----- Original Message ----- From: "Stein" <rstein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 2:24 AM Subject: [pure-silver] Re: portraits for a book > > Dear Shannon, > > I cannot comment about publisher's requirements but I > can second what > Richard Knoppow said re. distance from the subject and > choice of focal > length. Whatever format you are going to work in, think in > terms of a focal > length that is 1.5 to 2 times the diagonal of your > negative. > > As far as film goes....well tell us more about the > look of the image > that you want to present. If it is graininess that moves > you the TRI X in > 35mm blown up suitably might be the way to go. If you want > smoother results > perhaps the same film in medium format or 4 x 5. Or if you > are wedded to the > 35mm size try a lower ASA film like T MAX 100 or Ilford FP > 4. As you are > supplying lighting for your portraits you will have to > supply a little more > but the results in smoother negs will be worth it. > > Lighting is simple. $ 20,000 of strobe equipment and a > studio the size > of a zeppelin hanger is all you need. Or a nice clear > lounge room window and > a reflector or two. I favour the zeppelin hanger option > myself. Haunt the > local bookstore for lighting books and try to get > something written by the > British author Roger Hicks. He is funny and accurate in > what he writes > about. > > Uncle Dick > > A reminder that Tri-X in 35mm and roll film is not the same emulsion as Tri-X sheet film. Why Kodak decided to use the same name for two very different emulsions is beyond me. The 35mm and roll film ISO-400 Tri-X is the stuff that made the film's reputation. It is a medium-toe, general purpose film. Tri-X sheet film, ISO-320, is the very long toe film I wrote about earlier. The two films have significantly different tonal renditions. If the sort of tonal rendition given by Tri-X ISO-400 film is desired in a sheet film then a medium or short-toe film should be chosen. Kodak T-Max, Iford HP-5, Agfa Agfapan 400, Fuji Neopan 400, are all in this catagory. --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.