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candlelight/Holga

from Sakari Makela (sakari.makela@koulut.vantaa.fi)
My Holga doesn't have "B". f/8 with two settings: sunny or cloudy. 1/100 s is the only time. the closest focusing distance is about 5 feet. Not very appropriate for close-up portraits in candlelight. But if you really want, pressing the shutter 100 times gives total exposure of one second, maybe enough....

Metering is no problem - as usual, meter off the face and give one stop more exposure, if skin tone is caucasian. The same in sunlight or in candlelight.

If you want the candle in the same picture, double exposure is the best method. Expose for the candle (meter off an area very close the candle, but not the candle included), overshadow the candle with a black card (or a hat...) in front of the lens and expose for the face. The result can be really nice.

Sakari

(posted 8813 days ago)

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