Sekonic L-398 - Page 11

MEASUREMENT
EXAMPLES
WITH
VARIOUS
SUBJECTS
1 . Portrait
Photography
There are
various
kinds
of human subject
photography.
ln
a case,
for
example, of
a
skier
against a
snowy mountain
background,
the human subject simply
becomes
a
picture
detail
and
for
the
purpose
of determining the
exposure,
this cannot be
considered
portrait
photography.
In the
final
analysis,
portrait photography
is
when
the
human
subject
is in
the
center
of the
picture
and the
exposure
adiusted
to
him. In
addition, camera to subject distance
mrlst be considered,
whether
the
picture
is
to
be
one
person
or
a
group.
Measurement
by
incident light
(Lumisphere
installed)
displays
high
effectiveness
in
portrait
photography.
Perform
measurement
as
described
in
the section on
Incident
Light
Measurement.
After
setting the
proper
exposure
for
the human subject,
lighting
con-
ditions
do
not
present
a
problem
and subiect detail
is
preserved
even
under
back
lighting.
2.
Typical
Scenery
In the case of scenery, measure by using the Lumisphere
at the
camera
position
(refer
to
section
on Incident Light
Measurement).
Although the
previously
described
standard
holding
method
is
adequate,
if
lighting
conditions of subject and camera
positions
are
dissimilar, move
the
meter to
a
position
where conditions are the
same type as
those of
the subiect and
point
in
a direction
parallel
to
the camera optical axis.
lf
the subject
is
shadowed,either move the
measuring
position
to the same type of
location
or
reproduce
the
same conditions with the
hand
or
other
means.
Portrayals
of
buildings
etc.
can
be
considered
as
general
middle
distance scenery,
while
main
subjects can
be
treated
in
the same manner
asdescribed
in the
section
on
Portrait Photography.
3. Observatorial
Scenes
This
refers
to the situation where a distant
field forms
an
important
part
of the
pictured
Examples:
Observatories,
distant
views, etc.
object
in the
scene.
subject
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