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Filter choices for studio photography
- From: Steve Homer <shomer@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Filter choices for studio photography
- Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 16:49:26 -0800
Marco Pauck <pauck@xxxxxx> wrote:
>#25 is far to weak for MACO as well as Konica and SFX in my
>opinion. You should at least use a #89B.
Hi Marco -- Why do you say the #25 is too weak a filter? When photographing people in
the studio, the Wood effect is hardly a concern unless I have a potted plant in the
scene!
I've used Konica with a #25 filter both indoors and outdoors for people photography .
The skin tones are fabulous with either flash or daylight, and outdoors (as is clear in
your own comparison photos on your web page) foliage is quite light, though not as light
as with the 89B. I appreciate all the great information on your web site, but the
aesthetic issues in choosing filters for landscape versus studio people photography are
rather different.
There are practical considerations, too: I want to be able to see through the filter as
easily as possible to check whether the model moved. I do use an 87C with Kodak 70mm in
the studio, but fumbling the filter on and off the lens to compose the photo or check
the focus gets quite tedious. Often I see a great pose through the viewfinder but can't
slap the Cokin filter holder back onto the lens fast enough to take the picture. Also,
with flash photography, increasing the filter factor means giving up depth of field.
Best regards,
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Steve Homer shomer@xxxxxxxxxx Santa Cruz, CA USA
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