On the portrait jobs I've taken, some were time-constrained ... they
needed results yesterday ... and some were forward looking ... needed
results for an event or publication two or three months down the
line. Any timeline that require less than 24 hours turnaround to
finish results is easier to achieve with digital capture, beyond that
it's a toss up.
The biggest advantage of using the digital camera has been to review
captures immediately after doing a sequence to check for expressions,
closed eyes, etc. Sometimes it's not easy to get the person back for
another session, you can shoot and shoot as long as you have them on
hand, so it's a very good thing to have a fast upload into a laptop
handy and be ready to review 20-30 exposures in a minute or so,
reshoot as needed.
I've also found digital capture helpful when working with a person
who is uncomfortable in front of the camera as it lets me show them
what works well and what doesn't in response to my instructions when
shooting. Do a series of a particular idea, put them on the laptop,
show them what *I'm* seeing with the camera, and then re-do ... the
second set is usually much better.
Godfrey
On Nov 11, 2005, at 10:03 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
A question for those who are doing portrait photography:
Do you find that it's important for your subjects to get their results
quickly, and that a digital workflow is important in that regard,
or is
turn-around time not a big concern, and would film work just as
well for
you as far as the needs and preferences of your subjects are
concerned?
