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Lightmeter issues to think about

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It seems to bring out the worst in people.
It seems to set parties in war mode.
It seems almost religious for some people.
It seems that some people think you suck without.
It seems that some people think you suck with it.
It seems that some people think you are old fashioned with it.
It seems that some people think you are trendy when you use it.
It seems that some people think it takes away all your creativity.
It seems that…..

 

It seems like this blog post is about the new “old spice”, but nothing is further from the truth, it’s about a very simple tool… the light meter.

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Natural light sometimes rocks

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In our quest for creating the perfect shot we sometimes forget to just start at zero.
I see a lot of photographers complaining that because they don’t have expensive strobes that they never can compete with the images you see online….. and although I have to be honest that owing those strobes can sometimes makes live a lot easier it’s also a mindset. In other words if you go out to shoot natural light shots you will come home with natural light shots, if you go out to shoot strobe shots but you don’t own strobes you will come home with….. zip, nadda, niets, troep, jammer dan (yeah those last three are Dutch, actually they are all).

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Obsessed by numbers

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With some interest I’ve been following all the discussions and reviews online about the D800 vs the 5DMKIII. To be honest I think there are some very interesting things going on, I love the way the D800 handles pulling up shadows for example, but I do wonder what would have happened if for example Canon released a 33MP version instead of 22, or the D800 would have been a 24MP version instead of 36MP…. As far as I can see almost everything I wished for in the 5DMKII is now in the MKIII like better AF, more fps (always nice), better bracketing for HDR (7 over an -8 – +8 range) is awesome, better Auto ISO, better video, same output via HDMI resolution wise etc. everything is here now so I’m happy, and let’s be honest….. 22MP is more than enough for almost everything you do or ever will do.

So I wonder… all we are just falling into the deep pit of the megapixel race again and forgetting what photography is all about ?
Recently I added a comment in a thread about Medium Format vs the D800, and I did want to post that also here on my blog, feel free to add to my opinion, or if you don’t agree feel free to add your opinion.

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Ask away Questions 6

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The final chapter for now in the “ask Frank” series. More can follow but I think I answered everything from the original blog post by now.

Question :
Next to the excelent question about the skin tones I also like to know how to use gels for effect lighting. Ok I know to put them in front of the light but a lot of times the color does not pop up. I wonder what the cause is. Someone told me you have to lower the power but is that true? Is there more to it? What colors work the best?

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