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Posted by Doug Clifford on August 05, 1999 at 10:42:44:
In Reply to: Natural light portraits posted by Joe on August 02, 1999 at 13:03:23:
: Im new to this but would like to do some natural light prtraits in Black & White. Can anyone give me some adviice..lens settings film etc
The information from Paul (another message in this thread) is good. I am assuming you are talking about taking these portraits indoors or in open shade. Both situations will benefit greatly by the use of a passive reflector to throw light back into the shadow side of the subject (the side away from the window.) If you don't have someone to hold a white sheet, go to a local art supply store and buy a large panel of white foam core, roughly 3x4 feet. This can be clamped onto a spare light stand and makes a wonderful passive reflector. If you are shooting color film, find a space blanket (thin reflective mylar) at a sporting goods store - the Thermos-King Seeley brand space blanket has one side which is copper/gold toned and the other side is silver. This can be used to warm up the interior of the room and give that late afternoon sun look to your subject.
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