Shooting through panty hose can be especially rewarding if there is a female
person on the other side of them. But, alas, not always. /jim
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Walt Wayman
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 10:40 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [OM] (OT) Lens bokeh comparisons, and portraits
I use the Tiffen because that's what I've got. There are
probably other filters that work as well or better. I've had
good results from shooting through an old UV filter with a light
coating of Vaseline smeared on it. This sometimes does really
nice things to highlights. Screen wire, panty hose, an old onion
sack -- these are some of the many things that have been used to
soften up images. And the panty hose, depending on the tint, can
provide the same effect as a warming filter, then can be used as
a mask while holding up the local liquor store to get money to
buy more OM gear.
Walt
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Andrew Gullen <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:56:33 -0500
>And since this is sort of related...
>
>> And as far as sharp and contrasty, who wants that in a portrait
>> lens anyway? My choice for portraits, especially of members of
>> the tender gender, is the 100/2 Zuiko, but with a Tiffen Soft
>> Net filter. They'll like the results, and then they'll like
>>you.
>
>You're absolutely right of course. I've been taking portraits of
>my 5-year old daughter, and the 100/2.8 gives an almost
>heightened realism and immediacy; the projected image seems even
>sharper than what I see with my own eyes. For a someone my own
>age I should consider a diffuser or soft-focus or such. I take
>it you recommend the Tiffen?
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