Posts Tagged: velvia


23
Jul 11

Portfolio – Poppet

Although I love black and white photography, there are times when the light, subject and location demand the use of colour film.

Poppet

For this shot I used Fuji Velvia 50 transparancy film because of it’s highly saturated colour rendition, which I knew would enhance the contrast between the blue of the pool and the red dress. I used a Hasselblad 500C/M camera with 80mm Carl Zeiss Planar lens, and shot from the top of the pool slide. A single silver reflector was used to push some sunlight onto the face to reduce shadows.

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19
May 11

Hasselblad Macro Setup

I wanted to take some still life close-up shots a little while ago but, not being what I normally shoot, I didn’t want to invest in one of the superb Hasselblad macro lenses. The solution I settled on was to use the 80mm Planar mounted on a 55mm extension tube.

Hasselblad 500CM with 80mm Carl Zeiss Planar and extension tube

This setup got me more than close enough for what I needed while still remaining fairly manageable (I discounted using bellows because of this). Focusing is a little tricky as you lose a few stops of brightness on the ground glass screen with the extra extension, but this wasn’t an issue in the studio where I have plenty of light.

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