Since the stucco is on the outside of the house, I think shooting in early morning or late afternoon would give the best light. Try a filter to cut out the haze, too.
--- Collin Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kodak's VC is contrasty and more suitable than NC > (which is best for > portraits). > > The difficult part (to me) would be lighting > control. Too much angle and > stucco > looks like mountains. Too little and the texture > doesn't show. The result > is that > controlled fill flash can give you what you want. > If you've got a stucco > wall to > practice on, that might be best. You'll see how to > control the texture > appearance best. > > You could also discuss with the customer's marketing > personnel exactly > how the contrast should be displayed. Lots, little, > very little. (A look > at any > earlier work might tell you.) > > Or, just bracket the heck out of it and shoot a lot > of contrast options & > let them > pick the one they're happiest with. Depends how > professional you want/need to > come across. > :) > > Collin > > > At 11:14 AM 10/31/2002 -0600, you 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 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
