The 1975 Robb Smith Amphoto publication "The Tiffen Practical
Filter Manual," on pg. 83, under the heading "Portrature," says:
"For portrature in tungsten lighting, use a No. 11 (Green 2) for
general-purpose tonal correction with male subjects. For a more
rugged appearance with male subjects, use a No. 13 (Green 2)."
Walt
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "John Hudson" <13874@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 16:15:02 -0400
>> Ansel Adams used green filters too, for the same purpose. If I
>>am not mistaken, B & W portraits of men were with green filters
>>to give an evenness to skin tone and to give a nice tanned
>>appearance.
>>
>> Winsor Crosby
>> Long Beach, California, USA
>
>On the basis that colour filters in B & W lighten their own
>colours and darken their compliments in the final print, a green
>filter would darken the generally red / brown coloured zits and
>pimples and pinkish skin tones of a white / caucasian person.
>Darkening up the skin tones of such a person might work but not
>at the expense of accentuating scars, pimples, and other skin
>blemishes.
>
>jh
>
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