Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/02

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Filters for black and white and perception of oneself
From: "Jean-Claude Berger" <jcberger@jcberger.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 18:10:53 +0200

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.