I'd like to take some portraits in a setting I'm not overly familiar with. The subject is indoor, no flash or artificial lighting available. The light source is a window placed beside the subject. I do have a round silver panel I could use to reflect the window light on the shaded side of the face.
I will meter exposure on the subject's face with a Sekonic incident. I will use 35mm and 120 film. Camera will be handheld.
A couple of crucial considerations
I will meter exposure on the subject's face with a Sekonic incident. I will use 35mm and 120 film. Camera will be handheld.
A couple of crucial considerations
- My first concern is avoiding motion blur. So the film/combo chosen will need to allow me to shoot at least 1/30th with my TLR or 1/60th with my SLR
- Grain is not a concern - in fact, good looking grain (eg I find Kentmere 400 in D76 1+1 good looking) is a plus
- The film stock must not be extra red sensitive. I intensely dislike portraits rendered on film with increased red sensitivity (> 650nm usually)
- Foma 400 - too much red sensitivity https://www.foma.cz/en/fomapan-400
- Ilford Delta 3200 too much red sensitivity https://www.ilfordphoto.com/amfile/file/download/file/1913/product/682/
- Delta 400 - too much red sensitivity https://www.ilfordphoto.com/amfile/file/download/file/1915/product/684/
- Trix 400 - too expensive for what it does (IME)
- Ilford HP5+ in Microphen 1+1 exposed at 800EI
- Kentmere 400 in Microphen 1+1 exposed at 800EI
- Kodak TMAX 3200 in D76 or XT-3 1+1 exposed at 1000EI - this is only available in 35mm though.
- Kodak TMAX 400 in D76 or XT-3 1+1 exposed at 800EI
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