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Neon Lights And Black And White Photography? |
Im In An Intro To Photography Class And For Our Last Project I'm Thinking About Taking Photos Of Old Motels With The Neon Light Signs, Does Anyone Have Any Tips About Taking Photos Of Neon Lights With Black And White Film? Or Does Anyone Have Any Other Project Ideas Consisting Of Lights? You will have to do a test using your preferred film. Using a tripod, shoot exposures starting at 3 stops under exposed from what your camera suggests. Then in 1/3 stop increments make exposures at each value and then shoot a few over exposed shots as well. What this will give you is the perfect exposure for your needs that gives some detail in the shadow area, yet does not overexpose the lights. Use a smaller f/stop (f/8 to f/16 would be a good range) and just adjust your shutter speed. Once you have viewed your contacts and made a print of the two or three you think are best, then you can go back out and shoot more old hotels and motels with neon lights and have good exposures for them all. In your notes you will probably state that to get the best exposure for signage is to under expose ... 1-1/3rd stop or what ever you find is the best for your camera, film and lighting circumstances. Source(s): Editorial, sports and glamour photographer |
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