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First attempt with two continuous tunsgten lights. I've used the second to accentuate the hair with a pink gel, but in hindsight, maybe should've used it for fill to reduce the contrast on the shadows.

đŸ“· Pentax 6x7
đŸŽžïž Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Takumar 105mm/2.4
💃 Wife

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@mfierst Arri 650W and Arri 300W. They're halogen so a natural 3200K color temperature.
in reply to Eugen Rochko

portra can be really difficult, needs so much light, but that shot looks great!
in reply to Thomas Pötz Kava

@kava Are you comparing that to black and white or other color negative film? Or do you mean that it looks better one stop overexposed?
in reply to Eugen Rochko

the color negative. I recently shot 2 Gallery openings with the portra. all the portraits of the visitors under good light with small aperture looked great. the wider shots with open aperture nearly had any detail. I wouldn’t push the portra - I see so much grain already.
in reply to Eugen Rochko

I really think it’s just the perfect film for Portraits, Indoor.

but I changed to Cinestill 400 recently and don’t regret it 😀

this one gives me the look i was hoping for instantly, no clour correction, just plain scan from the lab

in reply to Eugen Rochko


yes - to answer your question i’d overexpose if you shoot wider shots.
in reply to Eugen Rochko

TBH I think the world is moving on from photographs of women in their underwear.
in reply to Eugen Rochko

Well done! Correct exposure for a black cat is quite difficult too master.
in reply to Eugen Rochko

Pink Gel? that explains why her hair looks so stiff.
in reply to ideaPDish

@ipd Is this a joke or do you not know what a gel is in lighting terminology?
in reply to Eugen Rochko

IPD stands for Idea Petri Dish.
I know what Gel is, as in petridish medium. and in Jello.
And in how to make a mohawk,
and in molecurler gastroenemy.
I didn't know that they made a gel light?
is it kind of like a lava light?

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