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Getting the Fight Exposure with Slide Film
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Bob Cammarata |
Keep in mind that, with slide film, you have less exposure lattitude than when shooting print (negative) film. The key to getting good exposures with slides is to avoid high-contrast situations, and metering off neutral colors within the scene. (A gray card is a good tool to use in tricky lighting scenarios.) Green grass is usually a good place to meter (which is good for you, since you'll be shooting at a golf course). Cloudy or hazy days will give the best results, since the light is diffused and less harsh. If your primary subject matter is dark, try not to include any sky in the composition, as it will likely be over-exposed. On those bright, sunny days we all hate - with direct light and deep shadows - meter off the highlights and let the shadows fall where they may. On your sunsets, detail loss in the foreground is a normal occurrence. Unless you use fill-flash to illuminate it, your foreground will silhouette. Lens flare is caused by shooting into the sun. You can adjust the camera angle so that the flare falls out-of-frame, or use a lens hood to partially block the sun to minimize this effect. Finally ... it's always good to bracket exposures. With slide film, since the margin of error is so narrow, bracket only in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments.
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- Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Contact Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Shirley D. Cross-Taylor's Gallery |
Everything Bob said is good. For the sunsets, to get detail in the foreground, you may want to use a graduated filter.
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