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Title: Chap. 3, backlight assignment
Post by: Ati on February 11, 2011, 10:47:11 AM
4.00 pm,
Canon G11, Av, ISO 200, 1/320, F4.0, evaluative metering.
Flash at -1
zoomed about 2x to avoid flash reflections on the skin
the G11 has a bad habit, if you set it to forced flash it doesn't respect the aperture setting under Av mode !
I work on a laptop, and and am realising more and more how sensitive screen angle is.    You look at a photo, skin tone and colour saturation are perfect, then pull the screen forward a few degrees and it looks completely washed out.    Is there a recommended 'ideal angle' to work to ?
I tend to work with the screen pushed back a bit, so with a perpendicular line of sight this one might look too pale.


Title: Re: Chap. 3, backlight assignment
Post by: StearnsJD on February 12, 2011, 02:56:46 PM
Hi Ati, might want to hit the Web. Lots of comments, etc. there. Here is one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlighting_(lighting_design)

Google, backlight lighting photography. See U


Title: Re: Chap. 3, backlight assignment
Post by: Ati on February 13, 2011, 03:12:42 AM
Thanks Jim, I'll check it out.  Ati.


Title: Re: Chap. 3, backlight assignment
Post by: StearnsJD on February 13, 2011, 04:28:24 AM
I thought I responded on simuliar subject.... "Fill Lighting". Might want to check this out.
Jim