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Re: [OM] exposure

Subject: Re: [OM] exposure
From: "Steve Gullick" <Steve.Gullick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 12:12:17 +0100
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don" <dong357@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Another really interesting subject that was brought out was correct
> exposure for dark skin people.  What do you do if you have a fair skin
> Caucasians standing next to a dark skin African American?  From the
> suggestions in thread of shooting +2 stops, the fair skinned person would
> be quite over exposed.  If you set the exposure for the fair skinned
> person, the dark person will be under exposed.


No problem at all. Forget your built in meter and use an ambient light
reading, that way you measure the light falling on the subject and not the
light reflected from the subject. In fact, try to use this method as often
as possible - you will be amazed at the results! ( If you do not have a hand
held meter, take your camera reading off a 18 0rey card)

Good luck

Steve


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