on 10/31/02 11:14 AM, Glen O'Neal at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a building contractor who is asking me to take pictures of houses > that have Stucco walls on the exterior of the house. The stucco will be the > subject of emphasis in the exposures. Obviously texture, contrast and > lighting angle of very important for this assignment. Being a wedding > photographer I have a tendency to use portrait films (i.e. Fuji NPH and NPZ) > and not films known for high contrast. I think somewhere on the PDML I heard > that Kodak Portra is contrasty film. I will be shooting this with the 645n. > Question is what film will give me good contrast to show the texture of the > stucco and good color rendition. > > Thanks in advance, > Glen O'Neal > > I can see it now: Early morning light, the golden glow highlighting the rough stucco surface up close, the cathedral windows on the front of the hose in the background catching a glint of the light. Definitely a 35mm lens shot (you can borrow mine if you don't have one.) Portra 400VC. I find the Portra NC to be very like the NPH, maybe the Portra NC is a bit more faithful in skin color rendition. The VC I don't see as "contrasty" but rather as a bit more saturated. For what I am visualizing, it would work well. Though I would also try NC, the more subtle pastel shades could work well for this also.
Stan
