Hey there Rob,
As a matter of fact, no, I have not tried that, but I've always
wondered if my B&W portraits could be improved with filtration. I had a
small store owner tell me once that many people used green filters for B&W
portraits, so he sold me one, and I ended up with the worst results I had
ever obtained, so it sits on my shelf in the closet. I've never been a fan
of filtration, but what can you suggest that might make sense to me? I want
a lighter color Caucasian skin tone in my prints. Probably around zone 7 or
so. I know that color filters lighten same shade colors for B&W, but I've
never thought that skintones were universal enough to use any one filter
for. Any suggestions? Maybe it's time I tried a filter or two?
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: t-grain films (was re: TMax 400 Processing)
> On 13 Jan 2001, at 14:09, Ed Mathews wrote:
>
> > I love the grain and sharpness of the Delta films, and they do indeed
print very
> > easily. I've shot them in bright contrasty sunlight many times, and
still have
> > very printable negatives. Highlights are easy to burn with Delta for
some
> > reason. The only thing I don't like about them is their Caucasian skin
tones,
> > which for some reason, are about a zone or two darker than I prefer. I
have no
> > idea why this appears to be the case, other than speculating that the
emulsion
> > just might not be as sensitive to whatever color you would call
Caucasian.
>
> Hi Ed,
>
> Have you ever tried shooting portraiture with it through a yellow or
orange
> filter?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob Studdert
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