Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Carl Socolow wrote: > > ted grant wrote: > > > SNIP > > > Bottom line, the cellophane worked great! :) Nothing like an old broad with > > wrinkles through a 90mm Summicron f.2 and cellophane. Besides, cheaper than > > buying expensive softar filters. :) > > > > But the 90mm Summicron for shooting men is dynamite as it makes them look > > rugged and masculine. No you don't use the cellophane here! :) > > Ted, Donal, et al. > > Back when I used to photograph for the daily newspaper one of the few > benefits I derived from my two-pack-a-day cigarette addiction was the > free cellophane wrapper. Ever so convenient when it came time to perfect > the imperfect. Also, lets not forget that especially with women (black & > white) it doesn't hurt to print the skin tones a little light so there > is less skin detail. Look at all the b&w fashion ads if you want to see > lack of skin detail. Nowadays, I have some bobinette (black mesh) > stretched over a hole in cardboard that I use for diffusion after having > forgotten to photograph deserving subjects with softening filters. And > does everyone really expect to look 15 years younger and 20 pounds > lighter? > > Carl S.Years ago, back in Pittsburgh, my former partner and myself were photographing a church directory. A woman sat down and said, "I hate to have my picture taken. I'm really not this heavy. It's the medication that the doctor gave me." My partner said: What did he give you lady, jelly donuts?