At 01:38 1/10/03, you wrote:
I'm going to be doing some portrait work, and I was wondering of the two,
which I should use??
I really love the Reala, and the NPS is smooth as silk for skins...
Suggestions or is this a "no-lose" situation?
Albert
Albert,
For traditional [formal] portraiture, Kodak Portra NC or Fuji NPS is the
failsafe stuff to use. Reala is really good stuff, but it's more general
purpose with higher saturation and slightly higher contrast.
As always, exactly what you choose to use depends on what you want for
results; it's a tradeoff. Go with the Reala *if* there is strong reason
for higher saturation and a little more contrast. Go with the pro portrait
films (e.g., Portra or NPS) if finer tonal gradation and accuracy with the
skin tones are more important than higher saturation and contrast.
-- John
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