A medium yellow filter (K-2) is needed to render B&W tones in their proper
value in the color spectrum.
Allan
> From: "Ed Mathews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 21:44:22 -0500
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: t-grain films (was re: TMax 400 Processing)
>
> 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?
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