Film Types

[Michele Rushworth]

This is a message from SB Wang, who was having difficulty posting it in the correct section:

Mike M:
One shoot twice my red toned portrait of a girl: Fuji film is better than Kodak, but still reddish on background, what is your suggestion? (I had difficulty to post this on other sections).

[Mike McCarty]

SB,

Can you post the image in question? Any other details?

[SB Wang]

Mike M:
I don't have now since it will be shoot again on Monday.
Using Fuji film, the face is in right color, is only lack a little bit yellow, I'm O.K. with it. But in a larger area, the backgroud is little more reddish.
To help Mr. Fuji read well, I'm going to reduce the red on background.

[Mike McCarty]

SB,

It has been my experience that film will grab on to reds a little tighter than other colors. I think it is also agreed that Kodak is particularly bad about this.

Most of the people I talk to regard Fuji, especially 160 ISO, film to be superior to Kodak.

If you are going for a web image you may be able to adjust the red in a photo software program.

[SB Wang]

Thank you Mike M!
Is there a way to adjust on prints? Or photo shop is obliged to do it?
I already retouched my canvas so it'll not be a problem.
Another canvas shoot in Kodak film, the intensity of both blue on dress and red on face( only) are low.

[Mike McCarty]

Is there a way to adjust on prints?

SB,

The lab that makes the prints has some latitude when interpreting color for your prints. I found that trying to communicate exactly what you want is almost imposible without a lot of trial and error. What I started doing is making the adjustments on my computer using photo software, copying that file to a CD, then taking it to the lab for prints. Then you have to specify directly that they not make color corrections, or, they will try and undo your corrections with their arbitrary notions.

I don't know of any way to manipulate the color during the photographic process. You can manipulate the light, or, you can under or over expose the film, that's all I know to do.

I found that I got the best prints (also giclee prints) of my painting by first photographing them with high quality (Fuji, lowest ISO) slide film. From these slides I got the truest reproductions of color. I have a local lab that does this work for me. I deliver the painting to them and they photograph it using their studio light set up.

[Michele Rushworth]

Mike, who makes your giclees?

[Mike McCarty]

Michele,

I use one of the photo labs here in Tulsa (for you locals it's Fromex at the Farm), they can print and stretch a giclee on most any size canvas from any file I give them.

[SB Wang]

This is an image before I retouched.

[Allan Rahbek]

Though this is not the works in progress section, I would like to say something nice about this charming pose.

Being a frontal, triangular, almost frontal lit composition, I am impressed of the life that you have put into it.

But , of cause, this has to do with all the small variations in color, light and not least, shape of the figure.

Well done, so far.

Are you going to do something about the little pink shape down left?

Allan