Response to lighting and wardrobe

I pay attention to basically the same things that I pay attention to for anything. Namely how the color will look through the filter set that I am using for the shoot. For instance using a film with an extended red sensitivity like Tech Pan a red dress will appear quite light. The same dress will appear nearly black when shot through a blue filter (or on an ortho film). Textures can be fun on cloth too. Something like silk can be downright sensual when shot on a slow film in medium or large format. With black and white you are working with tonality and texture instead of shade and hue in color. My two cents worth.

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