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You are asked to do a quick picture of a friend, outside, and you have a camera and lens but no flash. What do you do? Remember that faces generally look better in soft light. People looking toward bright sunlight usually have
dark shadows on their faces and tend to squint. This is not very flattering. Nicole was standing just outside of the sunlight in the shade of a building. The most neutral background available was chosen.
A zoom lens was used somewhere in the 100mm range. The photo was taken on slide film. |
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If you have a flash unit with you, you have more options for outside photos. This photo was taken with my nieces, Stacy and Dawn, backlit by the sun.
The grass in the background was metered and the camera set for one stop more light than the camera meter indicated. An on camera flash was used for a very simple portrait set up. No compensation was
dialed in for the flash exposure. The photo was taken with an 80-200mm zoom lens somewhere near the 200mm setting. Even with a medium aperture, the background is fairly blurred. The film was Kodak
Portra 400VC rated at 200. It is one of my favorite "people" films. |
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