Shooting plants/flowers - what film

Fate · Feb 10, 2006

What would be a good film and ISO for shooting flowers and plants. A friend wants me to get some pics for her art project.

Thanks in advance

omeletteman · Feb 10, 2006

Well I can't recomend any specific films, but I would say your best bet is as low an ISO as you can get.

markc · Feb 10, 2006

Only going by word-of-mouth...

Velvia should give you vibrant colors, but might be to contrasty if you want something more subtle.

Kodak Portra UC is supposed to be a nice, high saturation film.

What kind of look are you going for?

'Daniel' · Feb 10, 2006

You didn't ay colour or black and white.

usayit · Feb 10, 2006

I like Kodak Ultra Color 100 for such pictures. Saturation that makes things pop although its a bit much for portraits.

Unimaxium · Feb 10, 2006

Velvia is great for this kind of stuff. I would definintely recommend it.

xion · Feb 10, 2006

I will go with Velvia - they have ISO 50 (64) and ISO 100. If you want prints, Kokak Ultra is great.

Torus34 · Feb 11, 2006

Biggest headache with shooting plants/flowers out of doors is the wind. If it's windy, probably no ISO will be fast enough. If it is still, any ISO will do. Key to success is patience, a good tripod and a cable release.