Hi, i really appreciate having this wonderful forum for student filmmakers, and of couse, the best part is questions are answered by experienced professionals. ok, here comes the question, I am always nervous about shooting toward the sun or a silhouetted situation. How do I set a proper exposure to achieve the ideal look for the film become a tough job for me. I recently shot a sunset (silhouetted ) scene. I exposed the actor at -3 stops, the sky +2 stops, and the sun(hot spot) was +5 stops, but it didn't turn out as i expected. I tried set my exposeure refer with the zone system , but the background was too hot and sort of blow out. should I render the background -1 stop more to avoid the blow out? then, do you have any recommand lighting ration or tips when shooting at this extream situation? thanks.
best regards
Scott Mei
best regards
Scott Mei