Of course with BW you have the option of colored filters to selectively
alter the light. With color, it's tough to exercise a lot of control in
camera. More light on the rusted art with a reflector or diffused flash
would help. With negative film a bit of overexposure might help as
well. But the easiest and best way to do it is post process. And since
almost all color film is scanned these days, it's a simple matter to do
it in PhotoShop. As you know you can simply select the grass or mask
the sculpture and treat them individually.
On Apr 18, 2005, at 11:37 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I know how to control contrast and tonality with B&W film, but how
does one
do it with color? For example, there's a piece of artwork that I'd
like to
photograph. It's rusted metal and the background is green grass. I'd
like
to photograph it in such a way that the grass is much darker and the
art
work is lighter, resulting in more contrast between the two. Is this
possible?
Shel
