----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff"
Subject: Re: peso: A Small Gallery
Try getting away from gaussian blur and experiment a little with the lens
blur filter. I'm just starting to see what it can do, so am far from being
able to comment on it for portraiture, but it might be worth looking into.
There are some toots for the filter available on the web. I may have one
or two on disk if you'd like a copy.
Sure. I'll give anything a try once. Ask Tom, he'll tell you...
Funny thing about sharpness - after striving for it for so long I've (re)discovered old lenses with lower contrast and sharpness that produce some excellent results if one wants an older, softer look to their photos. I'm now kicking myself because I sold some older Leica glass that I later discovered to be wonderful for some types of photography. Get yourself some el cheapo Jupiter and Industar lenses, use 'em on a shoot in conjunction with your newer glass, and see if you like 'em. Juan introduced me to a couple of Jupiter lenses that were quite satisfactory for some things, but really, older formulas seem to work even better - well, differently ;-))
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William Robb
