Sekonic L-398M manual Measurement Examples with Various Subjects, Portrait Photography

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MEASUREMENT EXAMPLES WITH VARIOUS SUBJECTS

1. Portrait Photography

There are various kinds of human subject photography. In 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 adjusted to him. In addition, camera to subject distance must 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 conditions do not present a problem and subject detail is preserved even under back lighting.

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Contents Sekonic Features Specifications Part Designations Page Page Cine Scale Part Designations Page Stopper Button Operation Incident Light Measurement LumispherePage Page Page Page Other Operations Exposure Value EV number Readout Indication that Employing Special Accessories Page Measurement Examples with Various Subjects Portrait PhotographyObservatorial Scenes Typical SceneryPage Snow Scenes Scenes with Side or Back Lighting Silhouette Photography Applications Summary Illumination Contrast Page Reflected Light Measurement Page Page Illumination Adjustment Stage Adjust luminance range Measuring Method Compensation factor = M + Subject to Compression Enlargement Handling Cautions Sekonic Corporation