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Old October 9th 03, 07:09 AM
Mariusz
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Default Odp: got rid of shadows on portraits, but now subject too dark - help?

Where do your shadows come form?
First try with right positioning of your main light and then light the
background.
If you use digital, you should probably use M mode and set up your exposure
manually to avoid underexposing your main subject with background brightly
lit.

Mariusz

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Hi, I have been taking portraits of subjects against a white
background. In an attempt to get rid of shadows, I have started
lighting the background with 2 tungsten 500 watt lights and then using
fill flash on the subject. This has worked beautifully, except that
occasionally my subject ends up a little dark and not contrast-y
enough. I've been fixing this in photoshop, but wondered if I used
lesser lights on the background (say 250 watt?) I might get the
subject a bit brighter all the time? I am shooting digital and
converting to black and white, so I don't mind about the tungsten
cast. Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks! Lynn