Taking Photographs Manually (Manual Photography) (continued)
Effective Subjects and Set Values
Positive (+) Compensation
• Copying of printed text (black characters on white paper) (+1.5)
• Backlit portraits (+0.6 to +1.5)
• Very bright scenes (such as snowfields) and highly reflective subjects (+0.9)
• Shots made up predominantly of sky (+0.9)
Negative (–) Compensation
• Spotlit subjects, particularly against dark backgrounds (–0.6)
• Copying of printed text (white characters on black paper) (–0.6)
• Scenes with low reflectivity, such as shots of green or dark foliage (–0.6)
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