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Posted by peter on 08/17/06 14:19
At a recent wedding shoot for a friend, the reception hall had many large
windows on one side where strong diffused daylight comes through. So when I
shoot towards the windows, everything was back-lighted.
The hall itself are lighted by incandescent lights.
When shooting backlighted people, I switched to manual exposure and
increased the exposure. But due to the large contrast, this creates a halo
around people.
In addition, the diffused daylight is bluish color while the interior light
is orange-ish. It is impossible to white balance because some people are
lighted by incandescent light on one side and by the window light on the
other side.
What is the best solution to these two problems, if I run into it again in
the future?
(1) ask them to close the curtains and forfeit the beautiful view. This
solves both problems. But they paid a lot to rent that reception hall with
the view...
(2) use a strong on-camera light. While this may also solve both problems,
it may interfere with other videographers, photographers, and make it
unpleasant for other people who have to stare into a bright video light.
Suggestions?
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