[TheForge] Mastermyr photo question...

Fri Feb 6 21:42:00 2004

The use of 18% gray cards as an exposure reference in photography relates to
photographing a typical Caucasian face. Where the subjects melanin
concentration is generally higher a greater % gray card is used as a
reference which results in a lower f-stop.

Mike McKim

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From: "Andy Vida" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Mastermyr photo question...

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>
> Burch wrote:
>
> > The photographer's favorite is 18% neutral gray.  That's because light
> > meters are calibrated to give a proper exposure for that shade.  Using
that
> > makes getting the exposure of the object much easier.
>
> Cool.  Thanks.
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