last sat sunlight was very strong. the shoulders and knees (model was sitting with knees up) were blown out. the transition of colour from blown part to non blown part is weird. the model was position with her back to the sun.
I just read about D300/D3 adaptive dynamic range. does it work ?
maybe the sunlight was too fierce (based on my pc). maybe slide or negative cannot save the photos too. Being in group shoot, I cant wait for the cloud to diffuse the sunlight. the sunlit floor was my reflector.
reflector makes model eye uncomfortable. maybe Gobo is the way to go.
I set the contrast to -2. it make the colour more sick with strong sunlight. is it possible that by setting low contrast, i would shoot at a brighter exposure leading to over blown? if i would set the contrast at normal level, i would shoot at lower exposure for the next shot after previewing a test shoot. my exposure was set using grey card near her face, not on the shoulders or knees.
i feel that setting low contrast show more detail on the face in the shade.