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A common mistake I keep seeing with metering for backlit subjects
I've been developing my own black and white film for about a year now, and I keep noticing people's shots where a person in front of a window is just a silhouette. They meter for the bright background and the subject goes dark. I learned the hard way after ruining a roll from a family visit in Chicago by doing the same thing. You need to take a reading directly off your subject's face, or even overexpose by a stop or two from your camera's suggested setting. Has anyone else found a reliable way to handle this without a dedicated spot meter?
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