anbeck Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Hello there, I plan to shoot some outdoor available light b/w portraits. I like thewhite, soft skin of black and white movies (Anna Karina in Godard'sfilms, for instance) and wonder which filter I should choose for asimilar effect. Currently I think I'll choose between: * B+W 022 medium yellow [8] or * B+W 041 red-orange [22] or * a 25 red filter. Which one would you choose for the effect described above? I think thered filter might be too harsh. Is the medium yellow filter too "mild"? I tried to find example shots that used filters, but I didn't find asingle portrait. Can you give me links to filtered b/w portraits or upload one orsomething? Thanks in advance,Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_levine Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Normally in B&W, yellow>red, color contrast filters see little use in portraiture.These will make flesh real "pastey".Sometimes light blue & green filters are used in portraits, but not for the effects you describe. I would think that film choice and development, and printing paper & printing technique, would have more effect on the print's outcome than using a filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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