I agree that a print isn't a good gauge of exposure accuracy, but a digital file is a quite accurate measure. A RAW file is, in fact, untouched exposure data. Paul
> > > > > From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2005/05/20 Fri PM 02:04:29 GMT > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: RE: Understanding exposure? Recommendations? > > > > What do you mean, William? Isn't this what I've been saying all along? > > Or are you saying that if you wepose badly, you'll very likely become a > > great printer :-) > > But being a skilled printer, doesn't mean you shouln't expose properly, does > > it? Prints still can't produce deatails lost due to inproper exposure. > > Burned out highlights is a good example IMO. > > > > What Bob said. That proper/inproper exposure is exclusivly the printers > > Toncern/problem. Not the photographers. > > This is where I disagree. And I will continue to do so. Even when shooting > > RAW I get bad exposures from time to time if I rely on the cvamera metering > > suggestions. > > No. My interpretation of what Bob said is that "if you use prints to > evaluate > your exposure quality/process, you have to take into account the vagaries of > the > printing process. To eliminate that, you have to use a first generation > image > producer - currently the only one is slide film" I find it hard to believe > that > you don't grasp the difference for this purpose between using positive film > and > making prints from either a negative or digital file. > > mike > > > > > Jens Bladt > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > > Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sendt: 20. maj 2005 15:29 > > Til: [email protected] > > Emne: Re: Understanding exposure? Recommendations? > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jens Bladt" > > Subject: RE: Understanding exposure? Recommendations? > > > > > > >I don't agree. It has nothing to do with printing. We are talking about > > > exposure here - not about how to resque faulty exposures. > > > > Jens, get a grip. > > If you don't learn how to make good exposures, then you are going to be > > spending a lot of time fixing buggered up pictures. > > This will involve some screwed up exposures. > > > > I became a much better darkroom worker by doing printing for photographers > > who didn't produce good negatives. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > virus-checked by McAfee > visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > >
