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Posted by Bill on 08/17/06 15:16
I think you pretty well summed it up. There's no trick that solves the
problem short of what you already described: light it up from the
interior or close the curtains.
You do see it sometimes today in Hollywood films (more likely in
independent productions) but there is a reason why even the big studios
rarely ever shot scenes with interiors and real exteriors (not a movie
set) in the same shot.
peter wrote:
> 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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