexposed. Don't ask me how I know :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_appleyard Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Plus-X, FP-4, APX100 ought to do nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discpad Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I've seen studio portraits done by another photographer (& much better than I) with Tech Pan developed in Technidol, and the results were stunning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_martucci Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndc Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Plus-X is great for portraits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_waller Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Delta 100 at 50 ASA. I find that when shooting under strobes the problem is too much light and thus small apertures. Hence I go for a slow film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_verdesca Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 To emphasize acutance / sharpness, I would go with Delta 100. To emphasize tonality, I would opt for FP4+. Tri-X is never a bad choice for portraits either, keeping in mind a slight grain increase (which I tend to prefer in many contexts anyway). There are numerous threads on B&W portrait films in the archives - try a search like "best B&W portrait film". Regards, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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