I am going to be shooting a lot of black and white film this semester, but the only filter I have is a circular polarizer. Does anyone have any favorite color filters they like to use when shooting black & white film? If you do, please let me know what it changes in the shot. Thanks!
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Ouch said:
My two favorites are yellow and red. Yellow darkens the sky just a bit so that clouds will look more natural. (Without a filter, blue sky tends to overexpose film just a bit.) A red filter exaggerates this effect. The sky (or almost anything blue) will be unnaturally dark while leaving the clouds pure white. An orange filter goes about half way, but if you are going for dramatic effect, I like to go all the way.
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I'm a people shooter. I still shoot medium format b&w film occasionally (used to be 100% film but now do a lot of digital for my business).
I like a yellow #8 for the ladies and children. It offers just a bit more contrast but not so much that you lose smooth skin tones (vs smooth skin tones from slight overexposure with no filter at all).
I like a Green (gosh, is it a #11?) filter for the guys. It really brings out the texture in a guy's skin, imparting a more masculine look. It's also great for all but the darkest skinned black people. I've always found black men and tan weathered skin on white men to have incredible skin tones when using the green filter.
I like the Red #25 for landscapes and shooting Kodak HIE Infrared film. I like the stark, heavy contrast that filter imparts.
Filters are not all you need to be concerned about. Different films can offer different, subtle effects. What will you be shooting? Landscapes? Nature? People? Products? Perhaps we can suggest a good starting film unless your school has specified the type of film you should be using. I personally like Ilford Delta 100, but there are tons of other films available.
I like a yellow #8 for the ladies and children. It offers just a bit more contrast but not so much that you lose smooth skin tones (vs smooth skin tones from slight overexposure with no filter at all).
I like a Green (gosh, is it a #11?) filter for the guys. It really brings out the texture in a guy's skin, imparting a more masculine look. It's also great for all but the darkest skinned black people. I've always found black men and tan weathered skin on white men to have incredible skin tones when using the green filter.
I like the Red #25 for landscapes and shooting Kodak HIE Infrared film. I like the stark, heavy contrast that filter imparts.
Filters are not all you need to be concerned about. Different films can offer different, subtle effects. What will you be shooting? Landscapes? Nature? People? Products? Perhaps we can suggest a good starting film unless your school has specified the type of film you should be using. I personally like Ilford Delta 100, but there are tons of other films available.
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I will mostly be shooting landscapes and nature. however, I'm sure my fiancee will feel left out if I don't shoot her too! Thanks to both of you so far for the great suggestions. It is nice to hear from people with experience.
As far as the film goes, I had actually already decided I wanted to shoot the Delta 100. The only thing is, I don't know what chemicals that requires versus what we have in the lab here. So I probably need to ask the venerable prof. if that will be acceptable. But your recommendation supports a number of others I have read online indicating that Delta 100 is an exceptional b & w.
No one has mentioned my polarizer. Is this because the color filters will do a better job, or because the polarizer simply won't benefit my shots? Also, do cross screen/star fx filters work with b & w film? Just wondering, thank you so much for your help.
As far as the film goes, I had actually already decided I wanted to shoot the Delta 100. The only thing is, I don't know what chemicals that requires versus what we have in the lab here. So I probably need to ask the venerable prof. if that will be acceptable. But your recommendation supports a number of others I have read online indicating that Delta 100 is an exceptional b & w.
No one has mentioned my polarizer. Is this because the color filters will do a better job, or because the polarizer simply won't benefit my shots? Also, do cross screen/star fx filters work with b & w film? Just wondering, thank you so much for your help.
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Ouch said:
a polariser...will let you adjust the effect..
mrs crow used to use yellow and orange..but i use polariser..b/w and colour
if you do your own bw printing you will be ok...otherwise you may have to mention the filtration to get the result you wished for.
ps nuetral density filters help out on those brightly lit water moving scenes where you want long exposures also at the seaside
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