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qaiade
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Does anyone here use blue or blue-green filters in their black and white photography? Im curious as to why they are used in real situations.
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Roman
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I have not used a blue filter myself, but they are used to give the effect of increased aerial perspective (i.e. make things farther away look lighter - you have probably seen one of those pics with mountain shilouettes, one behind the other, and always getting lighter?); and you can also emulate the look of orthochromatic film with them (white skies, dark lips, etc.)
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doubs43
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The blue filter, as I understand it, enhances mist, fog and such. I don't own one but will eventually buy a blue filter.
I believe I'm like the majority of B&W photographers in that the yellow and orange filters are those that I find most useful. They accent clouds nicely. One fellow on the Leica Forum - an Englishman named Graham - uses a green filter frequently and takes some truly outstanding scenic shots.
In the past, Leica publications mentioned that filters do not add anything but always subtract by holding back the light of certain colors. I suppose that it's a case of "less is more" when subtracting a color actually makes the photograph better.
Walker
I believe I'm like the majority of B&W photographers in that the yellow and orange filters are those that I find most useful. They accent clouds nicely. One fellow on the Leica Forum - an Englishman named Graham - uses a green filter frequently and takes some truly outstanding scenic shots.
In the past, Leica publications mentioned that filters do not add anything but always subtract by holding back the light of certain colors. I suppose that it's a case of "less is more" when subtracting a color actually makes the photograph better.
Walker
Duncan Ross
Say it with flashbulbs
qaiade said:
I use them as many to with flash photography but I can't recall ever finding them in use with B&W meself. Can I ask where you get the link with B&W photography from? 😕
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Roman
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Duncan, don't you mean color-correcting blueish filters? There are 'proper' B&W blue filters as well.
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Duncan Ross
Say it with flashbulbs
Roman said:
Yep. Proper B&W blue filters are news to me! Got to get one now!
doubs43
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Duncan Ross said:
Duncan, here's a link to a Tiffen B&W Filter site that explains the use of blue filters in B&W photography.
Tiffen Blue Filters for B&W
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RubenBlaedel
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doubs43 said:
the link to his page is http://www.geebeephoto.com/
his B/W stuff is really nice ! I think he works for the county and drives a pick up truck around the Shires of Northamtonshire all day wich gives him great photo ops that he exchanges into great pictures
doubs43
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RubenBlaedel said:
Ruben, thanks for the link. That is indeed the fellow. He has a good eye for a scene and also seems to be very nice. He apparently has the perfect job for the type of pictures he takes.
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Skinny McGee
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I also under stand in portrait stuff it gives a ortho film effect i have been trying to find one for my 111A I need an A36.
mattg
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Graham's website has some great pictures on it. If he does use green filters they are quite different from blue filters; green filters will absorb blue light and give an effect a little like a no8 yellow filter in the sky. Blue filters are great for shadow detail on fine days because most of the light in the shadows is reflected from the blue sky.
Mike Richards
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Blue filters bring out the "character" in faces of people my age. That is, they enhance all the lines and liver spots -- if that's the effect you want. On the other hand, using a blue filter for a young model is likely to get you slapped.
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