[Leica] Exposure for Photographing people who have dark skin.

[reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid)]

> Why not just use an incident meter? Much easier:

I've tried incident readings. Somehow the act of measuring incident light in 
front of a portrait subject causes them to feel more alienated and distant. 
Asking them to hold a gray card is participatory, and seems to help bring 
them into better harmony with the camera. At least that's my experience; 
your personality is different and the ways in which you might alienate a 
subject are different.

For most outdoor light, you can meter off something 10 feet from the 
subject, trusting that the light will be the same where they are and where 
you are. I don't mind using an incident meter there, holding it up to the 
north light as some kind of offering. It can make the subject giggle if you 
have an act to go along with it.