OK, Allan and Bill: I'm going to do this. I've been putting off using any
filtration in B&W for years, just because I don't like the idea of it. So,
I've more or less changed everything else associated with what I do to
compensate for it. But, I'm going to try this now. So, what is the number
of the first filter I should try, that would start at giving me the mildest
effect to lighten the skintones? Just some really pale yellow one? Is
there any real consistency in filter numbers from brand to brand?
Thanks,
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: t-grain films (was re: TMax 400 Processing)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Mathews"
> <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?
>
> To raise the skin tones from zone 5 to zone 7, you will probably
> want a #15 medium yellow filter. It is a bit strong for a
> general purpose filter for black and white, but I find the #8 on
> the weak side. Orange filters give an interesting caucasian skin
> tone, and red a very pale skin tone. The green filter is pretty
> close to the worst filter you can use for portraiture, as it
> makes the flash tonee dirtly, without bringing out enough of the
> character. Try an 80A with a well weathered white male sometime.
> Remember, the filter lightens its own colour in the print, and
> darkens the opposite colour.
> William Robb
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