 Collin Clack |
Exposure Problems with Available Light Hi, I need some advise please. I have recently started trying my hand at portrait work. As I do not have all the lighting gear I have been trying to work with Available Light. I placed my subject to the side of a window, subject had very light blonde hair. I placed a white reflector on the shadow side of the face to open the shadows. I was using Kodak Portra 160NC film. I took a spot meter (reflective) reading from the highlight side of the face and the shadow side of the face and there was a 3 stop difference. From my understanding negative film can handle this exposure latitude. As I wanted to retain detail in the shadow side of the face I exposed for the shadow side and opened up 1 stop. When I got the prints back from the lab I was suprised to find that the highlight side was overexposed and her hair was blown out. What I find even more suprising is that I also took some BW shots at the same time using my digital camera (Canon S45) From my understanding a CCD has nowhere near the same exposure latitude as color negative film yet I did not have the same exposure problem and both the shadow and highlight side was correctly exposed. Any advise would be appreciated.
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Jonah |
I don't know who printed your photos but most of these digital labs lack the quality(dodging& burning ) so get in the dark room and you should get a great print with some work (the darkroom is one third of the prosses of taking a photo)
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