Hi Acer,
At 2000 July 14 - Friday 0:18, Acer V <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
spoke about *Re: [OM] In need of a second OM Bod...* saying
> >>>Metering off the palm of one's own hand is an old photojournalist's
> trick.
> Let's say your subject is in mixed lighting too difficult to meter
> accurately from where you are. Pretty typical of public meetings,
> photo ops, etc. Park yourself in lighting similar to that under which
> your subject is standing. Meter off your palm. Makes allowances for
> skin tone/colour. Problem solved. You don't need to be particularly
> close to the subject.<<<
>
> meter palm and open one stop. pretty darn close to incident metering
> with nothing to lose :)
Assumes non-tanned caucasian. Liquorice dudes will have to test.
Or use white page and open 3 stops - very useful in low lite
situations if you and your subject have the same lighting.
Tom
------------
Tom Trottier ICQ: 57647974 TomATrottier@xxxxxxxx
<<<<Abacurial Information Technology Consulting>>>>
400 Slater St. Suite 415, Ottawa ON Canada K1R 7S7
__o +1 613 291-1168 fax:594-5412 (877)247-8796
_ \< Vote for your favourite Olympus camera at
(+)/'(+) http://www.freevote.com/booth/fav_camera
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|