Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hope you're not from some place like West Virginia or Indiana where everyone is related to each other? ;-) Eric wrote: > Walt: > > >> Absolutely....But if your Uncle Hank and Aunt Bessie have their face >> exposed and processed for zone 10 instead of zone 6 folks will think >> they are from outer space. >> > > And maybe I'd prefer people think that instead of know the ugly truth about > my family. :) > > When shooting B&W film with dominant (white) skin tones, I'd meter the > face, > put that in zone 6 (+1 exposure), and then develop normally. Sometimes, my > highlights would blow. Sometimes, my shadows would block. But my skin > tones were great, and that's what most people care about when looking at > pictures of people. > > > > -- > Eric > http://canid.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >