Digital BW, The Print

Your exposure SHOULD look "wrong" at first blush with digital.  You  
should expose to the right and be pulling the histogramme to the left  
in your RAW converter.



On 20 Oct 2008, at 20:10, Richard Smallfield wrote:

> Hi,
> back in the days of film I used to get the exposure right first  
> time, nine
> times out of ten (often using a grey card).
>
> Now, with digital, I must confess to having become rather sloppy. I  
> always end
> up with the right exposure, but often after a test shot or two.
>
> Digital has resulted in my thinking less before shooting, because  
> it's so easy
> to reshoot.
>
> This is a bad habit, because you have to get it right first time on  
> some
> occasions - so getting out of the habit of thinking first is very
> undesireable.
>
> Are others finding the same thing?
>
> I'm working on regaining my former discipline of thinking more first.
>
> I think of Magnum-type photographers who must be very disciplined in  
> this
> regard because they really only get one chance.
>
> Richard
>
> www.richardsmallfield.com
>



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