I don't do formal portraits, so the lighting is the way it is. ;-) I take a photograph of each of my students (75% are African American) on the first day of class, using ambient (lousy) classroom lighting and a fast lens.
Jeffery On Jul 12, 2013, at 9:18 AM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Virtually all of the answers so far have focused on exposure only and > not lighting. I found this article to be very informative. > http://www.nyip.edu/photo-articles/archive/photographing-people-of-color > The secret is to create "lots and lots of highlights" on dark skin. > This can be done with reflectors or side lighting. > > From experience, I know that using a strobe from the side would also > be very effective if a wedding dress was in the photo. The side light > shows the dress in relief (which highlights and preserves folds and > details). In fact, a single on-camera strobe is probably the worst way > to show off a white wedding dress. > > On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I adjust lighting accordingly (the meter reading will try to make them Zone >> VII) so that all of their facial features are clearly visible and pleasant. >> >> Jeffery >> >> >> On Jul 12, 2013, at 12:58 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> >>> It is discussed briefly in Light, Science an Magic. >>> >>> In short, either increase exposure, or take advantage of reflections. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 10:31:14PM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote: >>>> I have nothing to share except that a mix of skin colors is nothing >>>> compared to a black bride in a white dress. >>>> >>>> On 4/20/2013 12:15 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: >>>>> Request please share resources for photographing dark skinned people. >>>>> There is still a greater challenge, that of photographing a group of >>>>> people with yellow, brown, white, black skin or every other races of >>>>> mankind. >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard >>>> drive failure, and those that will. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - > Peter Galassi > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
