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[OM] Re: low-lighting vs selective lighting

Subject: [OM] Re: low-lighting vs selective lighting
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:40:11 -0400
Excellent!

Chuck Norcutt

AllanDan wrote:

> The stage shots are very well done, but are not really low-lighting, but 
> selective lighting. There is a reason to make the difference. Stage 
> spots are actually quite strong, and if you meter for the highlights and 
> allow the shadows to fall where they may, you will get little noise 
> (digital) or grain (film). The noise and grain associated with low-light 
> photography is really, in large part, merely due to prolonging the 
> exposure time long enough to allow the highlights to invade the shadows. 
> They do so in a defused  manner that causes weak, grainy shadows.  
> Unless one wants grainy, defused shadows as a special effect, one ought 
> to meter for the high-lights and forget attempting to give the shadows 
> greater detail. A pop of fill-flash is the only way to get more shadow 
> detail without running into the problem of noise.
> 
> Here is an example of a noiseless shot:
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/10735492@N00/240342415/
> 
> Allan
> 
> 
> 
> Ali Shah wrote:
> 
>>Not sure if you have seen this guys work but he seems
>>to have some awesome shots in low light. 
>>
>>http://www.zwo5.de/
>>
>>He is quite popular on the MY FOUR THIRDS site I
>>guess.
>>
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