paul_lee5 Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I'm somewhat of a novice and I've been experimenting these past couple months with different kinds of negative film to see what I like and dislike. These boards have been invaluable in giving direction and sound advice. Thanks. It seems like some of the more recommended negative films on these boards are Fuji NPH, Kodak 400UC, and Fuji Reala. I've tried these and have gotten good results. Still, I'm wondering if there are films with more contrast. My primary photography is not of people so accurate and flattering skin tones is not a big issue. My interests are in more abstract, fine-art type of photography. I find that I prefer high-contrast images that contain bold and graphical gestures. I'm looking for recommendations for what you find are the best high-contrast negative films that I can use to get these kinds of images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbq Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Might be an odd suggestion, but how about cross-processing certain E6 films in C41? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panos_voudouris Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Fuji Superia or Agfa Ultra and if you don't mind slide film Velvia and Kodak Extra Color (EBX). If that is still not enough try cross-processing as the other person recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris haake Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Give Agfa Ultra 100 a try as recommended above (processed on Kodak paper), as well as Kodak Bright Sun (which used to be called Gold 100). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._._z Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 <u><A href = http://snipurl.com/5vu4>http://snipurl.com/5vu4</a></u> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_malone Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 You might try shooting some Efke film, the 25 ISO is pretty contrasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discpad Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Paul, Before I even got to Jean's answer, the first thing that popped into my mind was cross-processing E6 film in C41 chemistry, then printing it onto RA4 paper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericd Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Try Fuji Superia 100 & Agfa Ultra 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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