Posted by Ed Anson on 06/21/06 04:32

Martin Heffels wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:46:38 GMT, "Bill Farnsworth"
> <bill.farnsworth@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>2. Without reflectors or lighting, you might consider shooting fairly
>>tight to keep the reflections out of the background.
>
>
> Tally-ho! Excellent advise. If you look at wide-shots with people small in
> the frame, you will see that the faces are fairly dark (high contrast). On
> the close-ups you can start filling in with bounce light. All of course if
> you're using backlight to shoot.
>
> As more people mentioned, shoot before 10AM and after 4PM. This is a good
> time to shoot your wide-shots, because you don't have strong reflection
> yet. However you have to keep in mind the continuity of the direction of
> the light. To "help" this continuity, permitting the background of the
> shots, you can move the band around. Especially if you are going to do the
> close-ups.
>
> cheers
>
> -martin-

All of that, and don't forget that a polarizing filter on the lens can
sometimes work wonders with reflections.

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