ABSTRACT
Color fi lters for black and white? Now there is an interesting concept! Well as strange as it may seem screwing on a color fi lter for capturing images on black and white fi lm has traditionally been an essential ingredient to the recipe for success. The most popular color fi lter in the black and white photographer’s kit bag, that is used for the most dramatic effect, is the red fi lter. The effect of the red fi lter is to lighten all things that are red and darken all things that are not red in the original scene. The result is a print with considerable tonal differences compared to an image shot without a fi lter. Is this a big deal? Well, yes it is - blue skies are darkened and skin blemishes are lightened. That’s a winning combination for most landscape and portrait photographers wanting to create black and white masterpieces.
