Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Bernard, I learnt something. You're a much subtle photographer than I am. The red filter for portrait surprises me, I thought it would give a illness effect. I may be confused but I would use the green if ever I had too (and if I did portraits :-) ). I'll give it a try. Oh, BTW I do my own lab (and other's when photo was my job). But (I'm sure to be flamed for that), frankly, I enjoy it as much as housekeeping :-(. - -- Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com) Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE) Lyon, France http://www.jcberger.com ... > > Do you do you own printing? I ask, because who knows... maybe the lab > you use has some sort of equalizing automation built in. .. > > I would like to add that factor-5 red is a gorgeous filter for > portraits. The skin becomes very soft and comes to look like porcelain. > If you want a flattering portrait and aren't a fan of those banal > soft-focus filters, then in black and white, the red filter is the way > to go. The results inevitably lead to streams of ooooh's and aahhh's for > me. > > Bernard.