Well,
Perhaps the exposure suggested by use of GN and distance is not really
the same as an incident reading
and gives a "correct" exposure for a mid-toned subject. To quote JS in
his first book,
"When you use manual flash, you have to compensate for nonneutral
subjects by doing the reverse of what you do
with TTL or autoflash." (pg 108) He recommends of course to determine
the output of the flash by a series of exposures.
It goes with out saying that other concerns regarding how to depict the
scene of the photog should trump what should be "correct."
Dr. Flash suggested this exact book on manual macro flash a number of
years ago and I followed his suggestion.
Nonetheless, if the midtones are placed properly and the light output
is fixed, why should the tonality of the subject matter? Perhaps as he
largely used
Kodachrome 25 in the book, there was too much risk of blowing out
highlights or muddying up dark subjects if not adjusted. I was hoping
you notice this
issue and clalrify it. I know that bothered me when I read it too.
A Student of Dr. Flash, Mike
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