Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/18

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Subject: [Leica] Forscher's lights
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:23:38 -0500

> You're kind of going both ways - yeah the flash is going to bring in info 
> to
> the shadows, and so bring down the black, but then the bump is going to 
> 'blow'
> the highlights. Since the film is so damn slow, you've got time to play 
> with
> both ends and figure your percentages. Halftones that that only have a main
> exposure are usually pretty flat.
> 
> Kodak still make a whole range of lith films, but I wonder if they are 
> doing
> any fresh research with them. I guess they're still being used in 
> specialized
> industries, but in the print biz, is anyone still shooting traditional
> halftones? 


I assumed Photoshop has done away with most process work using process
cameras. Anyhow this is the first I've ever heard a regular photographer
person knowing anything about it.
Its really an entirely different fields.
Graphic Artists learn it. That's who I was teaching it too.


Mark William Rabiner





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