Wish I could easily, I'm no pro and the samples I have aren't cleared for public consumption. I'll sift through some that fall into this category that I can post.


As long as I'm not missing some "oh yeah, tweak your make-it-soft switch" or "use this filter because it adds the slightest touch" or "post process or nothing".


One of the things that I've read and applied for folks with a bit more wrinkles than others is a surrounding light rather than directional (more lights, softer lights)... In some cases I find the exact texture of faces appropriate, in others it seems you really want a softer look. I can pull it off in post, but since I'm still sorting some of this stuff out I wanted to ping some folks and see what they may do - all really in hopes of getting to that eureka moment where some other seasoned photographer comes in and says "if you shoot through wax paper, then you get some magic here".


I'll read up and post process until then... I'll look around online too for some contrasting examples if I can find some.


I'm going to be doing some outdoor shots for friends. I typically have a straight enough setup where 'real' is fine. Corporate photos and honestly family photos are different than personal semi-formal photos. People look like they do when they are in suits - and it isn't thought of. Family shots ...well they happen when they happen. But in taking someone's xmas card or maybe some of the glamor type shots (maybe that's what i'm comparing to ...but still not the soap opera fog style) - there is some softness. I've seen some xmas cards that look like they have haze or excessive soft filter.


Soft filter - which one? Maybe that should have been the title post?


Pardon the book