Seriously, as most of you probably already know, soft focus does have its place. The brides would love a series that I would do (back in my wedding photography days) that was close-ups of the B&G looking into each other's eyes (shot by doorway or window light with no flash, and from the perspective of over the shoulder of one and then the other). Back then we would use a UV filter that had clear nail polish dabbed around the outside, leaving the very center portion clear. The effect could vary depending upon the aperture and how much light you had spilling on the front of the filter.
Soft focus is also good for vain older women's portraiture. On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: > > On 8/2/2013 1:57 AM, Bill wrote: >> >> >> I had a Sima years ago when I was still shooting Nikon. I absolutely >> adored the thing for nudes. It was wonderful, even the most pornographic >> image was rendered as fine art with the Sima. >> > Interesting.. I wonder if Bob Gucione had one of these... > > Mark > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
