I was once asked by a friend who had a band to photograph them. There were four people in the band and one of them was black. I got my exposure set to what I thought would be right and took a number of colour shots of them.
By the way, this was in the days of film!
When I got the film developed, everything was fine apart from the black member of the band. There was no structure to his face. he just came out literally black.
I managed to get some detail back when I digitalised the photographs a couple of years later, but it would have been preferable to have a decent image on the negative to start with.
I suppose you're going to advise me to slightly overexpose to compensate but are there any other tricks I should know?
Also in black and white photography are you recommended to use a different filter for black people. I know green or yellow green is good for bringing detail out in light skinned people. Would a red filter be good for dark skinned people?
2007-12-31 03:21:22 · 12 answers · asked by tuthutop 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Soft lighting overall helps, putting the darker person in front (closer to the light) is method.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1104/687266715_ee3831f409.jpg
As far as black & white, I use no special filter, but have heard infrared is especially nice on black skin.
2007-12-31 05:16:17 · answer #1 · answered by Perki88 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-23 02:59:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a light (strobe or spot), with snoot or barndoor, to direct the fill light to the dark areas. No p'shop necessary (though I have nothing against using it).
Sorry, cant help much with B&W question.
2007-12-31 05:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by photoguy_ryan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put more light on the black guy.
2007-12-31 04:51:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
one thing you can do and the main thing you can do. If you don't want to burn him in the print you have to shot it with allot of light. More than you normally do. like out doors. You should check the exposed on the white guys and the black guy. Then shoot closer to the black guys exposed. the other thing is take it to a commercial lab. they could burn the black guy more on the print. Burning is a way to more expose one part of a picture the balance the whole picture. hope this helps.
2007-12-31 03:54:45 · answer #5 · answered by videoman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is one of those few instances when I used photoshop to make a photograph.
The band had three white people and black bass player. No matter what I did I couldn't get them both. I had them pose like they were playing and then I did a shot metered on the bass player and then a shot metered for the other three.
Then blended the two images. It worked out pretty well.
2007-12-31 03:52:17 · answer #6 · answered by Mere Mortal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best thing you could have done is use a flash. Over exposing just to get the one face would leave the rest looking washed out. The flash would have helped.
But... as long as you can see ANY detail in the face, it's not just a black shape, photoshop can fix this really easilly.
I took photography, the old fashion kind in a dark room. You can fix a photo in developing by buring and doging. Well with a mouse click photoshop can do that.
I actually had a very similar problem. There was this exchange student in college. VERY black guy. And very tall. I had the brilliant idea to lay on the ground and shoot him from the view point of his feet with these tall pillars (college icon) behind him. But it was a sunny day and I didn't think to turn on the flash. And I got his black face with big white teeth grinning. YUCK!
But then... I actually had my photography teacher in the computer room and said "watch this." She tried to tell me this is too dark. Not fixable.
Yea well click click! His face came right in focus!
Again, there has to be SOME detail there. Then it is fixable.
You can do this in a dark room too... what you do is hold your hands together leaving a small opening. Expose the under exposed parts a little longer than the rest. This takes practice, tests (paper isn't cheap either.) Time...
(photoshop is easier.)
OOPS, reread this. got it backwards. Need to "dodge" light from the dark area. Not "burn" it. So shade the overly dark areas a few secs.
2007-12-31 03:31:38 · answer #7 · answered by ArtmakerWorlds.com 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try these links:
http://shutterbug.com/columns/master_class/0104sb_master/
http://www.nyip.com/ezine/people-and-pets/peopleofcolor.html
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Photographing-People-of-Colour
it can't be that much of a challenge...the photographers in ebony, essence, and jet do it everyday.
2007-12-31 03:31:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cant believe some jackass would call you a racist for a legitimate question.. Why not meter off your black friend? Maybe do two shots.
2007-12-31 03:29:40 · answer #9 · answered by Abolir Las Farc 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
how about using photoshop... i use it on my family members.. you can select and make them more lighter... but it depends on the resolution and quality of the orginal
2007-12-31 03:25:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋