> I'm finding that the 420EX actually gives better, more consistent
> exposures at closer range, like 3-4 feet than it does out at "portrait
> range" like I mentioned above. Obviously I have a lot more to learn,
> but why whould this be? I can see learning to underexpose by a
> certain amount for certain films, but I want to understand the
> camera's metering system. I used evaluative metering and the
> background was white, so I want to go back and try again partial
> metering directly off the face - but when shooting portraits I'm not
> sure yet what I want to represent 18% gray.
When shooting a portrait with a white background, the further you are
away from the subject, the more in-accurate your exposure will be (up to a
point). This is caused by the white background 'fooling' the cameras' meter
into under exposing. The closer you are to the subject, the more their face
will fill the frame, and the more skin tone will be taken into account by
the meter. Personally, I try to spot meter from a face or my hand, then set
the camera to manual before stepping back.
Happy snapping,
James
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James McCauley
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