Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/15

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Dragging the Shutter
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:41:36 -0800

So since the http://richardmanphoto.com/transformations.html project would
ultimately use the large format camera and I want to do outside
environmental portraits, I know there will be times I will need more light,
to brighten up shade etc. especially since color film is at most ISO 400.

The solution is to use a studio strobe with a portable battery pack and use
a technique call dragging the shutter. All it really means is that you
expose per usual, which may mean F11 at 1 second, and go ahead and pop the
flash. Adjust the flash power down and you have Bob's your uncle's fill
flash.

I tested out with the only models I had this afternoon. THEY MOVED in that
second >O

I will use color films for the project - may convert to B&W as warranted.
This is just a test.

http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20131215-Scanned-215.jpg

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