Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html