Over exposure, what went wrong?

charjohncarter said:
Our RFF member, Roger Hicks, is really good, among other subjects, at exposure. Here is his 'module' on exposing for slide film, but he also has one for negatives. Go down to 'Girls on a Hot Day.' Also, find his book 'Perfect Exposure' it is the best book I've ever had on photography.

http://rogerandfrances.com/subscription/ps%20expo%20slide.html

Just from a quick look at the photos, it looks like the subjects were exposed correctly. Too bad there isn't a neutral background at beaches. I would not be dragging all the stuff with me on a nice day with my wife, but exposing for the background's powerful light and then using a fill flash would have worked. I almost never go to the beach without a fill flash, but then again a use a small flash on my small Olympus 35RC (at the beach).
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Thanks for that mate, I had a read of it last night.
 
Ko.Fe. was recommending John Free's photography this morning. A number of his social documentary selects include whited out backgrounds, so there's another perspective on what constitutes proper exposure. Scroll through this gallery to see.
http://www.johnfreephotography.com/social-documentary/

Of course an intimate partner portrait isn't social documentary; still, we don't need to treat blown highlights as the Thing To Be Avoided At All Costs. (Ditto inky undetailed shadows. Sometimes I want to paint it black.)
 
rhl-oregon said:
Ko.Fe. was recommending John Free's photography this morning. A number of his social documentary selects include whited out backgrounds, so there's another perspective on what constitutes proper exposure. Scroll through this gallery to see.
http://www.johnfreephotography.com/social-documentary/

Of course an intimate partner portrait isn't social documentary; still, we don't need to treat blown highlights as the Thing To Be Avoided At All Costs. (Ditto inky undetailed shadows. Sometimes I want to paint it black.)
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I just checked out the site, they look great, 'clean' even. I guess it goes back to what I read this afternoon on Roger and Frances' site, that there isn't one correct exposure. It all depends on how you want the finished image to look.
 
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