Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/30

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Subject: [Leica] Exposure for Photographing people who have dark skin.
From: bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C)
Date: Thu Dec 30 20:27:25 2004
References: <47FCBC179C073428DCB93783@hindolveston.reid.org> <200412301737.iBUHXiQo011777@server1.waverley.reid.org> <069101c4eed9$8804daf0$0ae47d80@KRIEGERLPT> <47FCBC179C073428DCB93783@hindolveston.reid.org>
 
Palms are more universal in reflectance.   Mine is almost exactly 1 stop
over 18% gray card (meaning open up one stop from reading).   But if the
skin colour is very dark, I'd feel better taking a reading directly off the
skin, and then close down 1 1/2 to 2 stops.

-dan c.

At 01:14 PM 31-12-04 +0900, Karen Nakamura wrote:
>
>At 7:42 PM -0800 04.12.30, Brian Reid wrote:
>>When I shoot portraits of people whose skin does not have a 
>>reflectance of 18%, I meter off the back of my own hand. If I'm 
>>trying to act more professional, I ask them to hold an 18% gray card 
>>just under their chin, and I meter off that.
>
>Why not just use an incident meter? Much easier:
>       http://photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/lightmeters.html
>
Replies: Reply from mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura) ([Leica] Exposure for Photographing people who have darkskin.)
 In reply to: Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] Exposure for Photographing people who have dark skin.)
Message from krieger at usc.edu (Martin Krieger) ([Leica] Exposure for Photographing people who have dark skin.)
Message from mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura) ([Leica] Exposure for Photographing people who have dark skin.)