Portrait picture taking outdoors.
Paul Brecht
Your set-up shuld be ample, although I would strongly recommend a
strobe/flash. The purpose I would recommend the strobe is because it helps
diffuse the shadows & can add "sparkle" to the eyes. If you're truly after
portraits, the eyes are the most important point in the pic. Make sure that
you focus on them & try to get that sparkle. Without that sparkle, a
portrait can look lifeless.... On the other hand though, you don't wan't to
over-do it. Too much will have adverse effects as well.
When using flash, in portraiture, try to get as natural a look as
possible. You really don't wan't to have the lighting as a distraction to
the subject, just as a tool to make the shot as well balanced as possible &
to add a little 'snap' at most. I usually set my flash compensation at -1 &
I have my Lumiquest Bounce/Soft Box attached.
Try some shots with & without the Soft/FX. I'd suggest the white
reflector as well....
Other film: Portra or NC (natural color) films by Kodak & Fuji are both
good.....
"Yubie" <> wrote in message ...
> What should I use to take really great portraits outdoors using a female
> model?
>
> Did I make the right choices?
>
> I have a Canon A2 camera with a Canon EF 75-300mm 4-5.6 III Lens, using
> Agfa Portrait XPS 160 color print film, with a Tiffen 58mm SOFT/FX 1
> filter and a 2 foot diameter Lite Disc by PHOTOTFLEX for reflecting the
> natural light; it has silver on one side, and white on the other. The
> only thing I don't have is a Speedlite to use for fill flash. Can I get
> by without it? And if not .. what can I do?
>
> Also .. what other type of film is good for portrait picture taking?
>
> I hope to hear from you soon. My photo shoot is on July 1st in Central
> Park.
>
>
> Peace
>
> Yubie
>