Virtually all of the answers so far have focused on exposure only and not lighting. I found this article to be very informative. http://www.nyip.edu/photo-articles/archive/photographing-people-of-color The secret is to create "lots and lots of highlights" on dark skin. This can be done with reflectors or side lighting.
>From experience, I know that using a strobe from the side would also be very effective if a wedding dress was in the photo. The side light shows the dress in relief (which highlights and preserves folds and details). In fact, a single on-camera strobe is probably the worst way to show off a white wedding dress. On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Jeffery Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > I adjust lighting accordingly (the meter reading will try to make them Zone > VII) so that all of their facial features are clearly visible and pleasant. > > Jeffery > > > On Jul 12, 2013, at 12:58 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It is discussed briefly in Light, Science an Magic. >> >> In short, either increase exposure, or take advantage of reflections. >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 10:31:14PM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote: >>> I have nothing to share except that a mix of skin colors is nothing >>> compared to a black bride in a white dress. >>> >>> On 4/20/2013 12:15 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: >>>> Request please share resources for photographing dark skinned people. >>>> There is still a greater challenge, that of photographing a group of >>>> people with yellow, brown, white, black skin or every other races of >>>> mankind. >>>> Regards. >>>> Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive >>> failure, and those that will. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] http://red4est.com/lrc >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
