At 08:25 AM 07/04/99 -0400, Doris Fang wrote:
>
>
>On Wed, 7 Apr 1999 duncanm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Other options worth exploring if you want that 'soft' look
>> include:
>>
>> - vaseline smeared on a filter.
>> - fog a filter with a puff of your breath.
>> - a 'soft' filter (I've got a Cokin plastic warming/fuzzy
>> filter that I got as a freebee. It does the job quite nicely).
>> - ladies hosiery/tights across the lens (or similar material).
>> - whatever else yuo can think of
>
> One of the best soft filters in my experience can be easily made
>from an old UV and a fine and normal sharpie pens. Paint in dots
>(you can create progressively stronger effects by adding more dots)
>across the glass. What separates this filter from all of the above
>is that you do not get much flare around the highlights, giving
>a more subdued effect.
Being lazy myself, I tend to look for "bought" solutions. I've found that, in
various lighting situations, either so-called "fog" filters or Tiffen's
"SoftNet" series does the trick. The "SoftNets" come in both white and black
versions, the latter being designed to control the effect of flare. You can
also get them in varying degrees of softening power. By the way, these are
uncoated filters.
Garth
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