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the direct reection. With so much competition from diuse reection, the
camera cannot see much direct reection, and photographers accomplish
little by trying to manipulate it.
However, we will accomplish even less by continuing to complain about
the problems. So, we will go on to a discussion of how to deal with them.
Good lighting control produces tonal distinctions in white-on-white
subjects. Good exposure control preserves those distinctions. Neither
control alone is adequate to do the job. erefore, we will discuss both in
some detail.
Exposing White-on-White Scenes
e extremely high and extremely low ranges of the characteristic curve are
those areas where we are most likely to lose detail. Reducing the exposure o ...