003 Red
Red Filter 003
Cross Ref # Kodak # 25 Red
Almost completely suppresses blue and green. The Cokin Red filter should be used to create dramatic contrast : A blue sky becomes almost black, starkly setting off light with a green landscape. In landscape photography increases contrast in cloud formation dramatically. Haze is reduced and white surfaces appear brilliant . In portraiture skin appears porcelain white.
"Using a red filter when shooting portraits in B&W gives an interesting look. However be sure that your subject isn't to blond - or wearing virtually no makeup. That will result in a washed out look. And remember - lipstick cannot be totally red. I would recommend a brownish or even better bluish tone"
Maria T Hansson
Photo by Maria T Hansson
"In this picture - no filter is used. The skin looks normal. All inperfections are showed only as a function of lightning direction and intensity.
The model is Karin - a co-worker of mine at the Chemical Engineering Design Department at Chalmers University of Technology."
Maria T Hansson
Photo by Maria T Hansson
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Red Filter + Neutral Polarizer
This combination enhances the effect of the red (or orange) filter. If you shoot with the sun behind you, the sky becomes completely black. The red filter makes foliage lighter, similar to the effect obtained with black-and-white infrared film. To enhance the effect, use the Cokin Graduated No. 121 (or 121 plus 120).
