Yes, people do use Velvia for portraits. Go to http://www.fujifilm.ca/ , click fuji professionals, click VISION magazine. Get the back issues (I think the 1999 ones). In one of those there's an article on a well regarded pro that uses Velvia, including for portrait & wedding photo, and has done work for pop & movie stars.
It's all a matter of technique and taste. If you don't like punchy colors, stay away from Velvia. If you do like them, you have to give Velvia a try. The frequent problem is "red skin" rendered caucasian models. Play with exposure. Slight over exposure will tame down the colors and reduce the red. Slight under exposure will make the "red" to be more like "brown", and maybe you'll like the sun-tanned look. Or maybe your model is not caucasian. You'll get fantastic colors on indian and problems with african (too high contrast, detail loss). And you may also try some filters. Or with light (I'd recommend late afternoon, warm sun light). Just keep playing with exposure bracketing. You'll have a lot to learn from the results. cheers, valentin On Sat, 2002-09-28 at 07:20, Dan Scott wrote: > > On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 10:23 PM, David Chang-Sang wrote: > > > > > > I wonder if anyone's ever used Velvia for portraits :-) > > > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > > "Yes Dahling, it brings out the green in your eyes...and your > forehead..." > > Dan Scott >
