Peter has good advice, but I would add that you can use black netting as
an alternative to white net. The effect is still softening, but without
the flarey highlights that you get with the white net. Sometimes the
flare is an asset, sometimes not, so two colors of netting is a great
asset. You can also use a cheapo uv filter and smear a little vaseline
or nose grease on it for softening.
Also you should consider your lighting to minimize skin imperfections.
The softer and more frontal the light, the less you will see
imperfections because the shadows they cast will be minimal. The
shadows are what cues the eye to surface detail. Of course, this may
compromise your planned lighting style.
Michael Shupe
"Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" wrote:
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> As my family and I have aged, the sharpness of the Canon lenses is not as
> much of as an asset as it used to be. Need suggestion for high quality
> softener filter which is comparable to the quality of the L lens through
> which I'll shoot. What do the professional, commercial photographers use or
> what did they use before the era of the digital darkroom? Bob Spector
>
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> You can do one of 2 things. Get a white net and put it over the front of
> your lens ensuring that the covering over the lens is without wrinkle. Open
> up 1/2 stop and shot. The finer the mesh or neting, the softer the effect.
> This is what they did years ago in the movie studios and it does work.
> Tiffen has a filter with the net built in called a Softnet filter.
>
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