film saturation

[d4170n]

i'm new to photography, and i've been looking at some pictures i really like.
most of them are older, so it might just be aging.
ROGELIO LOPEZ MARIN (Gory) does a lot of desaturation.
there is a picture of a swimming pool with chairs lined up around it facing the sea.
is there a certain type of film i should use?
transparency, negative?
push or pull?
thanks.

 

[markinlondon]

Can you post a link? Most modern colour films are quite highly saturated so it's hard to achieve what you describe without post processing.

 

[d4170n]

this looks photoshopped, but some of the pictures on the show i watched were'nt, but they still look similar to this.
the show was Independent Lens on PBS if you ever get the chance to see it.
its also called REVOLUC!ON

http://www.elsuenopictures.com/film_revolucion_the_photographers.php

 

[cmedin]

Looks like some good use of a graduated neutral density moreso than the film to me.

 

[d4170n]

i dont know what that is....
im new to film.

 

[d4170n]

oh!
filter.

 

[Bryce]

Neutral density grad probably, but wide angle definitely. For some reason, wide lenses tend to give a little extra punch to colors.
Anyone have an explanation?
Slide film can render things more saturated than negatives can, and do it more gracefully. There are a crop of high saturation negative films out there but it seems like when you get something really brightly colored in the scene, all detail is lost in it.
Try a roll of slide film if you have a way to get the images into the form you ultimately want. If no, use negative film or digital.
Hope this helps!