Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jean-Claude Berger wrote: > > 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, ><Snip> I have a yellow green on my lens a lot (B+W 060) and I read that Karsh who someone on this list of late takes for granite uses geen for his portraits.(Has Karsh done Kermit the Frog?) For that 8by10 look! Winston Churchhill effect! Another Plug-in idea for Adobe! But I don't think it's only good for men. Those other kind of people it's also good for! It just darkens the pink in your face! Lips and depending on makeup or topic of conversation: cheeks. Mark Rabiner