Using flash, a diffuser, reflector, or other such items is not always an option.
It is clear that your knowledge of the practical aspects of photography is limited. I now know that you have been serious in your assertions all along. How sad, how truly sad. And what's sadder still, you keep referencing only digital capture and the fix-it-in-Photoshop mentality. Shel > [Original Message] > From: David Zaninovic > If the light is too contrasty for sensor to capture you can make it more flat using flash, reflector, diffuser, etc... soft shadows > are more pleasing anyway for my eye. > If you want scene to be contrasty you can easily blow highlights or make shadows black in post processing. > If you can't make the light flat, then you have to think about exposure and use spot metering and think what you will lose and what > you will keep. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 1:58 PM > Subject: Re: Understanding exposure? Recommendations? > > > > And what if the light is not flat? How about if you want to =interpret= > > the scene? What if you're not shooting digital, or using matrix metering > > (assuming that matrix metering is the panacea you think it is?) > > > > Shel > > > > > From: "David Zaninovic" > > > Subject: Re: Understanding exposure? Recommendations? > > > > > > > > > > That's right, if you shoot raw and you captured all the info who cares > > > > about the exposure, you can change exposure during raw > > > > converting process and the result will be identical as if you > > compensated > > > > the exposure correctly at the time of shooting. The > > > > important thing to take care of is not to have blown highlights or > > shadow > > > > go to pure black and matrix metering in flat light will > > > > take care of that in most of the cases. I still would compensate for > > > > black or white door but for the sake of discussion I don't > > > > think it would make so much difference as you think. > > > >
