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Old 09-09-2007   #453 (permalink)
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Good tips from mr. Rodgers.
In the weekend I will share some more tips. For now remember the golden rule:
film: expose for the shadows, develop for the highlights
digital: expose for the highlight, develop for the shadows.

This is the first step on to the path of a good exposure (and by the way also the first step to the zone system (don't be afraid)).

B/W also affects composition and you can play tricks with light by using filters.

boy this sounds like a 5day course.
Rense

Rense, Jay and I both just decided that we were going to underexpose the midtones a bit. To me, that is exposing for the higlights.
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