After a long hiatus from NPN I got a poke last week from Jim Erhardt granting me lifetime membership in NPN for my past contributions. Well that was downright nice of him eh? And a bit humbling!
Nancy & I have been busy working our photography business and enjoying a LOT of cycling (both road and mtb) to keep healthy and abundant. We have a new website which was a labor of love and has proven to be a worthwhile effort:
As some of you know I am a huge proponent of utilizing the concept of Expose To The Right. This IMHO is a key concept to consistent, predictable, successful results from our DLSR's. It should be what drives your exposure decisions while standing behind your camera.
Michael Reichmann who as far as I know was the first person to evangelize this concept online. His original essay on it helped me immensely with my DSLR camera craft.
He has written a new essay that compares this concept to the state of affairs of in-camera light meters in our DSLR's:
Give the above a read and let it sink in. Let it sink in real deep then go out and test it for yourself. If you are somewhat new to this whole DSLR thing both essays should open up the joys of digital photography!
Posted by Cliff Dodge on August 1, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Good to see you guys back!
Posted by John Williams on August 1, 2011 at 6:34 PM
Hi Rick! Great to hear from you again and about the membership. I got into road cycling about a year and a half ago, and love it. I love the way you worded "healthy and abundant," too true. Your website looks good, congrats.
I found your links interesting and very good info.. Occasionally I'll blend two photos for dynamic range, even though the shadows aren't plugged, because it allows me to expose both the highlights _and_ the shadows more to the right. I can get much cleaner shadows that way.
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2 repliesAfter a long hiatus from NPN I got a poke last week from Jim Erhardt granting me lifetime membership in NPN for my past contributions. Well that was downright nice of him eh? And a bit humbling!
Nancy & I have been busy working our photography business and enjoying a LOT of cycling (both road and mtb) to keep healthy and abundant. We have a new website which was a labor of love and has proven to be a worthwhile effort:
http://www.ramblinlamb.com
As some of you know I am a huge proponent of utilizing the concept of Expose To The Right. This IMHO is a key concept to consistent, predictable, successful results from our DLSR's. It should be what drives your exposure decisions while standing behind your camera.
Michael Reichmann who as far as I know was the first person to evangelize this concept online. His original essay on it helped me immensely with my DSLR camera craft.
He has written a new essay that compares this concept to the state of affairs of in-camera light meters in our DSLR's:
Why Today's in-Camera Light meters SUCK (That's my title for his essay not his...)
Give the above a read and let it sink in. Let it sink in real deep then go out and test it for yourself. If you are somewhat new to this whole DSLR thing both essays should open up the joys of digital photography!
I found your links interesting and very good info.. Occasionally I'll blend two photos for dynamic range, even though the shadows aren't plugged, because it allows me to expose both the highlights _and_ the shadows more to the right. I can get much cleaner shadows that way.