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Posted by Steve Guidry on 03/26/07 17:12
In a "news" type situation, where I'm shooting a person, I try to get them
against a background where there is not too much blown-out contrast, and
then use the 80% stripes on the face, closing the iris until they just go
away.
But I'm suing a big camera with a real manual lens, so this may not be
possible in a menu-driven camera setup.
Steve Guidry
Video Works, Inc.
1.800.844.4404
www.videoworksinc.com
"Bill Farnsworth" <bill.farnsworth@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote
>>> "Outdated Mac User" wrote ...
>>> My camera gives me the option to use zebra lines from 80%
>>> to 100%. What percentage should I set the zebra lines to,
>> "Richard Crowley" wrote There is no single answer. Depends on what you
>> are shooting.
>> If you are shooting on the ski slopes or on a white sandy beach,
>> you might want/have to let the bright background "blow out" to
>> maintain decent exposure of faces, etc. At the other end of the
>> spectrum, if you are shooting a performer on a dark stage with
>> a single follow-spot on them, you may have to cheat the exposure
>> the other way to maintain decent exposure of the performer, etc.
>
>>> "Outdated Mac User" wrote ...
>>> and looking
>>> through the viewfinder, what is the acceptable level of zebra lines on
>>> the talent?
>> "Richard Crowley" wrote Depends on the color of your talent. If they
>> have darker skin,
>> need to expose for far less than the "benchmark" ~70%.
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>>> "Outdated Mac User" wrote ... I don't have an external monitor to check
>>> the image, so I
>>> have to go by what I see through the viewfinder.
>>"Richard Crowley" wrote Then go out and experiment with your camera
>>shooting various
>> difficult (contrasty) shots. Record your own audio commentary
>> on the sound track about what you are setting the exposure for
>> and what you see in the viewfinder, and then go back and watch
>> the footage on your reference monitor. If you can't take a good
>> monitor with you, at least familiarize yourself with how your
>> viewfinder behaves.
>>
> I couldn't agree more with Richard on this.
>
> Bill Farnsworth
> www.billfarnsworthvideo.com
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