Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] formalish portrait critique
From: "Tom Smart" <tom@sleepytom.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:03:46 -0500
References: <200208230634.XAA18290@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <001701c24aad$6cb20980$f4890043@pcr>

Somebody may correct me (and thanks to all who have given feedback), but
there are probably many ways to do this, including the way you suggested.  I
was attempting to copy the style of Rick Ferro that I read in "Wedding
Photography" a few months ago.  I'm pretty my technique was what he
described.

I had also thought I remembered Monte Zucker describing the same technique,
but now that I go back and look at it he is doing more what you describe (
http://www.zuga.net/freelessons/wlight5.shtml ).  I guess my technique was
more like "expose for the shadows and print for the highlights."  I just
wanted to sculpt the light a little, like using a reflector.  You might
check out Rick Ferro's book and see his technique.

Here's another example:  http://www.zuga.net/freelessons/pose_light.shtml .
This is the look I was going for, but the location didn't end up having the
depth that I originally thought (there was a back wall that I didn't
expect).  Again, as you said, he is exposing for the ambient light and
setting the bare bulb strobe 2 stops under (from the same side as the main
light).

I'll keep playing with it.

<snip>
> I need some education, too.  Not being a portrait photographer, but aren't
> you suppose to take an incident reading from the sunlight side of the face
> and than add that amount, or a bit less (depending on film type), to fill
in
> the shadows???
>
> I need to know because I promised a student I would take her senior photos
> this year.
>
> Aram
>
>
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In reply to: Message from "Aram Langhans" <langhans@yakima-wa.com> (Re: [Leica] formalish portrait critique)