Posted by Steve M on 06/20/06 12:04

A couple of really big pieces of white cardboard to use as reflectors and
volunteers to hold them will help.

"Reza" <zahid75251@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1150789275.558691.99840@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I have selected a lake side location for a shooting a music video
> during the day time with my Canon XL2. I am having trouble getting
> good lighting condition and contrast because of bright sun and moving
> water. I would greatly appreciate advice from a professional dv
> cameraman. First of all I need to know what time of the day will be the
> ideal time to shoot the video. Does the sun need to be exactly behind
> me when I shoot? When I record my subject in front of the lake water,
> my subject appears to be dark (low contrast) while her background water
> and trees come very bright in the shot. I need to know how I can make
> my subject brighter along with the background. I also need to have
> footage around the trees at the lake. When I have my subject under the
> trees with a bright lake background, I again have the same problem, I
> am using built in ND filter and also tried reflector to have some
> shades on the subject. What are the golden rules of getting good
> contrast under bright sun?
>

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