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Wow, great shot!
Just shot on Velvia 50 220 last week.
I used it for this shoot because I want that punch in skin tones, and you really get it with Velvia 50 and direct sunlight.
Nice photos! Thanks for posting! Would you say that Velvia 100 is better than 50 for reddish skin? Or would you just go with Provia? (my overall favorite although I am getting used to Velvia)Yes, I have experience with Velvia 50 and 100 in portrait and fashion photography. My most used films in this genre are Astia 100F, Sensia III, Provia 100F / AgfaPhoto CT Precisa 100 and Provia 400X.
But I am also using Velvia (especially Velvia 50) quite regularly in portrait and fashion, too. Results can be excellent.
Velvia and its rendering of skin tones: It is a much more versatile film than many photographers think. It can be indeed used for portrait and fashion photography. There is only one aspect to be considered: The person you photograph should not have a reddish skin tone, that does not work well with Velvia indeed. But with all other skin tones, no problems at all. Whether you have people with a pale skin tone, or a tanned skin tone, or black people, all that looks very good with Velvia. Here just some examples from me:
Here a lady with a bit pale skin tone, and a wonderful red dress. The original red of this dress was amazing, and I used Velvia 50 for this subject because the Velvia 50 red is unsurpassed, and it recorded the original red perfectly:
https://www.facebook.com/1589626601....1462382121./1670828193206770/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/1589626601....1462382117./1685967641692825/?type=3&theater
And another young lady with a bit pale skin tone:
https://www.facebook.com/1589626601....1462382121./1669591939997062/?type=3&theater
Best regards,
Henning
Nice photos! Thanks for posting!
Would you say that Velvia 100 is better than 50 for reddish skin?
Or would you just go with Provia? (my overall favorite although I am getting used to Velvia)
Yes this is why I love Provia.Thank you.
No, it's the other way round:
From my experience shooting both films under identical or similar conditions and lighting Velvia 100 is adding more red to skin tones than Velvia 50, so in direct comparison Velvia 50 is better for reddish skin.
But as said in my first post: I generally would not recommend Velvia (neither 50 nor 100) for portraits of people with a reddish skin. Because red is then too much emphasized.
But it works with people with a pale skin: They get a bit more 'color' and often look more tanned or sound.
And it also works well with people with a tanned skin tone and black people.
And if you have colorful fashion and / or a colorful surroundings - then Velvia can be the "cherry on the cake"
Well, Provia 100F is an excellent all-round film with very exact, natural color rendition. Very good portrait film, too. Yes, if you have to take portraits of people with a reddish skin this is the film to go, much better than the Velvias. And you should also not forget that lighting is one of the main success factors in portrait photography. With people with a reddish skin avoid light / color temperature that emphasizes red.
By the way: On the FB page of the just recently started international photographers project "Let's shoot slide film again!" you will find further examples of Velvia 50 and 100 in portrait and fashion photography (and of course examples of other reversal films, too):
https://www.facebook.com/letsshootslidefilmagain/
Best regards,
Henning
Just shot on Velvia 50 220 last week.
I used it for this shoot because I want that punch in skin tones, and you really get it with Velvia 50 and direct sunlight.
You have to pray that one doesn't find out about the other because "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned".Wow, you have both?
Not if I can avoid it, it makes human skin tones look like raw meat, .......
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