 John Gill |
Contrast When I got my photos back from the lab, I noticed on some pictures there was a lot of contrast. I know for some of them there was a lot of sun shining on people's faces. Also indoors, some of my shots came out with a lot of contrast. Could it have been other people's flashes going off at the same time as mine? What do I do to get rid of the contrast?
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Tom Darmody |
John- Could be a couple of things. Were the outdoor photos taken at or close to noon? On a clear day with sun overhead you get "hard light," that casts alot of shadows, that produce very contrasty photographs. The only way to reduce this, move to shade (the most practicle) or manipulate the light coming down back up onto the subject to reduce the shadows(reflectors). As for the inside photos, yes other camera's flashes can screw up your photos. Were you using the fill flash on your camera? (on camera fill flash=one of the worst things to ever happen to photography) The fill flash will aim direct (hardlight) directly at your subject (not allways a bad thing when you have time to set up the shot). Your better off getting a flash with an angle head. That way you can use indirect light (bounce the light off of the ceiling). You can also get aftermarket "bouncers" and diffusers to "soften" up the flash. The last thing is processing. Did you use a "pro" lab or a one of those 1hr places? For the most part quality control is lacking at most 1hr places. Ask the lab the last time they calibrated the machine. Did the guy/girl running the print machine just load the film and walk away? Many a good photo has be ruined by a crapy lab.
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