Re: Getting That Old fashioned Glow
- From: Feli <feli2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 11:15:14 -0700
On May 29, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Before anti-halation backing, it was easy to get a nice glow around
white
or bright objects in a scene. I've not had any luck recently when
trying
that with the contemporary B&W films. Any suggestions on how to do
this
(outside of Photoshop and Digital Trickery)?
Shel
Start with an old uncoated or single coated lens. Then you can try
things like stretching a stocking in front of it. Different colors ,
black, tan, white etc, will give you different results. Look for a
Mitchell softening filter (Pancro). They were very popular during the
30-70's. You could try using a very light blue filter to emulate the
spectral response of older stocks. I think that right out of the can
certain EFKE films will take care of that part. Use old style emulsions
like Agfa APX100/400, Plus-X, Tri-X, Efke etc films. None of these are
the same as they were decades ago, but it's better than nothing.
Develop your film in period developers like Rodinal, D23. I think D76
came out just before the war (the big one). If you are doing portrait
work, pay attention to period lighting.
feli
Here is an example:
Bausch&Lomb Super Baltar 75mm
http://tinyurl.com/aeyyu
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