Hi all, a quick release from work.(posted 8751 days ago)I'm focusing my photographic energies a lot lately on trying to achieve two extremes: dark subjects/skintones with very simple white backgrounds; and (the point of the question) very light images (Zone VII-X) with 'li'l punches' of Zone I-III (very li'l--I am trying to get I'd guess 85-90% of the image within the highest registers, and the rest very dark; with as little in between as possible); but with full detail in the highs.
As some of you know, I shoot Tech Pan and develop it in PMK. TP has extra red sensitivity, and I've been trying to augmenting this with even further sensitivity (2-3 stops) to all warm hues of the spectrum, from red to yellow. I've been playing with a red filter, but it is not working: the problem is in the hair, which with blone hair (my main haircolour for these shots), I end up with either dark hair or, if filtration is applied when printing, very contrasty hair, which just won't do.
Any filter suggestions, on the lens? Thanks all...
shawn