[pure-silver] Re: Skies
- From: Sauerwald Mark <mark_sauerwald@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 07:22:07 -0700 (PDT)
You can also do a similar technique with a double
exposure in camera, with a graded neutral density
filter, stacked with the colour filter.
--- Shannon Stoney <shannonstoney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> On May 14, 2007, at 12:01 AM, nicolas wrote:
>
> > A purist acceptable version of the double printing
> > technique is to make two negs without moving the
> > camera from the tripod. Make the first one with
> the
> > filtration/exposure to suit the foreground and the
> > second with the filtration/exposure to suit the
> sky.
> > When printing make the main exposure from the
> first
> > neg and then put the paper away while you change
> negs,
> > then use the second neg to burn in the sky. Make
> sure
> > the horizon, hills, trees, etc are fully dodged
> when
> > making the second exposure because the
> registration
> > won't be perfect - clouds are usually fluffy
> enough
> > for this not to matter. All the other mentioned
> > techniques (red filters, polarizers, increased
> paper
> > contrast for the burning in, etc) can be used in
> > conjunction with this.
>
> I think a lot of 19th century photographers did
> this. Interestingly,
> in the most recent issue of the Sierra Club
> magazine, there's a series
> of color photographs of the Sierras where the
> photographer did this in
> Photoshop. She makes two or more exposures and then
> combines them in
> Photoshop. Because she is using color transparency
> film, there is less
> latitude for expanding and contracting the range of
> the film. This was
> interesting to me because I have wondered what to do
> about this problem
> when using color transparency film, which is my
> other love after b and
> w film.
>
> The pictures looked a little other-worldly, but very
> beautiful.
>
> >
> > If you're working with long exposure times on a
> tripod
> > (more than a second) you can also _dodge_ the sky
> when
> > making the camera exposure. Just use a matt black
> > piece of card and wave it around in front of the
> lens
> > for roughly three quarters of the exposure (only
> half
> > if you are using a yellow or orange filter as
> well).
> > You have to judge where the horizon is relative to
> the
> > lens and wave it from there upwards a bit and back
> > down in a vaguely random and unceasing kind of
> way.
> > If you are being really careful you may want to
> use a
> > second piece of card to flag the dodging card and
> > prevent the sun from striking the edge of it which
> may
> > flare.
>
> !!! Amazing idea!!
>
> --shannon
>
>
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