Re: [Leica] Filters for black and white and perception of oneself

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

Jean-Claude-
I cannot remember the number as it has been years- I do remember that when I
did the B&W prints for the newspaper, of prospective brides- I alway
'flopped' the negative and printed the mirror image for the print I showed
the bride as that was how she saw herself! Never had a single one notice,
and they always loved the shot they picked!
Dan
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Jean-Claude Berger <jcberger@jcberger.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 12:10 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Filters for black and white and perception of oneself


> Hello Dan,
>
> Thanks a lot for this invaluable information. Just curious: do you
remember the
> proportion of customers choosing the "with green filter" portrait vs. the
> "without filter" portrait? I don't have any experience in portrait; as far
as I
> remember, I did one in 25 years of photography. But I'm fascinated by the
way
> people perceive themselves (of course because I worry about how others
perceive
> myself :-) ). For example, I'm always disappointed by my own image that I
> consider too flat, too "smooth". I think I would prefer a "green filter"
> complexion... Is this attitude frequent enough or am I alone to be sick
;-)?
>
> --
> Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com)
> Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE)
> Lyon, France
> http://www.jcberger.com
>
> > I found that the green, or Yellow-Green (to a lesser extent) will darken
> > most men's complexions, giving more texture, or lending a more
masculine,
> > 'swarthy' look to male portraits. It is a matter of taste- I used to
shoot
> > with and without the filter, and let the subject or client decide on
their
> > favorite. Character portraits of men, especially older men with lots of
> > interesting lines and such on their faces ( dare I say- wrinkles!?) are
much
> > more interesting taken with a green filter.
>