Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted: I'm not sure this qualifies as "serious portrait work" but I recently did some shots of my niece. I shot them in a room with a wall of north windows and a white wall on the south side. I used Kodak Pro 100 cn film. I used two different lenses, a 90 Tele-Elmarit and an old (1949) 90 Elmar. The camera was an M6, tripod mounted. Most exposures were at f4. The best shots were done with the old Elmar. The slightly softer look was quite flattering, IMHO. My niece and her family were pleased with the result. I recently purchased an old ELNY 90mm Wollensak lens which I plan to park on a black IIIc for this kind of work. Ken Wilcox At 8:29 -0700 8/21/0, a fine scholar, Ted Grant wrote: > >Just wondered if anyone out there has done any "serious portrait work" >using only window light? In colour or B&W, and what film/lens >combination they used? > >I mean portraits that challenge the "portrait studio " of >strobes/hotlights ? >ted - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>