Breaking Rule #3 - Always Listen to the Light Meter
In thinking about this rule the subject needs to be chosen carefully. For underexposing by 3 full stops the frame must contain some very bright areas so when parts of the frame are rendered totally black there will still be something with detail. For overexposing by 3 full stops the frame must contain some very dark (yet detailed) objects so when parts of the frame are rendered totally white there will still be something with detail and interest within the frame.
I experimented with this at lunch with my trusty point and shoot (Canon G3).
Finding the right scene with dynamic range way beyond the ability of the camera would probably help with getting something interesting.
I experimented with this at lunch with my trusty point and shoot (Canon G3).
 | Straight from camera - default RAW conversion. |
 | Black point curves adjustment. |
 | B & W Conversion - Channel mixer, 0% red, 40% green, 50% blue |
Finding the right scene with dynamic range way beyond the ability of the camera would probably help with getting something interesting.
posted by clp69 at 1:14 PM
5 Comments:
Not sure it's a technique that will bare many shots for your wall, this is still interesting...I like the B&W version better of the two.
Yeah, difficult to make out whats in the image. I think I'm going to have the same trouble when I get round to it.
The b/w is the better of the two because is has a little more detail.
Interesting is how I'm going to classify these ;-)
This rule IS tough to break, at least for me with a non-DSLR. I've tried, but not had much luck getting results. I wish you would show the range of photos that you took: over 3, correct, and under 3. I'm interested to see someone get decent results on this rulebreaker. With yours I can't tell what the subject is.
I don't have any bracketed shots for this. I tried a couple under exposed but the subject matter didn't lend itself too well to that so I decided to just to the overexposure.
The actual object is a small waterfall in a local park. This particular image was taken off to the right of the waterfall with only a very small portion of the water in the frame on the left.
I treat this as a 'What do you see' rather than a 'What is it' type of image.
I have trouble with high-key shots myself - I almost always leave everything too dark. The problems I see with these is that there is no readily discernable subject matter. I cannot quite work out what this is meant to be. To my mind, the high-key look works best when there is a subject that can be suggested to the viewer with the little detail that remains in the picture. The only example I can readily think of would be a portrait where the eyes and an outline of the nose and mouth remain. It's certainly worth persevering with, though.
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